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Old 07-06-06, 03:54 pm
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Hi there,

I'm actually not even a cavy mom, but a hedehog mom who loves your site and all the resources! My hubby and I have had our 4 boys (Ace, Gus, Bo & Luke) for the last 2 1/2 years and they currently live in a big-old C&C "condo complex" which we designed after looking through all of the awesome pictures on this site!

I'm currently looking to (again) re-design our current set-up, since it's all about constantly fixing, changing and evaluating isn't it?!? I'm such a dork! Plus, the added benefit to me of participating here is that I've been a vegetarian for years now so it's neat to make more veg*n contacts since I know so few myself...

Anyhow, here are some pics of 2 of our boys... thanks for letting me tag along!

This is a pic of Gus adventuring through the grass (note he's just getting some *very* well monitored sun to warm up and dry off after a bath... these boys are by no means free-range!)...


Here's little Lukey on the same adventure... he's so cute!


Thanks for looking!
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Old 07-06-06, 03:57 pm
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They are adorable! It makes me want to get a hedgie!

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Old 07-06-06, 04:48 pm
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AWW wow. I have just the one; Oscar. I love being a hedgie owner. Oh and I also have 13 guinea pigs, 1 dog and 1 rabbit! I love them all to bits and all of them but the dog have C&C cages. (well the rabbit is out all day but goes in a 2x3 CC at night.)
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Old 07-06-06, 04:52 pm
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AWW wow. I have just the one; Oscar. I love being a hedgie owner. Oh and I also have 13 guinea pigs, 1 dog and 1 rabbit! I love them all to bits and all of them but the dog have C&C cages. (well the rabbit is out all day but goes in a 2x3 CC at night.)
CRIKEY!!! That's a lot of little ones! We think that our 4 hedgies and dog are a lot of work (granted our dog is a Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog)and adopted from Hurricane Katrina so he has some "special needs"...) but wowzers! How do you find the time to clean all that poo!?!?!? Hehehehe...
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Old 07-07-06, 11:26 pm
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I'm currently looking to (again) re-design our current set-up, since it's all about constantly fixing, changing and evaluating isn't it?!? I'm such a dork!

Lydia, you are not a dork. You have 'cage fever'!! We all carry the disease with us and every few months we have an outbreak and have to redesign our cages. Welcome.
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Do you have pictures of your current set-up?
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They are so adorable!
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Old 07-08-06, 11:52 am
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Ooo I love hedgies. I really want to adopt this boy about an hour away from me name Sir Lanceolot. But there is no way I can do it with five pigs in a little apartment. Some day though when I have my own house...

Anyway welcome to the forum!
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Old 07-10-06, 01:34 pm
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Do you have pictures of your current set-up?
I don't have any really good ones, but I'm planning to take some tonight or tomorrow and then I'll post them in the proper forum and see if I can get some feedback on improving it! I'd love your opinions once I get some pics!

This is the best I've got, plus a couple of gratuitous "cute hedgie pics" just for fun! Hee hee!

Here's Bo being too fat for his mini pigloo... oddly enough they seem to prefer the tiny spaces! Notice the pathetically low coroplast borders around the wheel/litter!?? Ergh... He's on level 3 of 4... each boy has his own level since male hedgies CANNOT be kept together. Each of them currently has a 2x3 set-up plus a second level (1x2) at half-height with enclosed ferret fun-tubes giving them access... pics will make more sense!

Next is Luke hiding under some vellux (the bedding of choice for many hedgie "caretakers" (the term "owners" creeps me out)...

And lastly another Bo pic when he was smaller and less fat! Hehehe...



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Your hedgies are SO adorable. I'd love to have some, but space/money/resources all say no for now. Keep the hedgie pics coming!
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Please tell those of us who think they are darling but no nothing about them, some carekeeping facts. How much do they weigh, how long do they live, what do they eat etc.?
I can't stand it, I am going to add these guys to my screensaver pics!
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Old 07-10-06, 03:36 pm
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Please tell those of us who think they are darling but no nothing about them, some carekeeping facts. How much do they weigh, how long do they live, what do they eat etc.?
I can't stand it, I am going to add these guys to my screensaver pics!
Heheh... yeah; they're pretty cute, and just like guinea PIGS, these guys are hedgeHOGS so piggies and hogs all 'round, hey?!?

I'm going to post a bunch of links here to some good websites with proper info on hedgies, but as a general summary, they live between 3-6 years, depending on care, nutrition, existing health status, etc. and hedgies are naturally nocturnal. They can be somewhat trained to wake up earlier, but ours, for example, usually get up around 10-11pm and run around and wheel until around 6-7am.

They're insectivores naturally (in nature they mainly east insects) but in captivity the best things for them to eat are 1) a combination of high-end cat foods which have specific levels of nutrients (ie low fat, high protein, low fibre) and 2) some fruits and veggies to supplement. Ironically I'm a vegetarian and have been for years and so I'm not sure how we ended up with carnivorous pets and I have philisophical dilemas about it all, but such is life, right? Long story short; veggie lady feeding her hedgies freezedried mealworms... ugh.

They aren't rodents, so they have flat foot pads and can't grip with their feet... therefore they need flat surfaced wheels to run on. Also, since in nature they'd poop and pee while running around, you can guess what their wheels look like in the AM! Eek! Very regular wheel-cleaning and foot baths are required.

Quite a few hedgieparents use C&C cages since our little guys have many of the same space/care requirements as cavies (hence why I'm here) and this website is the main point of reference for them!

"Hedgiebags" or "hedgebags" are one of the top most popular accessories for hedgies... they loves to sleep in warm dark little spots and hedgie bags are also great for getting a huffy one out of his/her cage! Hedgies huff and puff and occasionally (if one is reeeaalllly cheesed) 'pop'!

Hedgies self-annoint... an odd quirk about them! If they find something which smells/tastes interesting to them (and you can never really know what constitutes "interesting" to a hedgie) they will lick it, create a froth of saliva and then lick it onto their quills. A little weird at times? Yes! Hilarious at others? Definately!

Here are some great links for more info:

http://www.hedgies.com/
http://hedgehogclub.com/
http://www.chins-n-quills.com/forums/
http://hedgehogcentral.com/
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Oh lordy the wheel bit is not nice at all. I noticed a part of your wheel in the hogture. The little bit I see, it looks like my Chin Spin I have for my chinchilla Buddy.
That is funny about them getting huffy. When I first read it I thought of a blowfish puffing up! Interesting, again my chin gets very annoyed when you disturb him before he wakes to start his 'day'. He makes this spitting sound and tries to make you think your life is in danger! Ha Ha. Buddy wouldn't know what it is to bite anyone.
I wouldn't have a problem with the mealworms as I don't consider them meat. But because they are bugs it is just plain gross. I never could put mealworms out for the bluebirds either.
Do you feed canned cat food or dry or both? I am now going to read up on the threads you posted. Thanks so much.

Lydia, Are most of the pet hedgies the same species?
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Old 07-10-06, 04:21 pm
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The site hedgehogclub.com is fabulous. I am intriqued. thank you so much Lydia.
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That third picture looks like a professional photo, it's beatiful! What a cutie face!
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Old 07-10-06, 07:02 pm
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I almost bought a hedgehog a couple of years ago, before I knew about adopting, but I'm very glad I didn't now. I checked on Petfinder, and there are remarkably few of them to be adopted. Of course that's a good thing. It also lets us be SO much more jealous of your adorable crew.
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