look but don't touch

And she fell asleep. Lol.

Pocket is the best Hedgie! My daughter has been looking forward to her birthday since she got her at Christmas. This was so fun and everyone wanted to meet the birthday girl 🥰🥳💕🦔🎂

Here’s to many more, Pocket!

This is NOT a request for a diagnosis!

Hello everyone, Today is a day I have long been dreading. I was cleaning my sweet girl's cage and I took a good look at her in her carrier and saw quite a large sized tumor by her hind left leg. She's about 4 1/2 years old and otherwise has never been sick. She has still been eating fine and doing all the things she normally does so I didn't notice it, plus she isn't the friendly sort so I'm not easily able to pick her up and examine her regularly for such things so I'm glad I noticed it.

Luckily, I have an exotic vet I take her to for nail trims and money isn't an issue if she needs care, thank goodness. My concern/question for all of you that have experienced tumors and surgeries is what the after care is like. Because since she isn't a fan of being picked up she balls and will certainly stay balled until I put her down. So if I have to give her something she has to be given orally in a syringe, I have no idea how on earth I am going to do that (assuming a surgery is to be had of course). Or even if it's something topical, with a possible wound there and how she likes to ball that just raised even more questions. I thought if someone could give me some info it might calm me at least a little before I can get her over to the vet (which is closed atm because it's Sunday). Thank you in advance for your help.

Hedgehog village, song by Robernauts

Cut out a hole in the fence a couple of months ago, saw a hedgehog in the garden last week.

I bought a home for it that i'm hoping it might use in winter. I've ordered barley straw and collected leaves that are drying in she shed.

I've been leaving a small amount kitten kibble in the tunnel part that its been taking most nights but its sleeping elsewhere at the moment.

Looking for further advice of how I can help out lil critter.

i’ve been hesitating on posting this because i feel so guilty and i feel like people are going to convince me i’m doing something wrong. i’ve had my hedgehog stormy for 3 years now. he’s 3 years old now. i’ve tried everything to bond with him. he’s sat by me, on me, i got one of those pouch things, i give him treats i’ve tried everything you can think of to bond him with me and nothing has worked. it’s just like he’s never going to like him. i make sure he’s comfortable and healthy and he has a very nice home and i take very good care of him. i just feel so guilty because i love him so so much and i just want him to trust me and i don’t know what i’m doing wrong. is it just possible that some hedgehogs will never like their owner and never bond with them? and what can i do?

I came home tonight and my hedgehog who otherwise has been completely fine, had a swollen part of his mouth where “molars” would be (idk what they’re called on a hedgehog.)

I took him out of the cage, checked the cage because I didn’t know if he fell off the wheel or something and hit his face, didn’t see anything. My wife checked his mouth using a sterile Q-Tip (she’s a nurse so they’re pre-packaged), and he’s bleeding. It soaked a Qtip pretty good, and as I was holding him he was wiping blood from his mouth on my hand.

There’s no vets in the area that see small animals and are open at 9PM, has anyone had this happen?

My first thought is: he broke a tooth and the swelling is from the trauma of the tooth. Second thought is he’s got an impacted tooth that’s now bleeding and the swelling could be an infection.

I did put him back in his cage, triple checked for anything that might have hurt him. He went and started eating, drank water, and went to hide. He was running on his wheel when I came home, and he always comes to the edge of the cage to say hi and that’s how I noticed the swelling initially.

Since he’s eating and drinking, the bleeding isn’t “flowing” so I feel like maybe advice on what I should do now might help.

Bro got nerfed with eye proptosis over a year ago. He’s been alright but still a little asshole.

One thing I’ve been wondering is if it was a good idea to switch from bedding to dog pads. Because since then he’ll only go underneath them and get them all wadded up. I’m not sure if I’d be able to train him since he’s an adult and was always used to bedding. Should I just switch back?

I think this is going to make this my official hedgehog community. We adopted Quilliam (i know i know probably overdone) Sunday!

He’s a wee lil guy still only about 180 grams (6weeks) I don’t think the breeder introduced the wheel yet as she told me to give it a few days to make sure he was eating. When I put it in there he didn’t seem familiar with it. He definitely used it the first two nights, but last night I’m pretty sure he slept all night. I had the stomach bug so I was up often and he was always in his hiding spot. Should I worry? Or is he just still adapting?

My baby is turning 5, I am doing my best to make her senior life as comfortable as possible. Last winter I bought a heat mat for under her sleeping bag and she loves it, sploot all day, everyday. (Yes she also has a heat lamp with her own thermostat).

To encourage her to walk I dim the lights/darken her terrarium at fixed hours and wake her up, otherwise she will just stay on the heat mat. 😅 gotta work those old bones for osteogenesis and what not.

I have been realizing this year but also last year that this might be her last fall with me due to her old age😭 it makes me incredibly sad but also incredibly motivated to keep her comfortable and healthy as possible.

I’m at my big blue collar job right now just missing my little animal he’s so cute

Please tell me this is not the CUTEST thing ever. She’s literally SMILING!!! I’m not crazy???