Hedgehog Care: 10 Common Misconceptions

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  • @Leila___Marie19
    @Leila___Marie19 6 років тому +73

    I know you have touched on hedgehog health but can you do a whole video on hedgehog heath and what to look out for if they are getting sick. And maybe different treats to give them. What kind of bugs I should be feeding her. I want to give my hedgehog the best quality life but with all the websites telling me different things it's hard to figure out who is telling the truth. If you should feed vegetables and what kinds? Are there any vitamins and what kind. Just things like that would be helpful to know. Because there are alot of different clashing information. I'm also jealous of the people with cheap vets. My vet visit was 300$ and she only had an eye infection. Thank you for your videos your a big help : D

  • @HuffyPuffs
    @HuffyPuffs 5 років тому +25

    1. I’ve had SO MANY PEOPLE TELL ME THEY DONT EXIST. And I’m like no. They do. They are “pests” in South Africa.
    2. They’re naturally defensive because they are prey animals, and they come around eventually (usually). Their emotions shouldn’t be anthropomorphized
    3. They’re pigs lol. I always tell people that they POOP SOOOOOOOOO MUCH lol.
    4. Like you said, initial cost is pretty nice and easy, but their health is so iffy that a vet fund is SOOOO important.
    5. That’s so weird. I am always told “we have to get rid of it because I’m allergic to it” and that’s actually how I got Eleven.
    6. These suckers are sooo sensitive to temperatures both ways. I unfortunately know this too well, as you know 😰
    7. I always say, “if you don’t like bugs, don’t get a hedgehog. Do not deprive them of a necessary piece of their diet.”
    8. NOOOOO. It’s basically like McDonald’s for them. Don’t buy it. Pet stores will try to get you to buy the hedgehog food 😑 But if you look at those ingredients, they are awful.
    9. I have hedgehogs that have been around other hedgehogs (all female) their entire lives. But I never recommend it because it’s so risky in other situations.
    10. This always ticks me off... hedgehogs have feelings too. They feel pain... this actually makes me sick. “They’re not enough of a pet” is something I’ve been told by my own boss. Yes. When Fox and Wonder attempted hibernation last year, he actually said that.
    THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO (and literally all of yours).

    • @hedgehogsx2396
      @hedgehogsx2396 5 років тому +3

      HuffyPuffs ... they aren’t pests... in South Africa... they are endangered...

  • @prettyawkwardrandom4803
    @prettyawkwardrandom4803 6 років тому +60

    I love it when you don't wear make up. I love how mang youtubers I watched don't get all dolled up for videos. You don't need to put on 2 hours worth of makeup to be beautiful!

  • @nicolahocking5981
    @nicolahocking5981 6 років тому +31

    Draco is gorgeous. Loved this video. Your passion for animals is so evident and really makes my heart happy. The fact you said that having pets is a privilege not a right is just so so true. Thankyou. Xx

  • @cuddleswithcavies9969
    @cuddleswithcavies9969 6 років тому +54

    “Hedgehogs don’t need a vet because they are a small pet” OMFG 😂😂😂 I couldn’t stop laughing at this one! I seriously worry for mankind

  • @michellewightman1380
    @michellewightman1380 5 років тому +10

    I've got the clean hedgehog lol!! "Litter box" trained so proud of my Finland for that.

  • @hesaidwhatnow7746
    @hesaidwhatnow7746 6 років тому +38

    #8 Vets are not nutritionist. They aren't required to have a nutrition classes in order to have a vet license.

    • @sarahshine6026
      @sarahshine6026 6 років тому

      shelby largent so true! I heard some vets saying hedgehog food is better than cat food and they kept pressing it! No good!

    • @hesaidwhatnow7746
      @hesaidwhatnow7746 6 років тому +2

      Sarah Shine I told my vet she was crazy and I wasnt feeding trash to my child. "But they are insectivors" me:"no opportunistic omnivores."

    • @MyLifeIsAllie
      @MyLifeIsAllie 5 років тому +1

      Yes we do take nutrition classes! It is a requirement to attend vet school!

    • @EclecticallyEccentric
      @EclecticallyEccentric 4 роки тому

      @@colleenespera8014 Small animal/ exotic nutrition as well? I'm honestly curious.

  • @firephoenix5556
    @firephoenix5556 6 років тому +65

    I literally JUST got a hedgehog.. this is my first vid after that..

    • @tessaclampitt2005
      @tessaclampitt2005 4 роки тому +4

      I’m about to get one in like December hopefully and this is like my 100th vid

    • @glitchedavocado4134
      @glitchedavocado4134 4 роки тому +2

      Chalese Clampitt nice. December is a bit away 😅

    • @tessaclampitt2005
      @tessaclampitt2005 4 роки тому +3

      Glitched Avocado: I love to be prepared

    • @maryiguess7658
      @maryiguess7658 4 роки тому +3

      Chalese Clampitt same im getting one in December and i have watched sooo many videos on them

    • @kaiya1409
      @kaiya1409 4 роки тому +1

      Chalese Clampitt... I had to wait till 2018 Christmas to get my hedgehog, and I had watched all the videos there is to watch about hedgehogs and mine is as adorable and so healthy... mainly because this account!!😃🙃🥰

  • @horsesandhamster6428
    @horsesandhamster6428 6 років тому +17

    Love how you only care about your pets and not makeup!!!!

    • @ToriLynnPPH
      @ToriLynnPPH  6 років тому +14

      I love makeup :) I just didn’t feel like putting any on that late at night since I was only filming on video

  • @ardenreed2356
    @ardenreed2356 6 років тому +17

    I love the new hair color!!!

  • @zebadab8417
    @zebadab8417 6 років тому +6

    Omg I️ need to show this video to my dad! Whenever I️ tell my dad I️ want one he says “why do you want a hedgehog if they hate you?” And I just tell him that they are just shy or scared 😒😂

  • @JessicasAnimalFriends
    @JessicasAnimalFriends 6 років тому +4

    Omg same we dyed my sisters hair the other day and I’m still covered

  • @1Brit3Brat8
    @1Brit3Brat8 6 років тому +3

    Love this! I also get told “they’re related to porcupines.” NO! they’re closer related shrews and bats!!

  • @emilycannova7611
    @emilycannova7611 6 років тому +1

    I have been saving for a hedgehog for a while and u are the only person i watch you seem to really care for your hedgehogs and understand there needs🙃

  • @lindadaa
    @lindadaa 6 років тому +2

    THANK YOU for speaking about hedgehogs needing insects in their diet. I used to feed my hedgehog ground chiken (or very low-fat ground beef occasionally for the sake of variety) and a large variety of insects + small amounts of high quality cat food mostly to keep her teeth healthy. I've sometimes seen ppl who assume hedgehogs shouldn't be fed lots of insects because they contain fat, and then it turns out they think insects means just mealworms (which do have lots of fat in them). I fed my hedgehog mainly crickets, cockroaches (dubia and red runners) and mealworm beetles, snails, earthworms (snails&earthworms are super healthy but probably the hardest to introduce to hedgies in my experience) as well as mealworms and superworms.
    And if anyone has trouble getting their hedgehogs to eat insects, they should still be persistently offered and you can even offer less catfood or whatever else their current diet is. A hedgehog won't starve itself on purpose, and if it is there's something else wrong with the hedgie. But if you keep offering insects and offer less of other foods, they will eventually eat the insects.
    But yeah, 100% agree with you. Just because an animal can survive on a one-sided diet doesn't mean it necessarily should. Humans are omnivores but we benefit from eating a variety of different things (be it vegan or not). :)

  • @MandylovesGames
    @MandylovesGames 5 років тому +2

    All pets deserve vet care if they need it. That's insane to me. Like "you're very small so you don't deserve medical care." Imagine saying that to a child, someone who has some kind of dwarfism, or someone who is just very much shorter/smaller than the average person. What the heck does size have to do with anything !?! Anyone who is sick needs care. Jeeze. Glad you agree

  • @leahskywalker3323
    @leahskywalker3323 4 роки тому +1

    I volunteer at a hedgehog rescue so i get a free check up and all that jazz!!!

  • @littlejimmybruh3973
    @littlejimmybruh3973 5 років тому +5

    Thank you for making this video my friends keep telling me that my hedgehog doesn't need to go to the vet now I'm going to tell all my friends to subscribe to your channel

  • @annabanana9863
    @annabanana9863 6 років тому +1

    This is so cute. We have kind of pet hedgehogs. They live in the wild and we just feed them and provide water over the summer. Living in the southern hemisphere the cuties are going into hibernation so no little critters running around at the moment.

    • @annabanana9863
      @annabanana9863 6 років тому +1

      Ps. We feed them everything from cat jelly meat too cat biscuits, milk and cream(don't judge the milk and cream, these guys are all healthy). We have a few different bowls as we find some like certain cat meats more. One even goes and eats the dog biscuits. I even flea them and keep an eye out for any form of mange and have a little hut for them to treat and put them back into the wild after.

  • @JamesDivine
    @JamesDivine 3 роки тому +1

    Over the past few months Ive been reading into hedgehog care and watching a ton of videos and yours have been so helpful. Im happy to say that today I got my first hedgehog! Almost by accident because I was going to wait longer but the opportunity presented it self.

  • @TheFurryFriends
    @TheFurryFriends 6 років тому +1

    I so agree with your comments about the vet care speech. People don't realize just how important vet care truly is. I like your hair, by the way!

  • @user-xh5de7et8w
    @user-xh5de7et8w 6 років тому +2

    For the last one, I had a budgie when I was little and my parents thought she got sick but they said that small animals dont need vets... she died so i agree with the vet care speech. I would like a hedgehog but i know i wouldn't be able to give it the care it needs as a teen because if it gets sick its expensive so i refuse to get one and believe it can have a better life and i dont want it to suffer. Pets are like babies ❤

    • @ToriLynnPPH
      @ToriLynnPPH  6 років тому

      That’s very responsible of you! ❤️ And hey, there’s always when you’re an adult! I didn’t get most of my pets till after I was 18 (:

  • @kaylawhite32
    @kaylawhite32 6 років тому +12

    Can u please make more guinea pigs videos?

  • @restable
    @restable 6 років тому +16

    ur hedgies are so cute what

  • @luisitoproductions
    @luisitoproductions 4 роки тому +2

    I literally watched most of your videos in prep to getting my hedgehog, Cobi 🦔🧡. I felt pretty prepared, my biggest concern is finding a vet that would treat him within my area 😩

  • @perfum999
    @perfum999 5 років тому

    I loved this video ! Concise , to the point and so much info included. Well done. My hedgie hated hedgehog food, wouldn't touch it so I didn't give it to him. He loved chicken and mealworms and ate cat food and remained healthy. One thing I would like to say is always take your hedgehog to an EXOTIC vet, they know what to look for. My hedgie got a hair of mine wrapped round his leg. It got tighter and I'm blond so didn't notice it till he was in pain. I told the vet this and they checked under anasthetic and said it wasn't and wanted to chop his leg off as it had gone a purple colour. I wasn't convinced. I knew hedgie would give up on life if they did this as he was slightly overweight so I went to an exotic vet who found the hair and viola hedgie was ok straight away running round the same day. I was so happy. p.s. he was so grumpy I loved him for it, but we had a bond and he trusted me no matter what that I would care for him.

  • @freedomglass
    @freedomglass 6 років тому +4

    I wanted a hedgehog forever and I got one last month. Her name is Pokey-hauntas. I love the name and I think it is cute. My hedgehog is always on the wheel. AND I MEAN ALWAYS! But I love her so much. I love your hedgehog because it is so cute!

    • @isabellalambert1139
      @isabellalambert1139 3 роки тому

      Oml do you still have it. Did you name it? Because I had to get rid of my hedgehog 2 years ago and the name was the exact same?

  • @TheTinyHerd
    @TheTinyHerd 5 років тому

    My parents taught me a valuable lesson when I had a guinea pig that needed surgery when I was in middle school. My dad let me "choose" but sat me down and said its a lot of money. But when you take on a pet you take on all of their needs. The Guinea pig had surgery and I learned a great lesson. I now have a large very fund for my 8 babies!

  • @omgbranielthings7497
    @omgbranielthings7497 6 років тому

    my mom's friend is trained specifically for exotic pets so if I get my hedgehog she said she will do checkups for him for free because she is by our house a lot, and the only thing I would have to pay for would be treatments (like medication, etc) for veterinary things. I feel really lucky to have her as a family friend and that she offered to do this for me

  • @mininasuprime
    @mininasuprime 6 років тому +7

    The new introoo yaass ❤❤

  • @fatwalrus7021
    @fatwalrus7021 5 років тому

    I totally understand what u said about the vet my parents are the same way i think all animals should have the same care if they need it

  • @bluehedgehog123
    @bluehedgehog123 2 роки тому +2

    Hedgehog: 0:19 NO

  • @HappyPotatoTeam
    @HappyPotatoTeam 6 років тому +3

    Your haircolor looks beautiful! and Draco is cute as always :))

  • @alexandermallett6674
    @alexandermallett6674 2 роки тому

    I have a vet for my lizard and I really want a hedgehog but I can’t have one right now due to all the other pets I own like dogs and cats and the lizard so I don’t have enough time for one but I will get one when i have enough time and room i will get myself a hedgehog So I know that all animals need vets including reptiles and hamsters and any pet really so I love the hole vet speech in the video. Please keep educating people about hedgehogs.

  • @bandaidsoup5275
    @bandaidsoup5275 5 років тому

    African Pygmy hedgehogs also exist in New Zealand and were brought there by Europeans in the 1800’s for some reason, and now they are considered a pest- so they don’t only live in the wild in Africa

  • @thatonegirlandherdogs7718
    @thatonegirlandherdogs7718 6 років тому +1

    Omg. Draco is so precious! I'm kind of new to your channel, but, if you haven't already, could you do a handling video? Also, could the video contain picking them up, especially when they are in a ball? Thank you! btw you're sooo pretty!

  • @uke_slimes1213
    @uke_slimes1213 6 років тому +1

    Love you Tori!!!!..........and your hedgehogs!!!!!

  • @clairefirmin5840
    @clairefirmin5840 6 років тому

    Watching this while waiting for my hedgie friend to be born!! Can't ever be too prepared!!! I'm so excited 😍😇

  • @Hello_Im_Dev
    @Hello_Im_Dev 2 роки тому

    that thing is huge (i can feel the "thats what she said" jokes)

  • @isabelc7353
    @isabelc7353 5 років тому +1

    Hi Tori! I know this is a year old video but I was hoping for you to answer this.
    1. Can hedgehogs really give you diseases?
    2. I have everything except a quiet place, well, it’s mostly quiet sometimes it becomes really loud
    3. Is there something you need to do when your hedgehog is anointing?
    Thank you! I might get one for Christmas and I’m doing as much research and I mainly got them from your videos, thank you! Have a good day 🙂!

    • @ethanw041
      @ethanw041 2 роки тому

      They can. You should move it to the most quiet place. Probably

  • @evaz3654
    @evaz3654 6 років тому +3

    " it's just ah ah umm" 😂

  • @Tail_sez
    @Tail_sez 4 місяці тому

    Off-topic, I know, but what are all those books on your shelf? They look like those huge books you see in fantasy libraries 😯

  • @mindytaylor6831
    @mindytaylor6831 3 роки тому +1

    Me n my husband just got two hedgehogs. The people that had them didn't really take care of them. I have been following you since we got them. I have alot of questions to ask you about them. What is the best shampoo for them. One of them is very scared and her quils is always up the only time they are done is when she is on her wheel. I have alot more questions.

  • @firephoenix5556
    @firephoenix5556 6 років тому

    Yepp aph are a bred species tho!! They are a breed of an algerian hedgehog and some other kind i forgot

  • @swiftie8950
    @swiftie8950 4 роки тому +3

    I got a hedgehog a couple months ago and he refuses to run on his wheel. I’ve tried everything and researched it but he just won’t use his wheel.

  • @AimeeHarrisonDesigns
    @AimeeHarrisonDesigns 6 років тому +1

    Had no idea that hedgehog food wasn't as good as cat food for them. That's too bad. Wow. Great video.

  • @devaughntea5193
    @devaughntea5193 5 років тому +4

    I just got my hedgehog. Named her Rue. She's quilling right now and is irritable.

    • @sofierce207
      @sofierce207 4 роки тому

      Mines Rui🤣

    • @volleyball4883
      @volleyball4883 3 роки тому

      Hunger games reference? Sorry couldn’t help but asking lol I love the hunger games :)

  • @melodyhaviland9393
    @melodyhaviland9393 6 років тому

    you’re so pretty and such a good pet owner!!

  • @dragonballs2173
    @dragonballs2173 3 роки тому

    Draco is so adorable

  • @high_life4203
    @high_life4203 4 роки тому +1

    Weird how youtubers make it look like they are recording in daylight but really it's like 3:00 AM

  • @ComradeConfucius
    @ComradeConfucius 5 років тому +2

    So on point - just because it doesn't exist in America doesn't mean it doesn't exist!!! XD

  • @myamabey6439
    @myamabey6439 6 років тому

    First off I love u and ur pets! I’m getting a hedgehog in a week and I’m so excited and nervous but ur videos have helped me a lot!

    • @myamabey6439
      @myamabey6439 6 років тому

      Also I wondered if anyone had any high quality cat food brands I could try out

  • @danipoole9852
    @danipoole9852 6 років тому +1

    Amen! Totally agree with you!!

  • @BadKarma.-
    @BadKarma.- 9 місяців тому

    My breeder recommend mixing Spikes Ultra plus hedgehog food or Hedgehog precision mixed with high quality cat food

  • @jadegordon5729
    @jadegordon5729 6 років тому +1

    Hi! I was wondering what everyone’s take on “travel” cages would be? I have just purchased a cage for my hedgie to live in (once I go to pick him up) that is 30”x16”x18.” This would be the primary home for him, but as I’m a college student, I was wondering if getting a slightly smaller cage that would be a little easier to fit into my car when I am traveling the 4 hours home for Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. would be okay? He would only be living in this smaller cage for short amounts of time, but I wanted to check and make sure that this would not be harmful at all before seriously considering it!
    TIA!

    • @Bruh4.
      @Bruh4. 4 роки тому

      Jade Gordon the smallest cage size for it to be happy is 24 by 24 in

  • @abbi1349
    @abbi1349 6 років тому

    Girl, youre gorgeous just the way you are! No need to make excuses for not wearing makeup. 😙

  • @marisduchateau3118
    @marisduchateau3118 6 років тому +11

    I’m watching this video with my new hedgehog

  • @kermittreason6222
    @kermittreason6222 5 років тому +4

    I’m 100% sure my hedgehog knows that I like the cage in a certain way and moves it just cause it pisses me off.
    Edit: I do know that they do root around, but I’m pretty sure I see it in that little boobers little eyes that says “he he he, I make human mad”

  • @gamerdorianyt1
    @gamerdorianyt1 6 років тому +1

    I love hedgehogs I don't think they hate people I always though they were scared like other animals but not all animals

  • @gildabockhahn3417
    @gildabockhahn3417 2 роки тому

    Tori
    My hedgehogs was on hedgehogs food, they were very healthy.

  • @halleys.comett
    @halleys.comett 6 років тому +2

    I'm getting one Tuesday and this really helped

    • @halleys.comett
      @halleys.comett 6 років тому

      Her name is Tink and she is an angel she is really quick to bonding which is weird because she came from a rescue situation. Thank you so much because you have helped me so much on my journey to helping her live happy and healthy

    • @Bruh4.
      @Bruh4. 4 роки тому

      The Cat how is tink now

    • @halleys.comett
      @halleys.comett 4 роки тому

      Homer googles Stuff oh haha she was really old and would never gain weight and passed

    • @Bruh4.
      @Bruh4. 4 роки тому

      The Cat oh I’m sorry for your loss

    • @halleys.comett
      @halleys.comett 4 роки тому

      Homer googles Stuff oh it’s okay

  • @kermitsuicide6224
    @kermitsuicide6224 5 років тому +1

    I have high protein cat food for my Hedgehog but I also have a high protein insect formula some things in it are fish meal, chitin powder, tuna meal, crab meal, freeze dried mealworms, and yeast culture. Are these things bad for my hedgehog? Please answer I don’t want to fed her something bad for her :(

    • @originalbillyspeed1
      @originalbillyspeed1 5 років тому +1

      I've been researching hedgehog diets for a few weeks now and none of those ingredients are said to be bad for them. However, the fish might make their poop smell more.

  • @glennakelly1736
    @glennakelly1736 6 років тому +6

    I have learned so much from you may God bless you

  • @maddiedawes94
    @maddiedawes94 10 місяців тому +1

    Pretty hair colour

  • @Its.WeronikaB
    @Its.WeronikaB 3 роки тому

    I’m getting a hedgehog in august or July I’m super excited. 🦔❤️🥺😂

  • @karla5715
    @karla5715 5 років тому +1

    I don't think my dad is the only person who thinks that hedgehogs shoot quills so I guess that's like another misconseption :0

  • @rubendelarosa9288
    @rubendelarosa9288 4 роки тому

    You are so right. Love you

  • @daixy_aestheticzz1865
    @daixy_aestheticzz1865 6 років тому

    Draco is sooo cute! love your channel btw :)

  • @chloesworld2300
    @chloesworld2300 6 років тому +2

    I know you’ve gone over this but I’m still hesitant on the whole hives you can get and other sicknesses, like is it if the quill poke you or if you don’t wash your hands? I watched a video where you covered it but that was a long time ago and I’m still a little confused. And one more question, is it bad to buy these things online like the meal worms or cat food etc.

    • @mixonisse5618
      @mixonisse5618 5 років тому

      You usually can't buy live mealworms online unless its from a breeder. They have to be live or canned. If they are freeze dried or come in a bag, then they aren't healthy. Its like if i gave you a strawberry poptart instead of an actual strawberry

  • @carolinalobato645
    @carolinalobato645 4 роки тому

    I think it’s because other hedgehogs are called wild hedgehogs and APH aren’t... in my country there are both types in the wild

  • @makenziecarman8300
    @makenziecarman8300 4 роки тому +1

    I want to get a hedgehog and I have ver funds and everything set aside but I'm not sure where the best place to get on is, any suggestion

    • @mike64ls65
      @mike64ls65 4 роки тому

      Makenzie Carman well it depends where you live I live in Seattle and would definitely recommend bumblebeehedgies that where I got my little hedge from but you can also just search hedgehog breeders near me and make sure that they are licensed breeders so you’re not supporting any backyard breeding

  • @naomipritchett4515
    @naomipritchett4515 4 роки тому

    What kind of cat food do you recommend?

  • @alexisleigh1613
    @alexisleigh1613 4 роки тому +1

    Thank goodness my hedgehog does not poop all the time when he runs

  • @si3500
    @si3500 6 років тому

    mine would go nuckin futts for cranberry raisins

  • @kikiserr
    @kikiserr 5 років тому

    Hi. I have been watching you videos since I purchased a hedgehog a few weeks ago and am so glad for them. Quick question, do you mention splatting in any of your videos? Mine did last night and I am wondering what is up with that. Thanks!

  • @isabellebleak9676
    @isabellebleak9676 6 років тому

    What if the breeder I might get a hedgehog from says on the paper that they feed them a high quality healthy hedgehog food? I guess if I don’t agree with ingredients I slowly change it to cat food? But I don’t know much about the right ingredients...

  • @denisesanabia8422
    @denisesanabia8422 4 роки тому

    I JUST GOT MY HEDGEHOG HE ITCHES ALOT IS THAT NORMAL WHEN THEY ARE BABIES AND DO THE SPINE NEEDLES GET SOFTER THEY HURT WHEN I PICK HIM UP SOMETIMES VERY SHARP THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP DEE🤗❤️👍🙏🌞

  • @denisesanabia8422
    @denisesanabia8422 4 роки тому

    He also hisses maybe cause he's scared and sometimes puts white foam on its needles is this normal

  • @EloteBaldio
    @EloteBaldio 3 роки тому +1

    "Animals are NOT a right, they are a privilege"

  • @kayshyhian393
    @kayshyhian393 4 роки тому

    What is the best type of cat food for them?

  • @sophia-gw8fq
    @sophia-gw8fq 5 років тому

    *How often should you feed insects to your hedgehog?*

  • @Leila___Marie19
    @Leila___Marie19 6 років тому +2

    Oooh I like your hair!

  • @kittypie5253
    @kittypie5253 5 років тому

    I love your hedgehogs

  • @getevandalized
    @getevandalized 6 років тому

    My room is quiet and in the summer is pretty warm but in the winter it’s very cold should I put up a heat lamp when I get my hedgehog Cooper

  • @elknaberoni7292
    @elknaberoni7292 3 роки тому

    I can't believe my peanut would survive one day in the wild ... mean Idk if it's only him but he's really not the smartest. I HAD to freeze kill his insects bc u just couldn't keep up with cricket and I helped him a lot. XD And this Lil buddy is quite scared when I'm not around ....pretty hard bonding after a month.

  • @baileytack3623
    @baileytack3623 4 роки тому +1

    what kind of cat food?

  • @connie9755
    @connie9755 4 роки тому +1

    Mazuri is a really good hedgehog food, with cat food you need to be aware of the ingredients and quality, not just cat food.
    Remember that hedgehog are naturally susceptible to obesity, so they need a high-fiber food.

    • @connie9755
      @connie9755 4 роки тому

      And! They are messy, but clean, like a lot of cats.

    • @EclecticallyEccentric
      @EclecticallyEccentric 4 роки тому

      Doesn't the Mazuri hedgehog food contain ground aspen? True quality.

  • @navaiahduh1774
    @navaiahduh1774 5 років тому

    Do the insects have to be alive? I'm getting one when I move and I really dont want to mess up

  • @high_life4203
    @high_life4203 4 роки тому

    Is it bad that after a while the quills make my hand tingle and go numb

  • @noahb4455
    @noahb4455 4 роки тому

    Rip draco you will be missed

  • @sydneyjohnson4329
    @sydneyjohnson4329 6 років тому

    Oh and when they make that foam stuff in their mouth and spit it on their self, what does that mean and do you give them a bath after? Sorry for all the questions I just want to make sure I do everything right. Thanks 😌

    • @ToriLynnPPH
      @ToriLynnPPH  6 років тому +1

      Anointing is just a way that they camouflage their smell (: you don't have to give them a bath after, but I usually wipe mine down.

  • @kimberlyellis-brown9552
    @kimberlyellis-brown9552 4 роки тому

    I looove your videos! We're starting our set up for getting a hedgehog soon! What brand of cat food do you use? I don't have experience with buying cat food so I don't really know which one is best for them and their dietary needs. Thanks!

  • @paigetrail6534
    @paigetrail6534 5 років тому

    is it okay to put a heating blanket on the ground in the'r cage as a heating source?

  • @morganhavely-traverzo9304
    @morganhavely-traverzo9304 6 років тому

    What do you do when your hedgehog absolutely refuses to cooperate with the vet? I took my hedgehog for a checkup and she balled up so hard she was harming the vet and assistant and after a while he just gave up. He was trying to check her mouth and she was not having it. I didn't know what to do in that situation. Luckily she seems to be completely healthy and I haven't had any medical issues for the year I have had her.

    • @ToriLynnPPH
      @ToriLynnPPH  6 років тому

      A bowl of water usually works - otherwise hedgehogs typically need light sedation if they can’t be seen other ways.

  • @KylaTurcios
    @KylaTurcios 6 років тому +1

    loveeeeee the new introoo

  • @meganelizabeth917
    @meganelizabeth917 6 років тому

    I give my hedgie freeze-dried mealworms a couple times a week. I know they aren't as nutritious as live mealworms but we don't give them too often. Should we get live mealworms or stick with freeze-dried?

    • @ToriLynnPPH
      @ToriLynnPPH  6 років тому

      Live are more nutritious and can be fed more often, so if you're willing to offer them, they're the better option.(:

  • @haleyosborn8575
    @haleyosborn8575 6 років тому

    Please please more Hedghog videos

  • @bibidarknight1243
    @bibidarknight1243 4 роки тому +2

    Can I use food for a British shorthair baby cat for my hedgehog?P. S. I love your vids

  • @katehardwick4283
    @katehardwick4283 5 років тому

    Mine sleep in the wheel but don’t run on it, what am I doing wrong?

  • @KimberlyAlbines
    @KimberlyAlbines 6 років тому

    I just got my hedgehog and everyone has been telling me different things about how many/how often to feed her mealworms. What do you suggest?