Krobus loves to cuddle next to me in his snuggle sack♥️🦔

Any guesses what coloration? I've owned several classic but my first dark face

home Good Gabby (G.G.)! Day two since adoption and she seems to be adjusting okay. Definitely a sweet yet feisty girl!

posted a couple of days ago that my new hog wasn’t eating but since then she’s started eating!!! originally i was feeding her her old food (vita prima hedgehog food) that her old owner gave me, but i let her try my cats food and she seemed to really like it!!

she also has decided she wants to eat my hair. (i didn’t let her actually eat any, only lick)

So my little girl Katie will be 3 in December and she has never been the lovey cuddle type shes more of the type of hedgie that u know loves u but would rather be left alone. She huff and puffs every time i pick her up the whole time shes trying to escape my hands and get back in her home. Then yesterday i noticed she wasnt eating as much and sorta lethargic and today shes not eating at all and when i got her out she just let me pick her up no fuss at all and now shes just been laying on me for like 20 mins like this even more “out of it” for lack of better terms. Im scared for many reasons but this has not been a good year for me and if i lose her im gonna lose my mind. Im looking for anyones comments im sorta freaking out

I really think I won the jackpot with this little guy, ever since the day I got him he’s been so outgoing and ate like a dream. No tummy issues and no biting or mean behaviour, he’s simply the best and deserves a little appreciation. I’m so in awe of him and want to give him the best life ever :) his name is Flo

*if anybody has any tips on more enrichment for him I’d really appreciate it. He already has his wheel and lots of hides as well as some safe leaf litter. I was thinking maybe cat toys but I’m not sure if he’ll play with them. Does your hedgie play with them? Lmk!!

Hello, my boy has been losing a bit of weight (roughly 20 grams 320->302) but I am unsure if it is cause for concern. He was somewhat recently diagnosed with a jaw tumor by his exotic veterinarian and is on metacam for it. He seems to be eating mainly normally, perhaps a bit less, and is running on his wheel much more lately. I just wanted a quick shape check-in so I know whether or not I should call the vet or assume its a normal part of aging (he’s 3.5) and the tumor, or requires an extra check in.

Hi guys!

Yesterday I talked to a breeder and now I'm a little bit confused. We talked about the heating options, when they said they don't use any. They are breeding hedgehogs over 10 years now on room temperatures year around without any heat source. In the cages the normal temperature is around 22°C (71,6°F) and during winter nights, it is below 20°C, around 18-19°C (64,4-66,2°F). The breeder told me that their natural habitat has big temperature drops and bigger lows at night, which is true, but i don't really know how true is that for captive bred hedgies.
I get it that hedgies have much harder weather in the wild, but every source says that they need around 23-25°C (73-78°F) year around day and night. Plus the pet hedgies are no longer wild animals, their bloodlines are captive bred for a while now, so their needs are very different than the wild ones.

Are the breeder right? Are they okay in such low temperatures? Do I need a heating source? Do I need to find an other breeder, cause this feels very sketchy.

(ofc I will buy heating, if needed, I want to give the best possible care for my future hedgie)

Hello everyone! In a week, i was alerted about a scheduled power outage going between 8AM and 4PM, a total of 8 hours. My hedgehog has three different heat sources, all running on electricity to keep him the right temperature. I’m concerned about it being below 65 for that long as my room does not get warm naturally. Is there any way to assure he doesn’t get too cold and stays a good temperature? Unfortunately i must add that i will be at work for the majority of this time. My sister will be at home though so if she needs to do anything, she will. Thank you guys ^^.

Hedgehogs. Sometimes they change their minds in funky town, happy Halloween 🎃

Any recommendations on a clear hedgie wheel? I was looking at the niteangel but $79 is pretty expensive. I’m not wanting to spend that much right now. In the future maybe.

Nothing like catching a hedgie mid lick when they sense the treats coming after photo day. 😋

He’s new and a little scared to be with me but were working on it!

Hey guys, getting really stressed as it's starting to get colder outside!

I have a ceramic heat bulb for my little guy, but I work away from home and I'm out for like 8-9 hours every day. I keep having this nightmare of the bulb burning out while I’m at work, or the power going out and the cage getting super cold before I even notice.

What do you all use to control the heat? And do you have any way to check the temps when you’re not at home, or do you just hope for the best until you get back?

Has anyone ever had their heating fail while out? What happened?

Sorry if this sounds silly, just really anxious about hibernation attempts and want to make sure he's safe. Thanks!

Woke up to over 100 notifications from the camera. I obviously did not look at all of them, but he was mostly just on his wheel lol. I liked this one because he kept switching direction. He ran around quite a bit too, but almost every video had him on his wheel at some point