Comments on: How to Bathe Your Pet Hedgehog

By: Rae

Rae — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:23:32 +0000

To answer some earlier questions, hamster cages can be good homes for hedgehogs, as long as they have more floor space. Hedgehogs don’t like climbing, and descending. A large fish tank would be better.
The life expectancy of a hedgehog is around 3-5 years.

By: Kay-Kay

Kay-Kay — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:10:10 +0000

I’m seriously considering getting a pet hedgehot, but I have some questions. I’ve had a hamster before, and I still have his old cage, and I was wondering if that would be sufficient to keep a hedgehog in? About how big do they grow to be when they’re older? And how much smell is involved with one? When I had my hamster I cleaned his cage fairly regularly but my room still took months to get rid of the hamster-smell after he passed away. (He died of old age. He was a few years old.) And how long is their life-expectancy? Thank you to anyone who takes the time to answer these questions.

By: gb

gb — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:16:23 +0000

I live in a studio apartment. Will a hedgehog leave any sort of smell? I want to get one but not if my place will smell

By: kaitlin

kaitlin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:09:56 +0000

I really whant one but im woried it will stink up the house and or atleast my room ! Oh and due to some horrible events im forced to sleep in someone elses home (my grandmothers)Even though i still live at my house. Would a hedgehog be ok bye its self at night ??

By: Robby

Robby — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:34:55 +0000

I came across an artical that told people heggies can swim, and is it ok too leave a heat lamp on one part of there home *aka cage*

By: alex

alex — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:12:52 +0000

can a hedgie be to young to take a bath becaus mine is 3 months old

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:04:03 +0000

@GermanicMille- Hedgies are smelly, yes. However, regular cleaning of the cage and teh hedgie itself should take care of that.
@Sierra- You should bathe your hedgie once a week, and yes they do have quills. A male hedgie can have up to 500 and females tend to have less. However, hedgie quills are not poisonous and are not barbed like Porcupines’. They should not harm you.

By: GermanicMille

GermanicMille — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:34:49 +0000

Is hedgehog and it’s feces smelly?

By: otep

otep — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:39:39 +0000

Hegie (my hedgehog) take his bathe twice a week depending on the weather condition. we are in the Philippines so it is o.k that she take a bathe as frequent becaus of the warm condition

By: Sierra

Sierra — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:08:35 +0000

so exactly how often to you bathe your hedgie?? and are they like porkie oines and shoots quils??? and how bad does it hurt to get poked?