Comments on: The Best Bedding for Pet Hedgehogs

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:22:48 +0000

I heard that cedar can kill them!

By: jani

jani — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:06:41 +0000

what are good toys for a 7 week ols hegie?

By: Lera

Lera — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:08:09 +0000

Your hedgy needs to have temperature above 75 degrees F. The reason why it’s bad for them to go into hibernation, because they are African pigmy hedgy. They need to have warm temperature at all times and day light for at least 12 hours. I live in the basement that was impossible for me. So I got a heating pad and put it under the cage where your hedgy sleeps, make sure it’s on the lowest temperature not to burn your hedgehog and make sure it’s only in one side of the cage. So if it’s going to get too hot, your hedgy can go to another side of the cage. For the light I just used fluorescent tube light, I put it right on top of the cage and after 12 hours of day light I turn it off for the night. Make sure it is day light and not too bright. Make sure the light bulb doesn’t heat up the whole cage. If you’re hedgy will not have warm temp. Or light for 12 hours it will hibernate and die in 72 hours.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:40:06 +0000

I’ve also read that about the corn cob bedding. So maybe not a good idea. I will be adopting a pet hedgehog in May and I’m thinking of using either Aspen chips or maybe a fleece-type blanket with a litter box, too.

By: Hayden

Hayden — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:59:31 +0000

I heard u need to clip their nails how would u do this?

By: Hayden

Hayden — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:58:34 +0000

I want to know wat is the right temp for them?(in farenhite)

By: Kerstin

Kerstin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:36:09 +0000

You say that corn cob bedding is the better type of bedding for hedgehogs but when I looked it up on another website it said that it could get stuck in the males privates. Is that true?

By: Kenzie

Kenzie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:58:12 +0000

how can it kill them if they go into hibernation? how often do you need to change the bedding in the hedgehog cage???

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:12:12 +0000

It is better to be higher then 70 then lower. They are most worried about it getting too cold and them then hibernating. That can then kill them if they go into hibernation while being an indoor pet..

By: haley

haley — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:59:30 +0000

hi person who created this website! i havea question about the hedgehog care. do you really have to keep your tempature in the house over 70 degrees?!? thats kind of hard for me because i live in a place where it’s kinda warm a lot.