The unseasonably cold spring has finally got to our prickly girl and she got a bit of a chill. After a couple days of sneezing we decided to take her to see a vet. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, all I could hope for is that she will …
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Safety Note: This is not the best type of wheel for a hedgehog, especially to leave in their cages and let them run in it unsupervised. As you can see in the video, hedgies like to look to the side while running…it can potentially lead to an accident. Best wheels for them are bucket wheels We use this one when she is out and about ALWAYS supervised.
Recently I have found an explanation for a mysterious hedgehog related incident from many years back. Growing up in Europe, hedgehogs were a daily occurrence. They lived in parks and wooded areas and were part of the natural landscape, just like raccoons are in Vancouver. One evening my father brought …
Now here’s an interesting behaviour Miss Lilly has been exhibiting lately: each time after she’s put back into her house, she runs to the litter box and takes a…litter bath…just like a sand bath only in her litter. Her litter is kept clean so it’s not an overly disturbing behaviour, …
Not really, but she could as well be. Miss Lily is a hedgehog. A grumpy, prickly porcupine-like hedgehog. You can’t really blame her, being the only lady in a male dominated zoo would make anyone grumpy. She enjoys her beauty sleep and doesn’t like to be woken up before 10pm …