Hedgehog care sheet

PREPARATIONS: 

1. Plastic Bin - [with good ventilation, light weight thus easy to clean]
2. Woodshavings - [with no fine dust]
3. Catfood - [for staple diet ie., Iams, Friskies, Whiskas, Etc.]
4. Water Bottle or Dish Bowls - [for water and food]
5. Treats - [3x a week ie., Super worms, Meal worms, Crickets, Etc.]
6. Exercise Wheel - [If available]



BREEDING: 

- 6 months is the best breeding age, though depending on your hedgehog’s temperament she can be bred as early as 5 months [MINIMUM].
- Male and Female should be in optimum health before breeding.
- Male should have no female visitor on his cage for the last 2 weeks prior to breeding.
- Weigh the Female before the stud starts [very useful in determining on the 4th week]
- Put the Female into the Male's cage and remove all obstacles that might get on their way.
- They have an average of 35 - 37 days gestation period.
- Clean the cage and prepare a nest box that has enough space for the Mom and your expected hoglets a week before her expected due date.



SIGNS OF PREGNANCY: 

- Enlargement of her tummy [very visible on the 4th week, especially if your female is thin from the start of breeding]
- Nipples will be bigger than the usual and somewhat more pink.
- Eating and drinking more than the usual
- Weight increase [if she has gain weight of about 50 grams or more, then probably she is pregnant
- If the entrance is almost blocked by woodshavings, then she is about to give birth


Care of: ronnfive.