Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Hedgehog Cage help !!!!!?

Unlike rodents, which are surefooted and graceful, hedgehogs are very clumsy. Accordingly, I would not recommend a cage that has more than one level. It is simply not worth it to have a hedgehog break a leg in a fall. Hedgehogs will need almost four square feet of floor space minimum - enough to house a waterer (NOT a water bottle - hedgehogs are not rodents and their teeth do not continue to grow - we have several hedgehogs here who have permanently lost teeth trying to get water out of a bottle's metal tube), exercise wheel, hedgiebag or log, a food bowl, and toys. We have found that Sterilite No. 1990, 116 quart containers provide a minimum of space. Two of them can be joined together by cutting holes in the sides and connecting them with large PVC pipes. Please visit our web site and click on the Little Flash page for additional care information. Best wishes, Z. G. Standing Bear at The Flash and Thelma Memorial Hedgehog Rescue, Inc., in Divide, Colorado USA

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