by Millermeade Farms | May 21, 2013 | Health
Hedgehogs have 4 toes on the rear feet and 5 toes on the front feet as in the Atelerix species. The nails on the front feet may need to be trimmed more frequently than the rear feet to prevent them from curling into the foot and damaging the footpad. Hedgehog’s feet...
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by Millermeade Farms | May 21, 2013 | Diet
Variation Between Animals Hedgehogs will eat different amounts depending on their stage in growth, metabolism, and activity level. The quality and type of food also plays a role in how much a hedgehog needs to eat to meet its nutritional requirements. Read our...
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by Millermeade Farms | May 21, 2013 | Health
Overview Bowel movements and elimination habits are a key indication of the digestive and gastrointestinal health of your hedgehog. Hedgehogs have a simple stomach and no cecum A cecum is where food would ferment The colon is smooth and non-complex Gut time for a...
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by Millermeade Farms | May 5, 2013 | Diet
In the Wild Hedgehogs are insectivores and like many other insectivores they can eat one third to one hundred percent of their body weight in insects and food every night. Hedgehogs eat the whole insect including the hard exoskeleton. Wild hedgehogs seem to have a...
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by Millermeade Farms | Apr 25, 2013 | Care
Right From the Start When your hedgehog gets home you will want to let it acclimate to its new cage. Make sure it is warm, comfortable, and able to find its food dish and water bottle. The water level should be placed so that the tip of the bottle is the hedgehog’s...
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by Millermeade Farms | Apr 24, 2013 | Accessories, Cages & Accessories
Dust Bath and Sandbox Dilemma Hedgehog enthusiasts sometimes wonder whether or not a hedgehog actually needs a dust bath. Many hedgehogs have been observed dust bathing in a variety of “dusty” things including spilled chinchilla dust, broken down pelleted...
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by Millermeade Farms | Oct 11, 2011 | Health
Small animals often hide signs and symptoms of illness until it is in urgent need of veterinary intervention or it is too late for veterinary treatment. Non-domesticated animals hide illnesses to survive predation, and this defense mechanism is still present in...
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