about hedgehog?

Question

is hedgehog smelly? n also will it be noisy during night time? when it's sleeping during the day, can we poke it to wake the hedgie up? when it really does wakes up, will it bite us for provoking them?

Answer 1

Hedgehogs do not smell like hampsters or other rodents. That said, you do need to clean their cage or I'm sure it would start to stink.

Hedgehogs are not solely nocturnal. Mine sleeps part of the day and part of the night. He makes very little noise at night - never enough to keep me up or wake me up. Defintely the opposite of a hampster. That said, if you do get yours a wheel, there's no guarantee that it won't run on the wheel a little during the night. The wheels do make noise. Wheels are not a necessity and mine does not have one. I give him paper towel or toilet paper cardboard rolls instead, and let him run around outside of his cage a lot.

So long as you take your time selecting your hedgehog, you should never have a problem with biting. Hissing sounds are ok, they just signify that the hedgehog is scared. Clucking sounds are a sign of aggression. If you haven't gotten one yet, do not get one that clucks. That said, I have never been bit by a hedgehog and have been both hissed and clucked at. Instead, you will more than likely be poked (which honestly doesn't hurt). When mine doesn't want to be held or doesn't know the person holding him, he curls up into a ball, sort of, which makes his spines more pointy.

I wouldn't "poke" your hedgehog to wake it up. The proper method of picking one up is to scoop your hand under it's belly from the back side - you won't get poked this way.

Answer 2

nicolharres has the right idea - I think most everyone else is thinking of the hedgehogs found in the wild in places like England. In the US African Pygmy hedgehogs are quite common as pets. I have had 3 in my lifetime. They arent smelly as long as you keep their cage clean with fresh bedding every other day. As nicolharres stated, you would NOT want to poke it to wake it up, this will provoke very bad behavior (biting) and mistrust. If you wake it up gently by talking to it or picking it up by scooping it up with your hands, you'll have a much better relationship.

They can get noisey at night, depending on the kinds of toys you leave in. I had a wheel and a few other things, and the wheel always bounced off the side of the cage. This type of noise can easily be remedied.

Answer 3

Who would want a Hedgehog as a pet anyway? They'd be hard to handle. Any animal wouldn't like being poked at and woken up during the day time when it's a nocturnal animal. Leave the poor thing alone.

Don't know if they are smelly. I think they would only be if the aquarium or cage wasn't cleaned out atleast once a week.

Answer 4

the main uncomplicated species of domesticated hedgehog is the African Pygmy hedgehog, a hybrid of the White-bellied or 4-toed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the Algerian Hedgehog (A. algirus). it is smaller than the ecu Hedgehog, and subsequently is likewise widespread as African Pygmy Hedgehog. different species saved as pets are the Egyptian long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus auritus) and the Indian long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus collaris). Hedgehog domestication began interior the early Eighties. They nevertheless have lots of their wild habit, alongside with an apprehension of predators - exceptionally human beings, yet paying for from a in charge breeder and correct dealing with will do lots to verify a delightful courting. on the grounds that domestication began, quite a few new colorings of hedgehogs have been created or replace into uncomplicated, alongside with albino and pinto hedgehogs. Domesticated species prefer a heat climate (above 22°C , 72°F) and don't certainly hibernate. tries to hibernate by way of diminished physique temperatures could be deadly, yet are unquestionably reversed if caught at as quickly as. interior the wild they eat a eating regimen of specially bugs, yet puppy vendors frequently prefer a eating regimen composed on the whole of extreme protein low fat extreme high quality cat nutrition, with generic treats including mealworms, culmination, vegetables, and cooked unseasoned meats. The Romans domesticated a relative of the Algerian hedgehog interior the 4th Century BC. They have been raised for meat and quills. The quills have been used interior the education of alternative animals, including preserving a calf from suckling after it were weaned. The quills have been additionally used for card paper and dissection pins long after the Romans actively bred and raised hedgehogs.

Answer 5

Hedgehogs are like other animals except they don't have fur they have spikes. And the fur is hair. I heard they don't smell and do not wake them up cuz you will get biten. Thats like you being out all night and come in at 2 and go to sleep but have to wake up 30 minutes later

Answer 6

The hedgehog will be too scared of you to do anything apart from roll up into a ball whenever it sees you, you about 50 times its size. They don't smell but are very unhygeanic - they carry loads of fleas and ticks. If you poke it, it will wake up and then see you and curl into a ball. They are not noisy animals.

Answer 7

Hedgehogs dont smell at all. They are totally harmless but i do wish they had large teeth to bite kids that poke at them with sticks and kick them around like foot-balls. Leave them be in nature where they belong. And yes , they make a lots of noise when mating we have two living in our garden. :)

Answer 8

Hedghogs are great pets, they are cute and there quills dont even hurt. dont poke the hedghog to wake it up. pick it up with a thick cloth, and put it on the ground or something. it will be awake and they normally dont get bothered by being woken up, so it wont bite you.. i can put mine on my lap and even watch ,movies with it.

no, its not noisy at night, and if you clean the cage enough *once every four days when there adults* they wont be smelly.