Setting Up A Basic / Budget Friendly Hedgehog Cage
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Hey guys I am going to be showing y'all how to set up just a basic hedgehog bin cage today. Like I said in the video this is just above the minimum size requirements for a hedgehog cage, and bigger is always better!
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Storage Bin: www.target.com...
Wheel: www.petsmart.c...
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Hut/Igloo: www.chewy.com/...
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Ceramic Heat Emitting Bulb: www.petsmart.c...
My mom said I had to do research on hedgehogs before I could get one so I’m writing a ton of stuff Down on papers so I can show my mom that I did the research
omg me too i am doing that for hedgehogs too and other animals i want so i can show my mom too
Keep trying I’m trying with a few different animals
@@sydneypellerin5014 if you want i created a presentation and i can share it w you, because i did it for my mom and it worked.
Riley Herod thanks
SAME OMG BRO I AM TO LOL I JUST HAVE TO SAVE U
I just got my hedgehog today and his name is Toby. He is 7 weeks old so he’s still pretty small and this helped me a lot. I’m good on most of the stuff but i had no idea about the heating that they need! I also got to small of a wheel and as he grows, he might even need a bigger cage.
You can ask me anything about hedgehogs
Same here! I got bowser last week and he’s about 8 weeks old. Can’t wait to experience his growth :)
Update I’ve had toby for about 3 weeks and we’ve made so much progress he’s much more comforts with me now! We still have more to go tho
So wholesome I want one of these little guys. I may consider Toby as a name 😂 if I get one though have fun with Toby!
Creepy Waffles haha. Hope you really do consider getting one. I love toby and the name ☺️ Tip (I’ve realized that sometimes my hedgehogs grumpy because he’s hungry)
That cute little tune at the end is the most perfect hedgehog music! 🎼
It’s the quills poking you. Not allergic.
This is such a helpful video, I just wanted to add that its best not to use a wire cage because they can hurt themselves. (Hedgehogs are really good at getting into trouble)
Super nice a useful video❤️ I got my headgehog two months ago and still trying to figure out what does he like, this video helped me a lot, thank you ❤️ your hedgehog is suuuupeer cute ❤️
Tysm for the idea! I was struggling to find a cage but now I have something I can do
Are they actually liter trained? Or is that pan just to help cleanup since they go more often while on the wheel? Also is there a way to add more protection to bin so you dont have to get a new bin that often ?
You should post more hedgehog videos 💖
thanks for this i was struggling with a cage type
where can I buy the heat emitter bulb shade all I can find is a bulb
Hi. No lid on bin is needed?
Great video
Love your channel!
Can i just chacth one from the forest?
Nice 👌
What are the dimensions of the bin? Thanks
halo kak, aku juga punya Hedgehog
I'm from 🇮🇩
Is the wheel a small or medium size?
Stephanie Garcia its a large 12 inch comfort wheel :)
Hi this video is great my parents wouldnt buy me a hamster because the proper cage setup is so expensive and my parents are considering buying me a hdeghog because they are bugdet friendly! :)
Ok, so hedgehogs are NOT budget friendly at all {sorry!} THEY ARE EXOTIC AND NEED EXOTIC VETS!
do you rewash the fleece or just throw it out?
Abbys Journey To Life i wash it!
I also switched to fleece, though she likes to burrow under it and go underneath the igloo or another blanket in container to sleep during the day.
I'm getting a hedgehog and naming it sonic
you realize they’re burrow animals right-
What’s qt?
can i have that storage bin
How is my mom scared of hedgehogs, sloths, and blue tongue skinks. I’m poor so I can’t get my own home. Had a hamster but I didn’t even live a month, got it from the pet store and it lived in a 8 gallon bin with 1 toy a small wheel and 1 hide with some bedding. Miss her, want to get a hedgehog but my mom said how am I gonna pick it up- well whatever She once got me a good pc and a hamster with an actual cage, then I woke up.
Hi! I'm from Indonesia👋
By the way my hedgehog's name is Boo
Whats is wrong with you people, hedgehogs are NOT pets the wild animals and should not be kept in cages.
i feel a bit irresponsible impulse buying my hedgie but ive been doing alllll the research and am determined to make sure I get this little guy everything he needs!
Same boat rn. How's your hedgie?
I’m almost copying this exactly! I love how cute and organized it looks! Soooo excited for my baby to be old enough for me to finally take home!!!🙃
I’m adopting a hedgehog soon and we are getting a bin cage too so this really helps🟨
me too I am really excited
Same here! I’m actually getting a hedgehog today so yay!!!!
Edit: I got my hedgehog and he was REALLYYYYY nervous and sensitive, but I’m surprised that he actually lets me pet him! He’s such a sweetheart!!!!!!
Same here getting one tonight!
I might get one around next week but not 100% but I will update if I get one 😁😁😁
i got one recently, and im still pretty new with owning pets. if anyone has tips, pls let me know them!
I love your hedgehog, I have a guinea pig and his name is rocko, I love to hangout with him and I’m allergic -_-
Hailey’s Channel! Do you have more than one guinea pig? They are social animals and should only be alone if they are aggressive towards all other guinea pigs.
Lps Lemon I use to have 4 and me and my dad made a 3 story wood house for the, but the older 2 use always fight the younger 2 so we made the middle level a spooky looking no mans land. (They could not get to the middle level)
You need atleast 2 guinea pigs
How exactly do I get my hedgehog to use the litter pan?
I think it just picks up the poop that might fall of the wheel so it doesn’t touch the fleece
4:02
Angry Llama it does
Whenever your hedgehog poops on the floor move It onto the litter pan and It will eventually learn to go there
I have a few questions if anyone could answer them for me :)
1. How often should I clip its nails?
2. Would it be safe for me and the hedgehog for it to live in my room? I’m a very heavy sleeper but I’m worried about the smell could I get sick from the hedgehogs smell assuming I take good care of the cage?
3. Will there even be a smell if I keep the cage clean?
4. Roughly how often do you clean your cage?
5. What food brand do you recommend?
6. It’s become very clear to me that it’s deadly if hedgehogs cages are too cold because they will try to hibernate, so that brings me to wonder do hedgehogs need to hibernate in the winter or should they never ever hibernate?
Thank you if you read this, I hope you and your family are safe!
Update: I have a pet hedgehog!! I got him about about 7 months ago and his name is Apollo!
Hii :) I'll try answer your questions for you!
1. Clip its nails once it becomes long, I'd suggest searching up videos to get an idea!
2. It should be fine for you to live in the same room as your hedgehog, once you keep the cage clean your hedgehog won't really smell bad! They're pretty clean animals
3. There should not be a smell if the cage is kept clean
4. It all depends on how messy your hedgehog is, since they're clean animals you may only have to do it once a week or every 2 weeks! It varies from person to person
5. Use any high quality cat food! Once the protein is over 20% and fat is between 5% and 15%!
6. Hedgehogs should never hibernate, no matter what time of the year! It could be fatal for a hedgehog if they do
I hope I was able to help answer your questions! I'm not an expert but I've done a good amount of research, I suggest researching some stuff if you're a bit confused still! There are a lot of great websites that can help out! I'd suggest watching Tori Lynn as she has a lot of great videos on hedgehog care :)
Thanks for helping me with my research! It's hard to find youtubers that help you with good detail and a non-annoying voice.
This is sooo small. Not even a second floor or so. Mine has 3 square meters and uses every corner… They are very active at night and would do great in a large room to run around and explore. How can people think this is a proper size for a wild Animal.
I don't like cages. I prefer big enclosures. You can easily create a big enclosure with a fence and a non slippery PVC floor, which is easy to clean. You can add natural wood, straw , hay, houses etc....
In Germany you can get a fine up to 50.000 Euros if you remove a hedgehog from their natural habitat. It is only allowed temporarily if they are sick, wounded or underweight in early winter. They easily walk kilometers each night so each inside habitat is very small. I found an underweight hedgehog today and put it in a plastic tub. It tried to get out. I found a place to take it where they know what to do. Maybe he will be returned to us so he can hibernate in our garage.
How do you not have more subscribers?!?
Ch6rley I just started my channel like a month ago, thank you so much for the support!
Erin Elizabeth Exotics Your welcome! :)
Erin Elizabeth Exotics love you channel
Your video is really helpful for me. According to your advice, I have made a really nice place for my hedgehog. And he looks so excited in his new home. Very thank
My sisters hedgehog just passed, Rest in peace.
I was told that water bottles are not good for hedgehogs. They can break their teeth on them. Now, I use a low wattage snake pad for my heat. That's what the petstore recommended. 🦔🐾
Great job! Your hedgehog is very lucky 🍀 I love how you put everything in the description
“70 degrees” took me a while to figure out she meant Fahrenheit
Oh sh-
Thank you for this! I may be getting a hedgehog soon!
I’m planning on getting a hedgehog once I move out so I’m definitely going to use a bin
Thank you so much this was really helpful!! Im doing a bunch of research on hedgehogs to see what to do and you did a great job!
I have the same hedgehog toy for my hedgehog I tell him it’s his mini me haha! My boys name is Oliver but his nicknames are Ollie and piglet
Heyo, i’ve been thinking about buying a hedgehog but i’m on a budget because I own a lot of other animals! this video helped me realize how to setup a basic cage for them while not having to spend alot of money, thanks for the information! :>
Thanks for the facts i’m getting a hedgehog in three days and I can’t wait! 😜
david faRRELL how is he
Lucas H he is good
Nice info! However I wouldn’t use or recommend fleece, fleece gets stained, nails can get stuck, it doesn’t allow borrowing! I find that hedgehogs love to make borrows just like other small animals! My girl has around 10 inches of substrate and all she does is borrow! Also! For the heating you will need a thermostat as well!
I used to use aspen shaving but switched to fleece, i have a Pom Pom pit for mine to burrow In since he loved to burrow and for the fleece just change it frequently and it won’t get to dirty, I never had a problem with nails getting stuck either
@@glitchedavocado4134 have you had any problems with the Pom Pom pit? I'm doing research to get a hedgehog and this seems like a perfect solution to some of my worries
@@teagan6989 I have also made a box full of felt strips that were 1 1/2" wide and a variety of lengths
I really want a hedgehog but I live in Arizona and its always warm here. My house is kept at about 78-79 degrees F so I was wondering if I still needed a heat lamp. Even during the cold months it's stays above 70 at least.
U will need one but don't turn it on all the time it still kind of depends on the hedgehog so experiment a bit to see how they react
I just got a hedge hog and need to go away for one night. I was going to purchase the light you have in your video, but Im not sure it's safe to have it on while im gone. Any suggestions?
Let's just put it this way this is animal abuse the only way to own a happy hedgie is in bioactive .... look it up. This is crazy. For line breeder mills
Good video. What prevents the hedge hog from trying to climb out of there, without a lid on top?
Why did she get a hedgehog if she’s allergic.
Emiliana Chavana some people just loves animals and even if they are allergic to it,they would still want to own one
Chinchilla lover oh ok that makes sense
I have two hedgehogs one is a boy he like running and maze and one is a girl she like wheel so ya
i had to put my hedgehog down less than a month ago and my parents decided to get me another one and she is a year old and never got adopted so even though i am familiar with everything in this video i am watching a ton of videos cause i cant help but feel i did not do good enough with my first little spikey child and i want to do even better this time around
I'm thinking of getting a hedgehog soon and I live in Arizona so it's always pretty much warm here. My apt is kept at 77 degrees F 90% of the time. Would I still need a lamp? Maybe just for the colder months?
I would get a small heater just in case
don't, your hedgehog will be fine, i keep my house at 70 and my hedgehogs belly is always warm, she's always active and is perfectly healthy, she hasn't attempted hibernating once, you'll be fine
How do you wash off the pee and poop on the fleece bedding?
Hi! I have a 48x24x24 reptile enclosure that I have sitting around. I was wondering, do I have to have lots of ventilation?
yes (: just like any animal, plenty of ventilation is a must. that way the ammonia from their urine doesn’t accumulate in the enclosure. that and they get plenty of oxygen to breathe. 😊
Tysm in 12 days my dad is going to buy me or adopt a hedgehog and i dont want to spend ALOT of money so yeah ty!!!
you can use sand as litter! sand is a regular occurrence in the wild and its perfectly safe and healthy.
For the heat, how do you find a lid or do you not have a lid for the cage?Also can you use heat mats?
My question to how do you keep the heat regulated
Could you put the items in your comment section? With links n such
thanks for the suggestion, I added links and everything to the description for you! :)
I HAVE 4 HEDGEHOG THIS HELPS A LOT 🦔❤
I’ve always wanted a hedgehog but I can’t afford one
Where is the heat lamp on this container? On the top of it I’m assuming but how do you have it attached?
jessie f the lamp i use has a clamp on it that i hook to a shelf that is sitting next to the cage. The clamp looks like this ... www.chewy.com/flukers-ceramic-repta-clamp-lamp/dp/129137?Fluker%27s&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjoH0BRD6ARIsAEWO9DvMwxf-fFuLobcloKpW8-PV6IPN2LmGX05kur6hMG3ytdhOKai_D40aAt_aEALw_wcB
but another good option that is sometimes easier is getting one of these ... www.petsmart.com/reptile/environmental-control-and-lighting/zoo-med-reptile-lamp-stand-14886.html?cgid=500202
What type of bulb do you use ?
That kind of set up is hassle to try kusot only
And in Sweden the African Pygmy Hedgehogs need minimum of 20 squaremeter. So this for us looks way too tiny living space for hedgies😅
What would you do? Give them an entire room?
@@emzl196 yes I actually did, they had a whole room. We didn't have any other way, that was Swedish laws 😊
Where do you guys buy/adopt the hedgehogs tho
Can i just use any kind of lamp or does it have to be the lamp that you used? I have a standing lamp shade and i dont think its gonna heat him/her up
•Hawaiian Bunny• i’m wondering that too
If you poke holes in the side of the container do you put the lid on top of the cage?
What I did was I cut out part of the lid and replaced it with chicken wire and put that on the cage
how many times does a hedgehog eat a day ?
Do you know that I wouldn't be here if I didn't have phase on Sonic? Breeders are rather ignoring this game, but here - voila ^^
Will this work for 2 hedgehogs?
hi, I plan on getting hedgehog once I saved enough money because my mom doesn't approve so I want to use my own money. For the cage, could I use a 20 gallon fish tank?
I am soon going to get a hedgehog in around 2 weeks and am very scared about the heat lamps cause I’m not sure if I should keep it on at all times or not can someone plz inform me about that
Since I live in a tropical climate country ( 26-31°C) I don't think adding more heat will do much.
Probably the previous 3 couldn't get any sleep with that lamp on them...
Would it be ok to put a heating pad underneath instead? Also does it keep it ventilated enough without a lid? We are currently struggling with moisture
I brought a baby hedgehog yesterday, it was walking on the street but sadly I don't have a garden, is it a problem?? ://
Buy a plastic tray in the dollar store. Works for my hedgehog and I think you should use paper in the tray I heard the pellets are dangerous for them🤗
The pellets are paper.
Is fleece good bedding for hedgehogs?
Yes!! Unless your hedgehog likes to burrow specifically in paper or aspen bedding, fleece is a great and more environmentally friendly option for your hedgehog.
It also doesn't get all in their food or bedding and seems easier for mine to walk on. You can get a few pieces for not much $$ and always have one clean to switch out the cage.
Soooo cute!! I want one. I live in California. I wonder where can I find those?
Hi i just recently rescued a 2 week old hedgehog (the mother wasnt around so is presume he's an orphan for we waited a long time to see if she would come but she didnt.) Got any tips?
What type of bulb , heat emitter and do you use it all day? And with that 110 qt tote the hedgehog can’t climb out? I have seen people cut a hole in the top and add like wire to the opening. .
So no bedding is needed? Like a paper hamster type bedding ?
I’m really so tempted to get a hedge hog! I have lots of indoor space snd a £500 budget to buy a nice cage, bedding, hay, toys, food etc. Only things I’m worried about are 1. My landlord and 2. Having no lawn or grass for it to roam. They are so cute and I already have a cute, well-looked after hamster 🐹
I wouldn’t let your hedgehog roam outdoors because it can be quickly taken by a predator.
@@alleygraves6786 I shouldn’t be laughing… but it’s too true! A Bird of Prey will try and come by and swipe the poor baby up.
You could take them outside but make sure to section out place, and do not leave them unattended, they will wonder off and escape the area if there are any holes to slip through.
@@alleygraves6786 what a load of rubbish. Hedgehogs have three major predators, badgers, very big owls and the worst by far is HUMANS. Hedgehogs are not toys, they are wild animals. Very cute yes but not letting it roam outside has to be the stupidest comment or thought you could have. Keeping it locked up inside is stupid, disgusting and … illegal in many civilised countries.
Is this size just while they’re babies or when they get full size? Just seems like with the litter pan there wouldn’t be much space
where do you normally put the heat emitter? i just got a hedgie and im super anxious ill do something wrong. Do they sell those at the PetSmart?
Can I use a chick heat plate
I was wondering about my poultry supplies too. It seems to be a no.
what kind of food is good for them
Insects, cat food, apples, strawberries, pumpkin, egg, yeah that’s all I know
How many watts should the heat emitter be? By the way I love your hedgehog she's so cute!
I’d say as low as possible really, they don’t need it to be that hot really
The ones I own are 100W but you should make sure tho get a reptile thermometer and thermostat so you can change the temp and make sure the inside of the cage isnt too hot or cold
I just got my new baby yesterday, and he needs some cage upgrades ASAP. So I am going to do your bin idea, but I had a few questions. How do you clamp the lamp safely? I have cats and dogs and dont want them to get burned, nor want the bin to melt. Thanks! Also, what food do you recommend for those in the US for hedgehogs, safe toys, and treats?
Tysm! I’m on a budget I need a good cage I saw this video and a bin im would be easy to get! Ty❤
Hey where do you get like the bedding because I need to get some because the bedding I get is very expensive
Could you use a hot water bottle instead or a heat lamp?
um for the heat thing, can i use a heating pad instead of a heat lamp?
I’m currently looking in on getting. Hedgehog do I’ve got to do research