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Thanks CW! I dont think he was well taken care of to be honest. His skin is kind of dry and he is overweight.
When we got him, he was in a fish aquarium with an icky water bottle and dry cat food thrown around.
I've give him an oatmeal bath and used a gentle toothbrush on his dry skin sort of like a loofa...lol. I dont think its mites, I think he is just dry from being in pine shavings.
We got him some science diet wet cat food and he adores it. I put a teeny tiny drop of omega oils in it to work on that dry skin issue.
He gets craisins for a treat and last night I let him have about 1/2 tsp of scrambled eggs. Wolfed it right down.
He also gets a few pieces of dry food to snack on. But its in a bowl, not thrown into his bedding.
We have him in an old bunny hutch with carefresh for bedding and he happily burrows into that.
He is very spoiled! LOL
PLease feel free to send along any tips or suggestions.
You're welcome
Yeah - sounds a lot like my first hedgie, Raphael. Poor thing was also stuck in a 10 gallon aquarium with no enrichment. Don't give him a wheel just yet - let his body get adjusted to the change and stress (about 1 week). After that, the wheel is a great idea.
The oatmeal bath is GREAT. After he gets out, you can put 1-3 drops of pure extra-virgin olive oil directly on the skin, in between the quills to help out with the dryness depending on the severity. The eggs should help with protein. Just watch out for any unnormal poo - if it starts getting green/runny, don't give him any treats until it clears up. I would probably only introduce one treat at a time - just so if something upsets him you will know what treat caused it and can eliminate it.
I bet he is super happy to finally have a good home! He sure is cute.
Thanks CW! I dont think he was well taken care of to be honest. His skin is kind of dry and he is overweight.
When we got him, he was in a fish aquarium with an icky water bottle and dry cat food thrown around.
I've give him an oatmeal bath and used a gentle toothbrush on his dry skin sort of like a loofa...lol. I dont think its mites, I think he is just dry from being in pine shavings.
We got him some science diet wet cat food and he adores it. I put a teeny tiny drop of omega oils in it to work on that dry skin issue.
He gets craisins for a treat and last night I let him have about 1/2 tsp of scrambled eggs. Wolfed it right down.
He also gets a few pieces of dry food to snack on. But its in a bowl, not thrown into his bedding.
We have him in an old bunny hutch with carefresh for bedding and he happily burrows into that.
He is very spoiled! LOL
PLease feel free to send along any tips or suggestions.
You're welcome
The oatmeal bath is GREAT. After he gets out, you can put 1-3 drops of pure extra-virgin olive oil directly on the skin, in between the quills to help out with the dryness depending on the severity. The eggs should help with protein. Just watch out for any unnormal poo - if it starts getting green/runny, don't give him any treats until it clears up. I would probably only introduce one treat at a time - just so if something upsets him you will know what treat caused it and can eliminate it.
I bet he is super happy to finally have a good home! He sure is cute.
