Recent content by HedgieMate

I's so sorry for your loss. What an exceptional boy Quinn was and how much love he brought into your life. A beautiful eulogy for such a special little guy... The memories of our own special boy who passed away 4 years ago came flooding back to me. Oh, how much I still miss him... My heart goes...

Rest in peace, HedgeMom. You fought for the welfare of animals and saved lives of many sick or injured animals. I'm sure countless animals - including chins and hedgies - met you at the Rainbow Bridge and welcomed you with open arms. Please watch over us and our little critter companions until...

Thank you again for all the compliments! Lindsey is very happy to know people like her work. :thumbsup: Lindsey replied saying that paper mache requires a lot of “drying time” in between layers as well as multiple coats of paint, so it’s difficult to calculate the exact production time -...

Thank you for the compliments! :)) I know Lindsey spent a lot of time researching hedgehogs as a part of her preparation. She turned into a hedgehog enthusiast in the process too. It was her first attempt to create a hedgehog with paper mache, so she said she “experimented a bit” before she...

: : This is a cross post. : ------------------------ It has been over 1-1/2 years since our precious Geoffrey crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I’m no longer a hedgie parent and hardly ever post here for that reason, but I still visit the forums regularly to admire other people’s adorable quilled...

There’s less than an inch between the backside of the wheel and the cage wall. It’s virtually impossible for our hedgie to get at the magnet, especially it’s buried deep in a mound of Handi-Tak. The wheel also has “a lip” to securely hold the magnet into place hiding it from cage habitants...

The magnet and sensor/close-up: A bike computer installed on a wheel on stand: Good luck! :thumbsup:

Ippo456, take a look at the diagram posted for a Japanese gadget called “Hammy Counter”. It gives you a good idea of what goes where. “Hammy Counter” is designed for hamster wheels and is a wireless device. It works fine, but a bike computer is better as it calculates the distance for you...

:hilarious: It sounds so pathetic when you think of it, doesn’t it? Jake is making me feel bad for not exercising despite my New Year’s resolution too.

You don't need to spend a fortune for a decent bike computer. Wired ones go for about US$10. Wireless ones are easier to install and create less clutter, but they cost a lot more (US$40+). Bike shops sell "high-quality" bike computers that are significantly more expensive (e.g. famous brands...

Amazing our tiny wheelers I kept wheeling records on Geoffrey for 2+ years and am now doing the same on our foster hedgie Jake for 6 months. One time Geoffrey wheeled 7-1/2 hours and recorded almost 12 miles overnight, but on average he wheeled somewhere between 4 to 6 miles per night until...

We've been using the same bucket wheels for 3+ years and there's absolutely no rust or stains on them, probably because they were all made by Nancy.:thumbs: Plus, our little boy is a fairly clean hog and he doesn't poop or pee a lot in the wheel. Therefore, we hardly ever have to submerge the...

No, I wasn't saying you stated, "A FS is 100% safe." However, I've read someone else making that claim and I became very concerned about it. I don't know exactly when bucket wheels were first introduced to hedgehogs, but my guess is that they have been around at least 10 yeas and probably...

No, quite the contrary, I believe every comment based on firsthand experience counts. Since we can't expect scientists to conduce in-depth research on hedgehogs and FS to determine its safety, collecting as much data as possible from hedgie parents is the only way for us to find out the answer...

I too am a sceptic of Flying Saucers simply because they haven't been around long enough for us hedgie parents to observe any negative impacts (e.g. foot injuries) and I haven't seen any solid scientific proof to support it's safe for hedgehogs. I've done a quick online search and found a...