Originally Posted by pr_capone:
How interactive are they?
Originally Posted by Frankie:
Are they hard to take care of? How do they get along with cats? I also think they are cute.
It depends on the hedgehog, from what i've read. Ours is fairly docile, it will uncurl itself for my wife and I, and lay around, but it's not too hyper. Some hedgehogs are more active than others. Some are more social than others. I'd say ours is fairly social, not so active.
I don't think they are too hard to take care of. You just have to clean out their cage and make sure they stay warm. If they get too cold they hibernate (and die). They eat cat food, mealworms, and crickets. As far as getting along with cats...the cats won't be interested in the hedgehog after they get a nose full of quills (the quills don't break skin, but they can be uncomfortable). My cats like to watch it, but they don't bother it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Fish:
My guess is the "No, no, no" might have been due to the raccoon grabbing a cat turd to take with it on exit of the litter box... :-) not entirely sure.
You can vaccinate a coon just like you would a cat too. Many times you give them the same vaccines that you would give to a cat or ferret. That's what the old vet back home does.
Raccoons are pretty damn cool, but i've read that they like to get in to shit that they aren't supposed to (more than dogs/cats do). Chewing on wires, drywall, etc... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Saulbadguy:
Raccoons are pretty damn cool, but i've read that they like to get in to shit that they aren't supposed to (more than dogs/cats do). Chewing on wires, drywall, etc...
Yes, they're very inquisitive and can be ULTRA destructive to get what they want.
We always had them when I was a kid but once they got to 14 weeks or so, they went in a cage (had to train the dogs). [Reply]
A buddy of mine that lives on a farm has a Persian/Himalayan mix that came home knocked up by a stray, so not sure what else is in there. He's def. a cool cat.
Here's another where he's not exactly being so smooth.
Cat hair ruins computers and peripherals. Just FYI. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Saulbadguy:
Raccoons are pretty damn cool, but i've read that they like to get in to shit that they aren't supposed to (more than dogs/cats do). Chewing on wires, drywall, etc...
Yeah. Don't leave them alone in the house for any long period of time, that's for sure. Not like a housecat that you can load up with food and leave for the weekend. They're very sociable animals, and need lots of interaction or they get bored and destructive. They're smart and very persistent about getting what they want or where they want. Ours always stayed in a huge pen outside, and could come and go as they pleased. I wouldn't recommend getting one as a pet unless you can give it lots of room to play, and lots of attention. I'd really recommend a relaxed country home type of setting for them. Plus they're really great at catching rodents and bugs.
Funnest thing ever though... fill a baby pool with water, and throw some crawdads or minnows in it. Watch em go to town. That's some entertainment.. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Saulbadguy:
I have to clean cat hair out of my computer all the time. Pain in the ass.
I repair computers for family members all the time. I always tell them that 3 things will kill their computers: cigarettes, cats, and cyber sex. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I repair computers for family members all the time. I always tell them that 3 things will kill their computers: cigarettes, cats, and cyber sex.
:-) No internet pron? Life isn’t worth living. /Junior Seau (too soon?) [Reply]
She'll sniff it and act interested, but then goes over to her water bowl instead. I'm having to give her pain meds for two days. I wonder if that's affecting her appetite. Today's the last day I give them to her, so I kind of want to wait and see how she does tomorrow. [Reply]
