best baby monitor for large home image
beebzy!
I want my hedgie to have to works! I'm getting a male hedghog in several weeks, and I was just wanting to know if anyone knows what all it will need. Please list from as small as a food bowl to as big as a cage. I want it to feel loved and entertained! Also what will it eat?
Answer
* A cage, a minimum of 4sq ft.
* Something to line the bottom of the cage, like aspen shavings--or another popular choice is fleece.
*Plastic walls, or a cover if the walls are wire, to prevent escape.
* A wheel, large enough to accommodate. Plastic not wire as the small feet could get caught and torn.
* A place in the cage to hide from light and noise, like a igloo or a hedgiebag.
* Heavy ceramic food and water bowls, to prevent tipping. I advise against using droppers, it's all too easy for a hedgie chip a tooth, which unlike a rodents, will never grow back.
* Entertainment.. Like a toilet paper roll with a slit down the middle to keep from getting stuck. Mine likes to push around ping pong balls, and sometimes small toy cars(but I would only use them under direct supervision, they can be hazardous)
* Something to burrow in; if you're using fleece you could use cut up bits of fleece. Otherwise shavings do the trick.
* Something to regulate the heat, that does not put off light. I use a ceramic heat emitter and a reptile lamp. The temperature should stay between 73-78 degrees fahrenheit, and any dramatic change and you risk hibernation.
* Something to monitor the temperature. I recommend 2+ reliable thermometers that give a daily minimum and maximum temperature, so you can have an idea of how drastic the daily changes are.
* You will need to provide at least 12 hours of natural or artificial light, or you risk hibernation.
If your hedgehog tries to attempt hibernation, he will likely die within a couple days. You want to do whatever you can to prevent that.
If you want a friendly hedgehog, 30-60 minutes a day of interaction are necessary.
There are certain types of hedgehog specific food out there, but cat food usually gives you more options and more high quality ingredients. You will want to mix a few different brands together. Look for foods that are high in protein and low in fat. I feed a mix of taste of the wild for cats, blue buffalo, and max cat.
Variety is also a important part of a healthy hedgie diet, so I'm a big advocate for snacks. Some popular favorites are
-insects; grasshoppers, mealworms, crickets..live are more nutritious than frozen, but if you have a weak stomach frozen are fine too.
-any kind of cooked, unseasoned meat
-scrambled eggs
-bananas
-moist cat food
-meat-based baby foods
-cooked carrots
That's about all I can think of. Good luck :)
Edit* I almost forgot, a crucial requirement... a regular and emergency vet that are trained to work with exotic pets, like hedgehogs. Many vets refuse to work on such a small and delicate animal, for good reason, so make sure you have a specialist available.
* A cage, a minimum of 4sq ft.
* Something to line the bottom of the cage, like aspen shavings--or another popular choice is fleece.
*Plastic walls, or a cover if the walls are wire, to prevent escape.
* A wheel, large enough to accommodate. Plastic not wire as the small feet could get caught and torn.
* A place in the cage to hide from light and noise, like a igloo or a hedgiebag.
* Heavy ceramic food and water bowls, to prevent tipping. I advise against using droppers, it's all too easy for a hedgie chip a tooth, which unlike a rodents, will never grow back.
* Entertainment.. Like a toilet paper roll with a slit down the middle to keep from getting stuck. Mine likes to push around ping pong balls, and sometimes small toy cars(but I would only use them under direct supervision, they can be hazardous)
* Something to burrow in; if you're using fleece you could use cut up bits of fleece. Otherwise shavings do the trick.
* Something to regulate the heat, that does not put off light. I use a ceramic heat emitter and a reptile lamp. The temperature should stay between 73-78 degrees fahrenheit, and any dramatic change and you risk hibernation.
* Something to monitor the temperature. I recommend 2+ reliable thermometers that give a daily minimum and maximum temperature, so you can have an idea of how drastic the daily changes are.
* You will need to provide at least 12 hours of natural or artificial light, or you risk hibernation.
If your hedgehog tries to attempt hibernation, he will likely die within a couple days. You want to do whatever you can to prevent that.
If you want a friendly hedgehog, 30-60 minutes a day of interaction are necessary.
There are certain types of hedgehog specific food out there, but cat food usually gives you more options and more high quality ingredients. You will want to mix a few different brands together. Look for foods that are high in protein and low in fat. I feed a mix of taste of the wild for cats, blue buffalo, and max cat.
Variety is also a important part of a healthy hedgie diet, so I'm a big advocate for snacks. Some popular favorites are
-insects; grasshoppers, mealworms, crickets..live are more nutritious than frozen, but if you have a weak stomach frozen are fine too.
-any kind of cooked, unseasoned meat
-scrambled eggs
-bananas
-moist cat food
-meat-based baby foods
-cooked carrots
That's about all I can think of. Good luck :)
Edit* I almost forgot, a crucial requirement... a regular and emergency vet that are trained to work with exotic pets, like hedgehogs. Many vets refuse to work on such a small and delicate animal, for good reason, so make sure you have a specialist available.
what dose it mean to have a tame nile monitor?
Invictus
i have a baby ornate nile monitor he dosent bite when i grave him but he dose try to run away from my hands .once he figures our that he cannot escape my hands he calms down
but ones i put him on the floor he try to run
oh yea also when i put my hand in the tank he freeks out and runs to his hide spot
so dose this sound like a tame nile monitor if not why?
are their any tips for taming them?
Answer
As I and several others have told you repeatedly - there is no such thing as a tame Nile Monitor.
You're trying to make him tame by putting him through something that is obvious uncomfortable and stressful for him - this is going to lead to a large, aggressive lizard that absolutely HATES everything about you.
You need to stop trying to make him tame and settle for how he is, compared to others he is pretty good but that will change quickly if you persist.
A human-Nile Monitor relationship is one where the human feeds, cleans up after, and gives up an entire room to house the lizard, who in return at best tolerates the human and (usually) does not attack them.
Your persistence in trying to 'tame' this lizard, and your continued ignoring of our answers tell me you are not nearly responsible or mature enough to handle a lizard of this magnitude. I think you should try and find a new home for this little one before it gets any larger and sends you to the hospital.
As I and several others have told you repeatedly - there is no such thing as a tame Nile Monitor.
You're trying to make him tame by putting him through something that is obvious uncomfortable and stressful for him - this is going to lead to a large, aggressive lizard that absolutely HATES everything about you.
You need to stop trying to make him tame and settle for how he is, compared to others he is pretty good but that will change quickly if you persist.
A human-Nile Monitor relationship is one where the human feeds, cleans up after, and gives up an entire room to house the lizard, who in return at best tolerates the human and (usually) does not attack them.
Your persistence in trying to 'tame' this lizard, and your continued ignoring of our answers tell me you are not nearly responsible or mature enough to handle a lizard of this magnitude. I think you should try and find a new home for this little one before it gets any larger and sends you to the hospital.
Powered by Yahoo! Answers
Title Post: What should I have for my hedgehog when I bring it home?
Rating: 96% based on 987 ratings. 4,3 user reviews.
Author: Unknown
Thanks For Coming To My Blog
Rating: 96% based on 987 ratings. 4,3 user reviews.
Author: Unknown
Thanks For Coming To My Blog
No comments:
Post a Comment