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On my daily walk, this little friend was laying on his dead mother (killed by a car, it was awful doggirl-cry )

It was able to walk a bit around when I came back with a box, it is Sunday tomorrow so all vets or refuges are closed. Any tips? I gave a little bit of water next to it.

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[โ€“] mrfugu@hexbear.net 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I had a pet hedgehog a few years ago. We fed her cat food and meal worms. she lived on her own in a hamster cage with cedar chips and went hard on the wheel. She lived 8 years with no major issues.

She eventually got used to our smell but I never really felt as though she recognized us. If you took her out she could chill on ur lap under a blanket or in a hoodie pouch for hours but she (quite often) went to the bathroom on whoever was holding her. She also really loved sitting on the shoulders of people with long hair, hiding under the hair.

10/10 would get another hedgie before getting any other mammal smaller than a cat.

RIP Luna ๐Ÿ’•