Housing 2 hedgehogs together

[Jcstrange1984]

Hi
I’m looking for advice please

4 weeks ago we found a hedgepig which weighed in at 320g. We have housed it over winter in our home in an indoor rabbit cage. He/she has pit on weight and it now 600g. Great!

To night I found 1 more, very thin and very hungry, weighing in at 380g. We have placed him/her in a small cage, which is far too small for long term.

I was hoping to find out if it would be safe to house them together or will it be world war 3? I’d prefer not to spend anouther £50 on anouther big cage but if I must I will.

Any advice would be great

Thank you

Jo

[stef]

Hello Jo
I would strongly advise you contact your nearest carer to get this new one checked out. It will almost certainly have at the least a parasite burden that may need treatment,

Regarding putting them together afterwards. The stress may cause problems for the hog you already have, which I assume you haven’t had checked over?

Hogs in captivity will often do very well together, but not alway’s. One can be a bully and prevent the other getting food or they can fight so you would need to monitor/weigh
You also need to sex them, It’s rare for them to breed in captivity but not unheard of.

Do not put them together until you’ve seen a carer please

[Jcstrange1984]

Thanks for this

I checked on the little one this morning and he seems to have blood, yellow and green in his poop so needs to see a vet asap.

Thanks again for the advice.

Jo

[stef]

You are better taking to a carer as they will have the meds it needs and your vet may not.
Do not let them use frontline on it

[Jcstrange1984]

Shall do my best for them xx

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