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Just some hedgehog accuracies for y’all.

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I may be cute, but I am not a trend. I require a lot of time, work and patience. I require being held by my owner for roughly an hour a day. I require a good quality cat food diet. I require a lightless heat set up to keep me from hibernating, which is fatal for my species. I require a hide. I require a large space filled with lots of toys. I require a clean wheel every single night. I require a bath every week to two weeks. I require an exotic vet (so having me in a state where I am illegal is bad--I need a vet that works with my needs). I require a good amount of exercise, so a walk outside (without a lead of ANY kind) is good as well as a 12" wheel. I require to be loved by my owners. Yes, I pose for cute photos and make weird noises, but I, like any animal, have specific needs. I am not a rodent. I am not a hamster, and should never be compared to one. I am a hedgehog. Not a trend.

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I have a "mean" hedgehog. Marvel is known for her funny faces on Instagram, and for always being in a ball, but no one knows that every day is a struggle with this girl. She is six months old (on the 2nd of June), is quilling and HATES being touched. While Marvel makes adorable faces, I often hold her with quills digging into my hand. Now, that is NOT to say I don't love her. I have accepted that this is just who Marvel is. She is not the sweet young hedgehog she used to be, and I am fine with that. Because of a mix up where I got her, there was a risk that she would be pregnant. As a result, I was allowed to hold her every day, which is what you are supposed to do with hedgehogs. You are basically supposed to manhandle them every day, for at least an hour a day. Once that 60dpc came up, I made sure to hold her daily, and attempt treats, give belly rubs, etc. She's just... a grump. And I've accepted that. But what most people don't know is that while I do take ADORABLE photos of the grumpy queen, I am hissed at, stabbed, and even bitten on a regular basis. To some people, they would be turned off by this. They would likely have sold her or continued to neglect her. This is why I am SO glad that I am the one who adopted her, because I love her regardless of this "flaw". I will continue to hold her every day, play outside with her, be stabbed by her, bitten by her, etc. Because I love the little sass pot that she is. Please note that if a hedgehog is not held on a regular basis, nor given the care they deserve, they are likely to become this way. They will get used to not being touched, and will actually become extremely defensive. So... HOLD YOUR HEDGEHOG EVERY DAY. NO MATTER HOW GRUMPY THEY ARE.

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