This week has been a weird weather week. Lots of rain and some bouts of cold have made it a little hard to get some outside work done. Our Valentines day weekend was a great success and sold out for tours and cuddle cabins! We are patiently waiting on one of our mommy marmosets to have babies any day now, and our mommy goats are all so big they look like they are going to literally pop! With spring coming we are preparing our nursery for new goat babies, and prairie dogs are coming up very soon we will probably have our first babies born within a month! Our sugar gliders will soon be in their own house, they won't be sharing with our hedgehogs anymore! We are working on finishing out the inside, it will be so nice to have extra room to work :)

After raising hedgehogs and other small animals for over 20 years I have used every bedding under the sun. I have talked with many owners and even held smell and clean tests on many types of bedding and surfaces. Here are my findings. Pine shavings, large flake not fine or dusty, is the best bedding you can use for hedgehogs. The kiln dried wood chips naturally neutralizes the ammonia in the urine and dries all moisture from the feces and urine. Pine shavings must be changed at least every 7 days. My second choice is the pine pellets, sold as cat litter or at tractor supply. The bedding is not the best at moisture wicking and is not as cozy for the hedgehogs by itself, but is cleaner and has very low odor. The three types of bedding I do not prefer are the Carefresh, fleece liners or puppy pads. None of these beddings neutralize ammonia or keep the hedgehog from stepping in their very wet poop. These would need to be cleaned and changed every day in order to keep the feces and urine off of the hedgehogs feet. The smell is also much higher with these types of beddings because they are not ammonia neutralizers. Because cleanliness is so important to the health of your hedgie, that should be one of your top priorities. Whatever bedding you choose, keep the babies clean :)

We just posted some new little spike balls for sale! All of our babies are very tame and socialized. They also come with a health warranty and a sample of Pokey Crunch hedgehog food