Chanco as a boy (Aug of 2025)

Compared to now as a man

I saw him chewing his food a little interestingly and dropping it. I've worked with lots of hogs before and have friends that have them, so I immediately went to worse case scenario of what's wrong. Nope he's just missing some teeth the teeth he does have actually looked good for a 4.5 year old guy.

Ive been provided the box, sleeping bags and medication, intirely for free! (Although I made a 50€ donation)

It's officially confirmed as a she (please give me name ideas!)

Ive been given instructions on how to properly care for her and contact information in case of emergencies.

Im happy to have a job again beyond my regular work.

Also enjoy the picture of her in her shoe that she occupied after she escaped the container I originally kept her in.

I got her in 2017. She wasn't a baby when I got her, so I'm not sure how old she is now. She's sleeping a lot more and playing less and less. I hope she knows I gave her the best life that I could, and I hope I get to have her for a few more years. My precious, special, thinks she's a bat, baba Willow

Pippin turned 3 in June. We noticed severe gum overgrowth and took him to the vet. They had it biopsied and it came back as gingival hyperplasia and not cancer. On August 6 they removed most of his teeth.

Around the end of August his left eye started looking irritated. We were told the gas from surgery might have bothered it and started Refresh drops, which seemed to help a little.

In early September he started sneezing a lot more than normal and pawing at his face. I noticed his left nostril looked more closed than his right. The next day his left eye looked a little crusty and he sneezed mucus out of his left nostril. On September 21 I noticed a pink spot on his face. He scratched it and drew blood. We started clindamycin that day and meloxicam the next day. The sneezing pretty much stopped, but his eye got worse.

On September 28 they sedated him to take a look at his mouth. His left eye had a scratch over the cornea, and there was a pocket of debris on his left hard palate. They cleaned it out. They also looked at the cells under a microscope, but they couldn’t tell if they were just healing or something abnormal. We started ofloxacin drops every 6 hours. His appetite dipped, so around the beginning of October meloxicam went to every other day. He was still rubbing the left side of his face, and his poop started to be consistently green and occasionally sticky.

On October 8 we saw a different exotic vet. She saw a raw area on the left side of the roof of his mouth, with redness and some irritation along the gumline. She said his left upper jaw was swollen and his eye bulges a little. His left eye still has the scratch, and he cannot blink on that side. She is pretty certain it is squamous cell carcinoma based on what his mouth looks like. She switched him to clavamox, added an antibiotic eye ointment, put meloxicam back to daily, and prescribed a probiotic. She said his prognosis is very guarded to poor. He has been on an antibiotic since September 21 and meloxicam since September 22. Ofloxacin started September 28. The ointment and probiotic just started October 8.

He is still eating and drinking and running on his wheel. I saw bloody mucus in his poop once, before the new meds on October 8, and haven’t seen any since, but his poop is still green and occasionally sticky. His left lid looks a bit more swollen and red. I think he has been scratching at it more, so I’m not sure if that’s why. He also started sneezing a bit more this weekend.

Part of me still feels like this is not cancer and is a deep infection or a pocket they cannot reach. I’m also worried about him being on these meds this long and what it’s doing to his gut. Has anyone dealt with a similar situation?

We took him inside and is giving him some space for now

Baron von Bruno is starting to get used to us! He's even acquiesced to pets and one tiny belly rub.

Captured little Biscuit doing a biiiiiig yawn and I think it’s the cutest thing I have ever seen 🥰

Hello after my lesser hedgehog tenrec passed away 1 year ago i have now considered getting a pygmy hedgehog.

Im going to build a 2x4ft enclosure out of wood and i already have a heat lamp from my previous pet. I have researched care, enclosures and prices of items but are there any other things i should know/consider before i do? Thanks

Should i rinse my hedgehog after an oatmeal bath? I poured the water on him and cleaned his spikes with a toothbrush now hes drying wrapped up in my lap. But i didnt rinse him with normal water after the oatmeal water, can that be a problem?

I adopted a hedgehog only a couple weeks ago. I think he must be around 4 or 5 months old, the previous owner isn't sure himself. I think I made a mistake. I've always wanted a hedgehog, and I did my research, but I think I underestimated some factors about it.

First, I live in a studio apartment. It's large enough that I was able to build a spacious enclosure for him, but it's still one room. He's a lot noisier than I expected and it's kind of disturbing my sleep. It's not his fault, obviously.

Second, I have a 16 year old cat and she doesn't seem to be getting used to him at all. I think the noise also bothers her, and she's been clearly a little anxious and stressed having him around. She usually doesnt care for other animals, so before I got him I figured it would be fine.

It doesn't bother me that he's not a social animal and doesn't really interact with me. I like watching him play with his toys and be cute in his space.

But I'm seriously considering returning him now, though also it's only been 2 weeks. I'm not sure if I should try different approaches to introduce both pets, or maybe just use something noise cancelling at night. What would you suggest in this situation?

Luna started developing a tumor a couple months ago and it has grown to take up almost her entire front leg. She’s not in pain but it has affected her mobility, she still walks around fine but will no longer use her wheel which she used to love. Other than the tumor the vet says she is very healthy and happy. The only treatment options are to amputate her entire leg or put her down, she does not deserve to be put down especially when she is still so lively and happy. But I cannot afford the 800$ to amputate her leg. Does anyone have any advice or know places that can do it for cheaper?

We had an accident while trimming nails today. I used BleedStop on his toe, but he keeps trying to eat the powder. It took a few tries to get the powder on his foot, so he was trying to lick it. I think i stopped him quickly. I just feel bad. I can tell he is in pain and I want to comfort him. He has calmed down enough to eat some tuna churu type treat. And he considered anointing with said treat

Chibi is 9 months old now. I enjoy walks and have taken Chibi out around 5x a week ever since I got him in March (unless it was cold, rainy or whatever else obviously!). He's never ventured far from his blanket until tonight! He instantly began foaming at the mouth and annoiting himself. He kept making happy sounds. I thought he was smiling in the second picture but if you look close he looks a bit creepy with so much froth in his mouth lol. Camera quality isn't the best but had to share!

asking for a friend