Hedgehog in Same room.

[aaron_cg]

So, my gf and I have a spare bedroom in my apartment where I keep my BP. Well her birthday is coming up, so I am getting her a hedgehog. My question is, can they be housed in the same room? Obviously they wont be out together, and never handled right after one another.

[Lankyrob]

Yuo, no worries at all, i have cats a dog and guinea pits all in same room as my snakes with no issues whatsoever :)

Hedgehogs stink tho :)

[Pareeeee]

I just love guinea pits, Rob. ;)

I don't see a problem having it in the same room. Many people keep feeder mice/rats in the same room as their snakes and it doesn't bother them, don't see why a hedgehog would.

[Corey209]

Weird that people keep their snakes with rodents with no reaction, my ATB would always start to freak out when he was around the smell of them.

[Philmul]

I keep snakes rabbits, rats and guinea pigs in same room. I used to have a hedgehog in same room as my bp. It was fine. But hedgehogs really stink. I had to clean him out every 3days as his wee smelt like ammonia. And unless you handle them often they go very huffy

[jarich]

Weird that people keep their snakes with rodents with no reaction, my ATB would always start to freak out when he was around the smell of them.

I would guess that probably would stop happening if you had the rodents in there all the time.

[Gungirl]

Same as stated above.. Won't be an issue but be ready to clean the hedgehogs cage all the time. They really need daily cleaning to contain the smell.

[marvelfreak]

I would guess that probably would stop happening if you had the rodents in there all the time.
I believe this would be true, but until they got use to it there's know i want to open my Anaconda or a couple of my Carpet cage. They smell food they will hit anything putting off a heat signature.

[Lankyrob]

Dont knw if this makes a difference but my guinea pigs were in the room before i got the snakes so i guess the smell mustjust be what they consider to be "normal" for their environment.

They certainly know when i start defrosting their food tho a d thats in a room on the far side of the house!

[trueeast]

I have my hedgehog in the same room as my GTP and red tail and neither show food agression at non feeding times