Keep your hedgie happy and healthy with the right hedgehog litter, bedding, and liners. For the enclosure bottom, hedgehog cage liners are a popular choice, providing absorbency and a tidy look, or choose loose small animal bedding instead. You can also try putting bedding or litter into a litter box for potty training. Here are some good things to put at the bottom of your prickly pal's cage:
Most experts recommend avoiding dusty bedding or materials like corn cob that can easily grow mold. Clay litter, especially the clumping variety, should probably be avoided since it can get stuck to and irritate your hedgehog. Eschew scented litter options, as well—hedgehogs have sensitive respiratory systems and do not do well with fragrance. Luckily, Chewy has a great selection of hedgehog cage liners, litter, bedding and more. Be sure to set all your favorites to Autoship so you never run out!
You can use paper litter, soft Aspen shavings, or pelleted bedding made from hedgehog-safe materials. Just be sure to choose a small animal litter that's soft and unscented for your hedgehog and avoid cedar and clay litter, which can be harmful.
Some hedgehogs can be litter trained, but not all will use a litter box. Start by filling a small animal litter box with a hedgehog-safe litter like paper, pellets, or Aspen shavings. You may want to put some waste in there, or just put your hedgehog into the box whenever he starts to go potty. If you start early and have some patience, you may be able to train your hedgie to use the litter box like a pro!
You should change your hedgehog's litter box at least once a week and spot clean it daily. Change litter more often if you notice excess moisture or an unpleasant smell.
Put a suitable cage liner or safe bedding material in the bottom of your hedgehog's cage. Many people like to use fleece fabric as a cage liner and loose small animal bedding inside the litter box, but you can use paper bedding, Aspen, and other hedgehog-safe bedding throughout the cage, too. Paper or other disposable cage liners are popular choices, as well.
You should wash hedgehog cage liners at least once a week, or more often if they look or smell heavily soiled. You can also choose disposable cage liners if washing frequently is inconvenient.
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