Hedgehogs can be trained to use small litter boxes which should also be lined with a paper based litter and placed in the corner of the cage hedgehogs need a heavy untippable bowl for pelleted food and a smaller bowl for insects some hedgehogs will drink from a water bottle that is affixed to the cage while others prefer a bowl. Learn all about hedgehog care and hedgehogs today only get this handbook for just 099 regularly priced at 499 read on your pc mac smart phone tablet or kindle device learn how to take proper care of your new pet hedgehog for a healthy and happy pet here is a preview of what youll learn in this book origins and colors of hedgehogs hedgehog behavi. If you bought a new pet or hedgehog quarantine them for a week to watch out for symptoms and always refrigerate your food once they are unsealed ringworm infection the next terrible external parasite any hedgehog can get afflicted with is ringworm infection despite its name it is actually not caused by worms rather they are caused by fungus. Dry food will make up most of a hedgehogs diet and is supplemented by moist food and small portions of fruits and vegetables suitable fruits and vegetables to offer your pet hedgehog are apples beans and carrots hedgehogs need a constant source of water either from a stoppered water bottle or hanging water dish. Some owners are able to brush their hedgehogs teeth using cat toothpaste and small head toothbrush or cotton tipped applicator weekly but this is very uncommon spine loss is normal in small amounts but if your hedgehog is losing so many spines that it has bald patches it probably has a medical concern