Wheel Training Your Hedgehog

Steps to train your hedgehog wheeling;-

1. Use the right, functional wheel

2. Make sure the room is dim/not bright

3. Put your hedgehog on the wheel

4. One hand cover the wheel entrance with your hand or hard board

5. Let your hedgehog have to walk on the wheel unwillingly

6. Use your other hand to rotate the wheel

7. Or use your other hand to hold treat like in the video

8. Repeat for atleast 10-15 minutes, consistently every night until your hedgehog can wheel on their own!

Below is video guide demonstration on wheel training by us.

Your hedgehog will look like it is forced to walk on the wheel at first, but that way, they will learn that the wheel can be run on.

Some hedgehogs are fast learner, and some needs more training. As hedgehog owner, you need to be patient training them.

Why your hedgehog should know how to wheeling?

1. If you don’t train your hedgehog and your hedgehog doesn’t know how to play with wheel, you will need to have hours night roaming routine for them to be able to run. It will be hard for you to spend hours just to monitor them roaming. Plus, hedgehogs prefer to run when no one see them.

2. When you need to travel and you will have to send your hedgehog boarding, the pet boarder/sitter might not allow the hedgehog to roam at their place. If your hedgehog not allow to roam, at least your hedgehog can run on the wheel.

Alternatively, you can try snack/treat method like @pogpogthehedgehog on IG did for her hedgehog

This video explains on introducing wheel to your hedgehog and show some steps, remember to do it in dark/dim room!