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Reply To: Can they get each other sick?

12/01/2023 at 7:08 PM

DanaNM

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Hmmm I’m not sure, but a quick googling and scan of some hedgehog forums(!) looks like there isn’t much risk:

https://www.hedgehogcentral.com/threads/hedgies-and-bunnies.2988/

https://www.hedgehogcentral.com/threads/can-hedgehogs-spread-disease-to-rabbits.112914/

Even with guinea pigs and buns, there isn’t a terribly huge risk, you just don’t want to keep them in the same cage. Hedgehogs are pretty different from rabbits as a species, so there is less risk of swapping diseases. To be on the safe side you could have the hedgehog’s enclosure in a different room, not allow them to contact each other, and wash your hands in after handling each or contacting litter, etc.

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