Nail Clippings

Forgot to mention how that went. It was remarkably easy. I actually just did it myself. I was sitting watching tv and holding her and she was really calm and friendly and I thought, why not give it a try? So I did. She let me and it was over really quickly and painlessly.

Does Well With Children

I took Tiggy to school last week, and she did great. I kept her in her travel cage for most of the day. I hd her plaid blanket in there and some food and a water bottle. I took her out for show and tell. Even with the kid all crowding around and talking loud, Tiggy did famously. I let the kids do the one finger touch, where they pick one finger and carefully pet her, stroking down her back. She didn't ball up or anything, and no pooping on me!! That was a pleasant surprise. When she snuggles with me, she doesn't poop, but when she's being handled a lot by different people, or even me, she tends to release her bowls. So much poo for such a small creature...

She also had her first (with me) big bath. I put oatmeal wash in the water and gently washed her with a tootbrush and baby soap. She was not a huge fan. Now even the sound of running water makes her nervous. She hears it and tries to hide or climb over my shoulder.

Since she took it hard, she had plenty of cuddle time and we tried some new treats. We tried some chicken, which she was not interested in. She did however enjoy the banana. She seems to like fruits the best, and cantaloupe the really best.
My mom wants to see her annoint, so we tried some cilantro, since it's such strong smell and nothing. Ah well we'll try again another day.

Baths and Breasts

Tiggy the Great had her first bath at my house on Saturday. Well it was just a foot bath, really. I fully cleaned out her cage and decided her feet needed a good cleaning too. The bath was not a well-liked event. Tig did not take well to the water. She was very eager to leave, but she smelled very nice after. The baby soap I have for her is quite pleasant. This weekend she'll get the full bath treatment, and a nail clipping.
I am not looking forward to the clipping of the nails. I'm so nervous I asked a friend to help me.

On Friday, I'm planning on taking Tiggy into my work. I'm a preschool teacher, and I've been telling the kids about my new hedgehog. So I'm hoping that goes well. Tig doesn't seem to like mass amounts of people, and if more than two people hold her when she's active (aka not snuggley) she poops and pees like... endlessly. Haha. My sister-in-law joked last time that she scared the s*** out of the poor creature.

Since it's been cold and rainy the past few days, she hasn't been took keen on leaving her nice warm cage. I have a heating pad under the part of the cage her bed is on, so it's nice and cozy for her, so I don't blame her for not wanting to leave.

So she's just been snuggling, always wiggling her way into a cozy spot on whomever is holding her. When she's with me, he aims towardsthe crook of my elbow, or right under my breast in the palm of my hand. With my mom, it's right in the middle, right in between the girls. Mom joked that in order to get a shot of Tiggy, you have to get some boobs too.

And So far, my favorite picture of my friend is:
Isn't that the cutest thing ever?!

Well... I guess this is... the end.