Good evening, I just purchased a baby 2 month old hedgehog on Sunday 2/2/2020 and had to give him away today. I am very heartbroken and extremely sad, as he was already beginning to get used to the sound of my voice and my scent and he was also beginning to finally open up to me. He was super shy but the sweetest and most adorable hedgehog I have ever met in my entire life once he began to get comfortable with me. Unfortunately, I had to donate him to this local pet store down the street from my work, because I cook a lot at home and I was starting to feel quite uptight about cleanliness in my apartment due to keeping his cage clean on a daily basis by cleaning his feces from his wheel and cage everyday as a routine. My apartment had limited space so I did not have a better area to place him other than near the kitchen area. Luckily, he’s in a place where I could visit and say hi to him often. What saddens me most is that he will now be sharing a cage with another hedgehog and I am also sad that he may not be getting the best one-on-one treatment as he was getting when he was here with me. I know he will someday get adopted by a loving pet owner. I guess I was just reaching out because I don’t know who else would understand the heartbreak I am going through right now with a hedgehog that I truly felt was my one and only baby. Do you think it would have been okay to keep him around my apartment even though I was worried about proper cleanliness around food and the kitchen? I have much love for animals, but feel the need to look out for my health as well. Anyway, I think I just need to learn to be strong and move on from this situation that had such an impact on me. Thanks for taking the time to read.