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My year old male hedgehog has been scratching himself until he draws blood. I'm unsure if this is mites, an infection, or anything of the sorts. I can't go to the vet due to the local vet having no experience in hedgehogs. There has been no loss of quills but some loss of fur in the specific...

Hi! I took my little Martie to the vet last week and he was unsure if she had mites or a skin infection so he's treating her for both. She had one dose of Revolution and then he also had clotrimazole drops to put on her skin. It's been 2.5 weeks and now her skin is extremely flaky. Before...

So I took my hedgie to the vet today for her pre-planned wellness check up. I had already planned to get a blood draw, skin scrape, and poop culture. Well this week she'd been scratching her face and body a lot so I figured there was some sort of skin issue. And I was right. Skin scrape showed...

I recently went to a second vet for my hedgie's dry, flaky, itchy skin. Some of her quills have yellowish buildup at the base. The vet seemed to be pretty knowledgeable about hedgehogs, except she said that it is a common misconception to feed hedgehogs cat food, and she suggested I feed her...

I'm a new hedgie owner and my hedgehog does not currently have any mites or problems with itching or scratching. From the threads and articles I've read, mites can definitely be a problem for the little guys sometimes. I am wanting to add some outdoor items like pinecones, natural stones, or...

A few days ago I brought home my first hedgehog (she is about 8 weeks old). I noticed the first night that she had a ton of white spots all over her quills which tended to kinda cluster together. The next day I gave her a quick bath with a couple drops of Aveeno baby wash and it all went away...

Hello! Recently I've been hearing my hedgehog, Cassie, scratch herself quite a bit in the middle of the night. I’ve also noticed more quills than usual while I’m cleaning her cage. And I’m pretty sure shes done with quilling, because all of her quills that I see are bigger than her baby ones...

Hi Everyone, Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend. I have a few questions about my baby Hedgie, whose name is Spike. He's the first hedgehog I've owned, so I'm still inexperienced. Here are some fast facts about Spike and what I've observed: Spike Details --------------- 1) Age: 16 weeks...

I adopted my hedgehog, Bean, at the end of January 2018 when he was around a year old. Once I started handling him, I noticed that his skin looked terrible: yellowy, flaky, etc. (see first pic). Also, he had significant quill loss in my first few months of having him- not as much as some...

Hi everyone, My boyfriend and I want to make a multiple story cute hideout for our hedgehog made out of wood. We know very little about treating wood to make it safe for a hedgehog or if it is even possible. I understand there is the issue of mites, as well as making the wood water-urine...

My hedgehogs skin has been very dry and I've noticed him losing quills. I've given him an oatmeal bath and put flaxseed oil in his food and on his back. I read mites look like small white things near the tips of the quills but I can't tell if that's what he has.

Good day! I recently took my hedgie last week for a check-up because I just recently got her, and we found out that she had mites. The vet immediately used Revolution to treat her mites. She used just a drop because dosage is measured by weight. However, it has been a week since that vet visit...

Hello! I noticed some red spots on my hedgehog yesterday that doesn't really seem to bother him but they concern me. I don't think he has mites because he doesn't scratch a lot and I use fleece as his bedding. He is a month and a half old so he is quilling right now and have some grumpy...

Hey everyone! Breckenridge has been loosing quite a lot of quills lately. Seems like he loses 5-10 over a two-day span. He did have mites a couple months back and was treated for them by his vet. As far as I know, he does not scratch often at all and the mite issue has been taken care of since...

So basically I gave my hedgehog a bath for the first time in a while yesterday, and usually, she is very calm and manageable doesn't hiss, pop, and any of that but today was very different. When I put her in the bath she was very scared and tried to get out of the bath (it was only up to her...

Hi all, As some of you know, Quilly was sick last fall and they weren't sure what he had. CAT scans, bloodwork, ultrasounds, and X-RAYS were all inconclusive. But the good news is that over the last nearly-6 months, a daily antibiotic and antimicrobial have significantly reduced the signs of...

I rushed Breckenridge to the vet a week ago after I found an abscess growing at his quill line. She removed the excess skin, cleaned out the wound, and dressed it to prevent further infection. After testing him for mites, it came back positive and I was devastated. She gave him an Ivermectin...

So now that I know that much, I plan on getting him to vet and everyone. But this thread is me asking what all should I do. Should I get rid of the wood houses? Will it effect me? Will it effect cats, dogs, etc. What are some precautions I should take? Do I need to do anything specific to the...

I adopted a severely neglected Hedgie and have been trying to get him back to health. While giving him a bath, I noticed a red lump on his skin and saw that it had something sticking out of it and was bleeding! He had mites, so is it a product of the infestation? (A quill is also growing out of it)