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  1. Quills
    Hi guys! I got a baby hedgehog two weeks ago and she is now 6 weeks old. I have her first checkup with the vet scheduled for next Friday but I would like some input now in case there is a problem going on. A few days after getting her I saw that she was scratching herself every few seconds for...
  2. General Questions
    Hey, im sure a lot of people experience this but my 7 month old hedgie, named biscuit, is quilling. I try my best to keep his area neat and do weekly cleanings, but no matter how careful I am, quills end up in my carpet. I dont know if youve ever stepped on a quill before but IT HURTS(i have...
  3. Quills
    I've had my hedgehog, Uni, for about a week or so. He's about a month and a half years old. First couple a days in, I noticed that he had yellow specks crawling on his nose, near his eyes, around his ears, and some around the top of his head and the back. It wasn't anything too much so I rubbed...
  4. Hedgehog Personality and Behaviour
    My Penny is 11 weeks old and is going through quilling. When I brought her home from the breeder she never once quilled at me or hissed and now I walk over to her cage and she hisses immediately. Please tell me this ends and she will go back to my sweet Penny!:sad:
  5. Hedgehog Personality and Behaviour
    Hello, I recently purchased a female hedgehog and she is a little over 2 months old. The other day she got stuck under my couch and when I tried to get her out she scraped her nose and cut it a little. I felt HORRIBLE but she is perfectly fine health wise. (Please no negative comments, it purely...
  6. General Questions
    I brought home my new hedgehog two days ago she is currently 7 weeks and 5 days old and is quilling while handling her i noticed a few small scabs around the base of some of her quills and was wondering if i should be worried about mites or is this normal? also if anyone has any advice on how to...
  7. General Questions
    Hi! My 8 month old hedgehog isn't doing very well. Two weeks ago we switched him out of his old cage and I noticed some of the quills on this head were missing. Today I noticed that his eye is very swollen and his skin is red and dry. I do bathe him 3x a week and use baby soap. I'm really scared...
  8. Grooming
    soooo, Crowley had her first oatmeal bath today! it went well. she was confused that i added another step to bath time and was Leary about it cuz the last time i added a new step to bath time was 'nail clippy time' but once she realized it just added another rising after the soap but with...
  9. General Questions
    Ok- Crowley is 20 weeks old, today on the dot. She usually loses about 10 quills a week on average. Well she lost her 10 for this week but than in the last two days alone she has lost another 10 on top of that! She doesn't seem in pain or any grumpy- e r than normal, she's eating like normal...
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