#quillloss

Hello, My hedgehog, Dean, will be 2 in September but I’ve noticed I’ve the past two months that he is quilling. He is loosing between 1-4 quills a day. He’s not itching and I’ve done the black paper mite test twice. All of his quills have the bulb still attached. He has a few quills coming in...

Hey Guys, Wilbur is 1.5 years old and has been experiencing quill loss since December 28th. It began with 1-2 a night, then at its peak went to 20 in one day. I took him to the vet who did a full exam and skin scraping. She found no mites but we treated for mites anyways ( 1 treatment of...

My hedgehog is 1.5 years old, and for the past week he has been losing 2-8 quills a night. Prior to this I have never seen him lose even 1 quill (outside of quilling.) I'm not noticing any excessive scratching. All of the quills have the root attached and I don't see any signs of mites when...

My baby was rescued in October 2016 and I was told at the time he was 1 year old, making him about 1 year 3 months now. Since I got him, I have never noticed him shed a quill. This month, he had a respiratory infection. We caught it during a checkup at the vet before it was even noticeable...