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Curled up hedgehog

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#1 ·
My hedgehog Quillie is 7 months old and she has always been a very social hedgehog. I've never had an issues picking her up or holding her before and after she had babies. Yesterday I tried picking her up to give her some medicine ( the boys have mites so the vet wanted all 4 of my hedges to be treated). She Was in a ball and huffed at me. I picked her up and she curled into a tight ball and would not come out. I thought she was in hibernation or something because she would not budge I held her and rubbed/warmed her up from 11:30 pm to 4am. WOULD NOT LET ME TOUCH HER TUMMY. I then wrapped her up in a warm blanket and put her back in her cage because I was falling asleep. At about 4:30 she was up. She was eating and drinking... Today I checked on her and as soon as I or the other female got close to her she started huffing. And went right into a tight ball as soon as I picked her up... I'm not really sure what to do at this point:confused::confused:
 
#2 ·
What medication did your vet prescribe for mites that is oral? Ivermectin? Ivermectin isn't recommended as it is easy to overdose and has killed hedgehogs because of it. Revolution is a safe alternative and is topical so there would be no need to medicate her.