It's called quilling, best thing you can do is let the hedgie just relax in a comfy spot and also give her a bath 1-2 times a week. I don't know much about quilling but it is very painful for hedgies.
Losing Quills
Hey all, another question
Recently I had just moved, and definitely expected stress from my hedgehog but I feel like this is kinda severe. She’s been losing upwards of 20 quills a day. I seriously doubt it’s mites as all of them still have the bulbs on them and the quill loss is random. She’s also two years old. But, I’m deciding it’s stress and dry skin combined mainly because I see dandruff / skin cells on her body. I’ve gotten her some salmon oil to put in her food but I just hate seeing her like this. Any recommendations on how to stop this quickly ?
Recently I had just moved, and definitely expected stress from my hedgehog but I feel like this is kinda severe. She’s been losing upwards of 20 quills a day. I seriously doubt it’s mites as all of them still have the bulbs on them and the quill loss is random. She’s also two years old. But, I’m deciding it’s stress and dry skin combined mainly because I see dandruff / skin cells on her body. I’ve gotten her some salmon oil to put in her food but I just hate seeing her like this. Any recommendations on how to stop this quickly ?
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I don't think it's quilling. From what I know, quilling only really happens under the age of 1. Do you have any updates? I know I'm late.
Yeah, you are right. My other guess would be stress.I don't think it's quilling. From what I know, quilling only really happens under the age of 1. Do you have any updates? I know I'm late.
Any new changed to her diet, cage, environment? Could be due to stress making them fall out.
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