Hedgehogs will bite if they smell any fragrance on you including soap. They are curious so most likely she is trying to see what the smell is. Try not to put your hand directly in front of her face, as hedgehogs do not have good eye-sight, they might confuse your hands for food. If you are holding her and she bites you don't put her back in her cage immediately or she will learn that that is a quick way to go back to her cage.
As for the giving her space, I think you're giving her too much space. Leaving your hedgehog alone completely, has the opposite affect of bonding. Yes you should give your hedgehog some space especially during the day when she's sleeping but make sure that you do spend some time with her each day so she learns to trust you. If you go multiple days without giving her attention or touching her, she isn't going to bond at all. She'll get used to being by herself. During the day, try letting her sleep on your lap for an hour or two. With my hedgehog, I find that having him sleep in his fleece bag and holding him in my lap works best. I will also sometimes put on a sweater with a hood and place the fleece bag inside the hood with my hedgehog. I will put on the sweater backwards so the hood is at the front. My hedgehog is very comfy and then I don't have to worry about him trying to climb out. Also it is good for them to hear your heartbeat. This kind of bonding will help her to trust you more as well as help her recognize your sent. I have had my hedgehog for a bit more than 2 months and doing this almost everyday has helped him be more comfortable around me. Now he's gotten to the point where he'll come out of the bag a bit and sleep on my lap. He lets my pick him up and has recently started to let me rub his tummy! I also recommend playing with your hedgehog in the evenings as that's when they are more alert. Make sure you pet her and pick her up. She will huff but over time with her sleeping on your lap and you playing with her in the evenings she will be a lot more friendly but it will take patience.

 

Hedgehogs will bite if they smell any fragrance on you including soap. They are curious so most likely she is trying to see what the smell is. Try not to put your hand directly in front of her face, as hedgehogs do not have good eye-sight, they might confuse your hands for food. If you are holding her and she bites you don't put her back in her cage immediately or she will learn that that is a quick way to go back to her cage.
As for the giving her space, I think you're giving her too much space. Leaving your hedgehog alone completely, has the opposite affect of bonding. Yes you should give your hedgehog some space especially during the day when she's sleeping but make sure that you do spend some time with her each day so she learns to trust you. If you go multiple days without giving her attention or touching her, she isn't going to bond at all. She'll get used to being by herself. During the day, try letting her sleep on your lap for an hour or two. With my hedgehog, I find that having him sleep in his fleece bag and holding him in my lap works best. I will also sometimes put on a sweater with a hood and place the fleece bag inside the hood with my hedgehog. I will put on the sweater backwards so the hood is at the front. My hedgehog is very comfy and then I don't have to worry about him trying to climb out. Also it is good for them to hear your heartbeat. This kind of bonding will help her to trust you more as well as help her recognize your sent. I have had my hedgehog for a bit more than 2 months and doing this almost everyday has helped him be more comfortable around me. Now he's gotten to the point where he'll come out of the bag a bit and sleep on my lap. He lets my pick him up and has recently started to let me rub his tummy! I also recommend playing with your hedgehog in the evenings as that's when they are more alert. Make sure you pet her and pick her up. She will huff but over time with her sleeping on your lap and you playing with her in the evenings she will be a lot more friendly but it will take patience.

Thank you so much for this kind reply and suggestions!!! I have started to try and let her sleep on my lap for about an hour yesterday. And she’s starting to get okay whenever I try to touch her. Hopefully if I continue doing this, she would get familiar with me. Thank you again 💕

 

Just remember that hedgehogs are patience pets. They take a while to get to know people. As for the biting, my hedgehog still tries or does bite me sometimes if I smell good to her or she is very upset. Just let them know that biting doesn't mean they'll get put back in their cage. Also, make sure that you don't have her out ALL the time. As hedgehogs are nocturnal, having her out all the time could be making her cranky. Good luck! And remember it's totally normal (in my opinion) to get bitten, she is just exploring. You can train her not to do so as she gets older. This is not saying it's okay for them to bite all the time

 

Noted and thank you!!! I believe there’ll be a few more bitings 😅 but yes I’ll try to do as what you have suggested. Thank you!!