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I need some advice on how to physically shampoo my hedgehog when she really, really, really hates water. Cocoa has never liked water, but I was able to give her a bath once a month for the first year of owning her without much ordeal. Now though she has a yeast infection on her skin and I have to bathe her once every three days and she's very unhappy with me. If she hears me start water before I come and pick her up she tries to get away. It doesn't really help to take her out before running the water, or even to put her on the other side of my apartment to keep her from hearing the water at all; she figures it out quickly enough when I put her in the water.
I've tried it in my bathtub, sink, and a laundry bin. The sink she climbs out of if I put her down for a second, and she's hard to catch when she's so fast AND slippery. The bath tub works well (uses a lot more water... but doesn't get full as quickly) but more recently she's taken to running away from me in the tub so that I can't shampoo her, and she gets kind of stressed out. The bucket has high straight sides that she can't quite get out of at full stretch, and I'm able to shampoo her okay. It's hard sometimes if she's trying to get away from me and my hands are constricted by the sides... I think some soap has gotten on her face and that just makes finishing (and thoroughly rinsing) harder. I'm quite sure she's hated me the entire 2 weeks I've been doing this, and I'm not positive how long she'll hold the grudge.
I'm basically wondering if anybody else has experience with extremely fiesty and strong willed water-haters and can share share some tips. Thanks!
I've tried it in my bathtub, sink, and a laundry bin. The sink she climbs out of if I put her down for a second, and she's hard to catch when she's so fast AND slippery. The bath tub works well (uses a lot more water... but doesn't get full as quickly) but more recently she's taken to running away from me in the tub so that I can't shampoo her, and she gets kind of stressed out. The bucket has high straight sides that she can't quite get out of at full stretch, and I'm able to shampoo her okay. It's hard sometimes if she's trying to get away from me and my hands are constricted by the sides... I think some soap has gotten on her face and that just makes finishing (and thoroughly rinsing) harder. I'm quite sure she's hated me the entire 2 weeks I've been doing this, and I'm not positive how long she'll hold the grudge.
I'm basically wondering if anybody else has experience with extremely fiesty and strong willed water-haters and can share share some tips. Thanks!