[hedgie love]

I noticed that my hedgehog, Herisson, had a crusty spot on his chin. I lifted him up to see what it was. I think it is a scab, but I didn't get a very good view. Before he had a little bump with a whiskery hair growing out of it where the scab now is, I never worried about it because I thought it was normal (was it?). Should this scab thing be something to worry about or do you think it will just go away?

 

[Lilly101]

Yes the little bump is normal. About the scab though- Is the little wisker gone? He might have gotten it hooked on something and ripped it out. And, no I don't think its anything to bad but you should still keep an Eye on it just incase it gets infected. Try to keep it dry and clean. hope this helps!

 

[r_k_chic47]

I noticed Pepper has a little scab under his chin, too, but Idk what it's from. It doesn't look like it's hurting him or anything, though. I thought maybe he had some, uh, "liquid" that got stuck on his chin from doing what little boys do, cuz I heard that stuff can have the properties of super glue, but I'm not sure.

 

[LizardGirl]

Hedgies naturally have a little "hedgielump", but it should not be scabbed. r_k_chic47 has a good idea, if he got some crusties from boy time and it was pulled off, it may have taken the billy-goat like hairs with is and caused a scab. If it looks like it is healing well, I wouldn't worry about it.