Yes, they scratch when they're quilling. It's like teething in humans. It's uncomfortable.

Just check fallen quills at all times for a ball at the end. If the ball is present, stop worrying.

Refer to this page to help ease your hedgie's discomfort: http://wiki.hedgehogcentral.com/tiki-index.php?page=Quills

This post has been edited by TeliLeti: Jul 3 2011, 04:09 PM

Haha quilling in process. U should hav see those tiny spike start to appear. Going to adopt two abandon female adult hedgie from my fren probably end of the month. Hope we all dun simply abandon our babies just like that...

This post has been edited by nethelp: Jul 3 2011, 04:54 PM

okay. thanks.
oh i wanted to ask if feeding my 2 and a half month old hedgie RC 34 was alright? so hard to find RC 36.
he loves mealies though. always sniffing the container i put them in & eats them up super quickly as soon as i take one out.

now i can scoop my boy up though he is all spiked up, gd progression to me =D

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Added on July 3, 2011, 7:46 pmIMO, i think its okay, coz ald 2 n half month

This post has been edited by ddr3: Jul 3 2011, 07:46 PM

same to me and i get free acupuncture treatment on my palm also

hahhahaa, mine still ok, nt as tough as urs how is him? gt pictarssssss?

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Added on July 3, 2011, 7:54 pmcan hedgehog get BED BUGS?

This post has been edited by ddr3: Jul 3 2011, 07:54 PM

itchy la . the after effects when i pick up my hedgie = so itchy like mosquito.

my hedgie been scratching alooooooooooot lately. apa macam ah??



stupid facee!


This post has been edited by ix3Rukia: Jul 3 2011, 08:17 PM

I think my hedgie also in the process of quilling.

pick him up, check gt white whiite stuff moving o nt? if yes, then u need to bath him, they r lices.
2nd, check the quills, c gt balls at the end o nt? if no then masalah besar lo......
lastly, mayb juz the quilling process

I found a quill on my shirt while i hold him and the quill got small ball. Here is some pic, I still cannot get the picture of his bottom. But I think I have seen his pe_is?

hanging on my finger...

there is a bald spot i'm anxious

young hoglets has little quills, so expect that bald spot.
after the quilling process, you can see that the quills grow alot & almost covering their skins.

if you feel itchy after handling the hedgehog, just wash your hands to discard the itchiness.

what ball O_O.

no white things , but i think she got dandruff lah..

i read that many breeders recommend bathing your hedgie in warm water twice a week to help soothe the discomfort.
adding a non-flavored, non toxic oil such as olive oil to the last rinse may also prove helpful to soften the skin.

http://www.hedgehog-care-expert.com/quilling.html

ball thing at the quill, gt o nt? juz take any quill then hav a look, there is this ball thing at the end, juz lik our hair. nt dandruff, skin too dry n its normal 1 lah

my hedgie lick lick and bite my hand i think he smell my perfume.

ooh got ball!! i think its quilling too! recently i see the newspaper got many quills

quilling in d process, dun worry lah

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Added on July 4, 2011, 12:52 pmya, hedgehig tend to bite when there is new smell, such as food n perfume n flower smell, o dey will annoint

This post has been edited by ddr3: Jul 4 2011, 12:52 PM

Hope to get one soon... cute...

my hedgie did 'annoint' once. she go lick my hand then lick her quills xD. but only one time >_<

My hedgie loves my brothers smelly feet ._. she always licks it!!

when when? faz faz join this family