Sifus,

I just checkout my hedgehog and there is spikes everywhere.

He is not really botak and i can't find any mites.

So i think its quilling period for him.

Is there anything i should take more caution??

Thanks!

grats on v7 :)

ninja edit*

lil reporting in -







check some of your hog's quills. see if it still has the follicle on it, if there isnt, it's a tell-tale sign of mites. sigh of relief otherwise :)






This post has been edited by olivur: Aug 22 2011, 12:04 AM

Yup all with its follicle!!!

then your hog's just quilling x)

try giving it an oatmeal bath, drying it then applying some ointment. he'd be comfortable enough to sleep for 20 hours a day i assure you, with minimal to no scratching at all :P

He is still new to me and i try not to bath him yet as the old owner get him to bath b4 i bring him home.

As he is quilling now i plan to but i'm scared that might stress him out.

By the way he is not scratching and everything.

He just seem fine with his sleep all day and eats well.

well then! i don't think there's nothing that needs-a-doin so you could quit worrying! x)

i am currently using fleece as bedding for Rocky but every morning waking up seeing everything is in a mess, naughty little Rocky...

This is my girl..

Name - Cottie
Age - 2 months +
Color - Snowflake SNP
Got her from leonhooi
Loves - exploring, jumping down a cliff (have to stop her from doing that all the time) and rolling her toilet roll on poop
Dislikes - ppl waking her up, she will hiss and become spiky



Lately, Cottie has been biting me many times. She showed signs that she wants to come out from the cage when she wakes up, I put my hand beside her, she put her pawns on my hand, and sniff and BITE. It's not like she is cranky or bad-tempered, so I'm afraid she may be using bite as her way in getting things done.

Any ways to keep her from biting? I tried blowing air into her nose everytime she bites, she would let go but now my hand has 2 punctured holes and bled a little after trying to stop her from biting.

does she annoint herself after biting you? try faking a soul shattering wail the next time she does that. some hogs responds quite well to.. a certain level of human animation afaik :P

no she doesnt annoint herself after biting me many times in one day. ok will try to scream.. xD

no! by wail i mean, okay i know what i said but what i really meant is try to get her attention by showing that you're really hurting xD

while a gush of the wind to the face might be more of "let go, now" a soft wail might be more of "you hurt me ;-; how could you!". i remember reading how an owner did that before and the hog stopped biting altogether :P

Hmm I'll try my best becoz she tends to sink her teeth into my finger and pull hard several times before letting go. @_@

When yr hedgehog bite u, dont pull your hand away as this can cause more injury. I have been bitten several times but not more than 10 times and the biting never cause bleeding.

Several tips to avoid biting, avoid put your hand or finger at her face when she is not in good mood. Make sure your hand is clean and odourless/ perfumeless. When she start sniff your hand, quickly put your hand away as biting is imminent after sniffing and licking or without licking. I always call my hedgie name to wake him up as he dont like to be disturbed while sleeping. Just be patient, I also had the same problem, maybe he was in bad mood last month because of quilling process.

Now after i bathed him last two days he become more calm. The last time i was bitten was last 2 days during the time i dried him with towel after i bath him first time.

My Hedgehog now can sleep on my lap while i watch tv but i must hold him with my hand or close him with my shirt.

This post has been edited by shukri77: Aug 22 2011, 05:34 PM

tak cucuk perut ke ._.

Here's my girl!

Name - Boo
Age - 11 weeks old
Color - Salt and Pepper
Temper - Still a baby I guess, always sleep
Loves - glow in the dark stuff, she would play/attack? it, i have no idea she actually like it or not
Dislikes - sudden noises, she would hide her head

I also kena biten twice on my toe! I let her explose around the floor herself, she came to my feet, sniff sniff then bite! my feet must have smell like roaches

Hey folks,

New hedgie owner......got a cute little girl named Mika from Leon. About 7weeks old, cinnamon colouring.

So far so good, shes been quite friendly and curious. Enjoys sniffing my hand but I'm trying not to let her lick (shes already bitten me once to see how tasty I am). So far she has not balled up on me. Just the usual furrowing of the head when I place my hand close to her nose.

A little wetness on the nose, drinks quite a bit but does not eat much yet. Hope she grows up big and strong...





This post has been edited by kindredd: Aug 23 2011, 02:17 PM

kena cucuk juga sikit2

she has such big ears and sharp nose ....hahha, from Leon? looks like he is d supplier for most of d hedgie in this forum

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Added on August 23, 2011, 4:01 pmHhaha, cute hedgie u have there, look at her tail

This post has been edited by ddr3: Aug 23 2011, 04:01 PM

Rocky was grumpy yesterday whole day...doesn't let anyone touch him...it's like he is in shocked state.... duno what happened to him...

A video of her sleeping





Cottie chasing my hand while I'm cleaning her cage

This is what I meant when she bites me. If I stop moving my hand at one spot, she will definitely chomp on me.
Of course I was only cleaning the cage.. she is very cute but snappy too ^^;

*today I stopped my hand awhile and I can feel her mouth opening so I managed to pull my hand away before she does it.
I should probably sacrifice my hands tomorrow and let her bite on it then I'll try to advise her to let go @_@

Some more pics of her







This is how she sleeps

This post has been edited by rexeren: Aug 24 2011, 01:12 PM