my hog is pooping green.
at first its normal poop, then after a few more rounds running, it turns green and gooey.
he's still active,eats and drink normal. no change of food or environment.

I see.. Thanks yea.

I just bought my baby less than a week and I brought her to a vet to check up becuz of suspicious dry and flaky skin on her face and her legs.. scratching everytime and dropping quills.. the doctor told me that it could be a sign of mites! He gave me some drops and antibiotics. Problem is I don't know how to feed my baby the anti biotic . she just won't open her mouth...

I used to put some antibiotic drops into my hedgie's water bowl. Kind of hard to get them to open up their mouth. It could work if you pick them up and try to feed them using the syringe though.

I did. but she curl into a ball and she just wont open her mouth.. i fed her some treats while shes munching i put a little by little into her mouth.. but feeding her too much treats isn't good for her either... headache.. her skin now is so flaky even on her back.

just mix the antibiotic drops into the water as said. dont force it, u might accidentally poke its eye him with the syringe.

or u could let it run around/ on a wheel let it tire out, then let it drink the antibiotic mixed water. dont put the water in yet so that it wouldnt rest and drink, and so on. let it get really tired then let it drink lots of it

well, how old isit? how long have u had it? has it been long since u approach it?

He's almost 5mth
Had him for 1.5mth.
I will hold and sit around him everyday.
He's green poop started just recent, bout 2days ago.

Fed her the antibiotics for the second time and she did drink it!! Gave her a treat after she finished all of it.
But what bothers me now is her dry skin on face and her back. Does flax seed oil good? I heard a lot of people use Humilac spray on their hogs. is it good?

as for that i wouldnt give an exactly best answer, but there are numerous ways of helping dry skin in my opinion is by olive oil, although some would disagree. refer for further information http://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/65-s...4-dry-skin.html

well since all the conditions did not fullfil for a "sudden change of diet/afraid" i think.. it might be that it is related to:-

1. pollution? (new construction project around housing area) the noise/vibration/dirty air
2. drinking too much water? (note that if drinking from a water bottle, it might be that the hog loves to chew on the bottle hence, excessive water consumed)
3. try feeding some (NOT MORE THAN 3) mealworms for it to gain some nutritions (NOT EVERYDAY PLEASE, just weekly). probably due to insufficient nutritions that it might be a sign that it is about to get sick
4. is the surrounding getting too cold? (weather change)
5. at least 10hours of lighting? too much darkness would lead to hibernation

if none of them happened. do update, or finally u should bring it to visit the vet, but i wouldnt as this COULD probably be solved with just a finger snap.

u could put a tupperware cover (not transparent ones, eg. blue or very obvious dark colours) let the hog walk around it, scratch itself awhile, then lift up the tupperware and have a look. if the white spots (looks like dandruff) if somehow similar to mites, then it is confirmed.

do not confuse normal quill drop with quill drops due to mites. a very efficient method to determine is pick up the quill gently and place on a tupperware cover as above and observe if there is a small ball (eg. like human hair we have a small piece of "meat" that sticks to the hair if we forcefully pull it out). if there is, congratulations there is no mites, just normal quill drop. if there is no "white ball" on either end of the quill then, sorry IT IS quill loss due to mites.

thanks friend for your points.
will take note on 2,3 and especially 5.
anyways, is feeding too much mealworm good? my house ppl tends to give it as a bribe.

This post has been edited by 86Aries: Sep 29 2013, 06:24 PM

i'd prefer to say it like an "encouragement" yes it does have alot of nutritions, BUT at the same time fattening, although nothing serious but if something tends to happen when it is too fat (ie. injured leg,bath) will be unbelievably hard to handle with as the hog can hardly move so u'll have to assist it with basically everything.

but i wouldnt really feed it more than 4 per week. each a day is already enough nutrition

There is a white ball at the end of the quill. But why did the doct told me that it is a sign of mites??
cuz her skin is so dried and flaky especially on her face. like dried up skin that you can scratch it off.
she just poop a green poo and it worries me a lot....

well naturally, hedgehog does have really dry skin which means they can keep themselves clean. if u're really worried u can proceed with the medication prescribed (of course u will, i mean u've already visited the vet).

i may be wrong, but yeah its just a home-made treatment anyway.

also, referring to your previous posts..

i think your hog is OKAY, the problem is he just got a new home it is NORMAL to scratch alot (this may seems like it is infested with mites) due to the following reasons:-
1. itch? not getting used to surroundings yet, not used to new beddings yet
2. green poop? not used to a sudden change of food OR stress due to sudden change of place of stay
3. as for the skin that u've mentions (scratch off) i think it might be better if u show a picture cus i think u might be overreacting. also if there really is mites, why not take back to the person who sell to u and complain?

lady, u gotta stop panicking and start thinking straight

lastly the solution that u might be happy to see:-
1. leave him alone in his new home, give him a PLASTIC hidebox where there is NO CONTACT with the bedding (this may be ice cream boxes)
2. again, green poop is probably due to stress, it is not used to u yet, leave him alone if it shows some threat signs (quilling up) just touch it, dont hold it.
3. as for this i cant tell yet, but if u're using aquarium tank like me, it is best to leave all the bedding out if that is a cause of itch. and see how it goes

p.s it is extreamly difficult to detect mites on a hog before it is obvious unless u've work with hogs with mites countless of times, u cant tell with just a look, the doc is just playing safe so antibiotic is given. as u said too "the doc suspects". also if i were a doc i too will precribe one for your hog *cough*yourmoney*cough*

This post has been edited by WhyNotYouTeachMe: Sep 30 2013, 06:25 PM

Hi guy, just brought back my hedgie yesterday. Would like to ask sumthing. Seems like she is very nervous or scared, whenever there is movement near her, she would start hissing and shivers up. I have tried lowering my hand inside her box, but she wont ease up. Also i notice that she dont seem to be eating at all nor drinking. During the COD however she was friendly and active, even during the car ride back to my house. Is this common for her to adept to new environments ? Im afraid of her health shall i just leave her alone for few more days and observe ?
Also, what type of environment will make it feel more comfy ? For example more light ? I read that they need roughly 10 hours of sun light min. Temperature ? Im pretty sure temperature should be fine, unless air con is needed then ill have to shift it to my room.

This post has been edited by Azurika: Oct 1 2013, 12:18 AM

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This post has been edited by Azurika: Oct 1 2013, 12:18 AM

yes they tend to be okay during cod but not during the post cod

use the cloth in hidebox method the they'll be friendly sooner but remove it during night else they'll poop on it. fed it with your handpalm and it be much more happier to smell you (no finger please else it'll take your finger as food, be prepared for bites cus it doesnt know its your hand just brace yourself and pull back abit but dont jump) also, they do most of drinking and eating during the night do update if that doesnt happen

finaly, no no for aircond a room temp is already enough. well a quiet clean environment would be enough, they sleep most of the time so.. 0 f's given

Hmm, will try that later Btw cloth in hidebox method ? Means i put my old cloth into their hidebox ?
Update, passed the 2nd night, cant tell if she did ate or not, didnt giv put much food on the bowl and is still there btw, she is 3 months

yes i do means it that way, or if your cloth is precious to you try using handkerchief, sleep with the hanky one night and then throw it in there

if they dont eat then i think u have to contact the seller and inquire about what its used to eat, cus they are still too young to know what to eat. it is probably their mom who taught the lil hog that a food is edible, so u have to stick with the food it is used to, then slowly change to the food u bought. it is usually royal canin 32 or 38 (and no i dont think there is a diff but probably in terms of diet, yes a little)