then now i shd listen to who ... and how? =="

its up to you since it only opinion from me la.. i using dettol for all my 4 hedgies and it really help to clean up their mites and until not nothing wrong happen as well.. you can try frontline as well.. but just seggest that dettol is more economic then frontline and not resulting any discomfort for my hedgies.

since if u have 4 hedgiee and no problem till now..then i think is ok la...cuz i also feel din hurt my hedgiee also..most imp..i said i bath with my hedgiee EVERYDAY to solve mites problem..but all the time i use mild cat shampoo...only 3 days use 1 time dettol... tomolo is the last day for my hedgiee quarantine ...
so after tomolo..i will not bath frequently le.. if i found the mites problem is solve... thx gaia..

remember to wash your equipment such as food bowl, water bowl, the container with dettol to eliminate the eggs if the mite la..

as a matter of fact i did. and it was recommended by a few vets that are known locally to treat hedghehogs. no hard feelings, but i would rather listen to a qualified vet rather than a pet store clerk. of course regardless of what you read and are told common sense would deduce that using such chemicals on such a sensitive animal is risky as is. which is why i clearly stated the natural option, which is using apple cider vinegar.

i myself do so and a few other fellow caretakers have followed my doing so with similar results.

then good for you.. since method are different then let the owner decide what they want for their hedgies.. i just giving opinion.. thanks for your comment as well

I use shampoo. Honestly, I couldn't find any shampoos designated for hedgies so I bought a shampoo that is made for kittens and puppies. I did check through the ingredients to see if they could be potentially harmful to hedgehogs before buying.

Apple cider vinegar sounds like a safe way to go though!

If my hedgies had mites, I'd probably give them baths with a shampoo (Johnson's baby shampoo is widely recommended by other owners) every two days or so. Then, drop a few drops of oil on their back to prevent dry skin and some Vaseline on and behind their ears. Like I said earlier, my hedgies no longer experience dry skin and tattered ears.

I never detected any mites on them but they seemed to scratch a lot so maybe it was a really mild case.

Good luck in curing the mite problem!
Like Olivur mentioned, remember to clean EVERYTHING.
Avoid wood shavings because this could case a repeat of the mite problem.

This post has been edited by TeliLeti: Jan 7 2012, 12:21 AM

Oh lord. It has been ages since i been here.

I work in a pet shop now. The new albino hedgehog that we got for about a month gave birth to a baby today!

She dont want to take care of the babies T^T. *nervous*

Time to google ...

Boss said if it dies i - Half pay LOL.

Is the mother seperated from other hedgies & given privacy?
Leave the mother and baby alone but if the mother is ignoring the hoglet, you might have to handfeed. Success rate- minimal, sadly.

Let me know how the hoglet fares!

my hedgiee izzit in quilling process?? since from yday..i feel it attitude change..then i found around 10- 15 quills droping...then today when i bak from scl..it roll into a ball to slping..b4 it wont like this de..then keep run here run there...when i go near to it..it will try to poke me..i very worry...=( i not sure is mites or is qulling..but it attitude really big change..change to very fierce le..wuu!~

try to see the dropped quill have ball on its end? if got the no worry.. it is quilling.. try give them warm water bath it will help to ease the quilling process..

ball?? got a head like white white de things lo.. ahdui..cant near to it at all..i take it fav food to attract it to come out from hse or play..it also no respon..== keep chasing my finger to poke...

maybe is quilling and make it n bad mood.. dont stop playing with them.. just brave your self and take it out.. play at your palm.. gentally stoke their back.. it might get better

but the number of quills droping is quite alot de le..=( like always 10 - 15..some small n thin..some big and thick...
u say the ball..izzit somethings white colour things in the end of the quill?? the qulling process need around 1 month a??
if i see somethings wrong le..then need to bring do PJ de DR.YEOH le... very scare...

hahahaha relax a bit.. got ball normally is quilling.. it depend.. mine only quill for around 2 weeks but some more then 1 month..

my hedgie is in quilling process as well, i noticed there is small tiny quill around her cage and all of them have little ball in the end. And also new quill poking out from her skin, that must be very painful. her attitude changed as well, sleep like there is no tomorrow. A couple of olive oil will make her feel better???

mine has one named rocky, albino hedgehog with one eye blind, it not a problem there are real worse a problem is flaky skin and fall quill, i don,t know why

Mother finally started to take care of baby hedgie his name is Bobo. ( i practically named almost all the unique animals in the pet shop ) LOL.

What age shud the baby hedgie be then i only can touch it?

lim...ur hedgiee always have same destiny and process with me de...hahaha
we togetehr got mites...together qulling also...attitude change also...ur one is female or male??
but tomolo i bring my pipi go to dr.yeoh there check le..normal qulling or mites...i just bring it go check...

Hedgies tend to get very aggressive during their quilling period. Quills also seem to drop by the masses. Therefore, stop worrying.
Hedgies will normally return to their normal non-aggressive behaviour once the period is over. Once, I found more than twenty fallen quills at once.

Continue handling your hedgie as usual even though they're a bit more aggressive nowadays.

Yay! Glad to hear that the mum & baby's alright!
Only one baby though?

I would suggest waiting till 2 weeks old before you handle the baby.
However, if the mother is not too protective and aggressive when you put your hand near her, you can handle the baby at 1 week old.
NO LESS THAN 1 WEEK or chances of the baby getting eaten is very high.

Also, rub your hands in the bedding before you pick up the baby.
I used wood shavings back when Chubster had her babies so I used to pick up a handful of wood shavings and cover my scent with the smell of wood.
This is one of the precautions to take when handling the baby.