sorry to hear that ...
anyway, might to share wat happening?i mean any unusual behaviour?

This post has been edited by wongzai: Oct 13 2007, 11:30 PM

Hmm really less information that i have about Hedgehog die.
But is it also about the food ??

I've been observing him for very long time, no white dot moving around his body, no bare spot found too
He still very shy and stress la, if possible I don't want to make him travel again until he get use to his new house

Can cause death?! Omg:shock: Actually not really scratch alot la, only scratch few time when he come out from the hide box and walk around, is it normal for hedgie to scratch its body? Has anyone use Frontline to cure mites before?

Anyway, Hun have you study zoology before, you know a lot about animals! Respect!

Btw, may I know you guys feed your hedgie with what kind of cat food? I bought "Royal Canin Kitten 34" for my hedgie, is it suitable for my hedgie? The pet shop owner said it's more nutritious But my hedgie like it a lot though

scratchh a few time is normal
study zoology kinda cool but hard to make a living here in malaysia

my housemate fren study vet course in uni but come out work as customer service at public bank

Look back, we already discussed how to use Frontline... You never read the 1st page?

Anyway, certain mites can cause death.... a friend's hedgie became very sick. Brought to vet, said it was mites.... next day it died.... So... it is better to prevent and treat mites fast. If you are unsure, please go to a vet that knows how to treat hedgies.

I don't study zoology.... I wish I did LOL.... studying graphic design lah.

Royal Canin so far is ok but there are better foods..... Acana, Go Natural, Orijen, Innova.... it just depends whether your hedgie likes it or not...

Ya, already read all the instruction for few time since day one, lolz... Just want to hear some review from anyone who used it before

this few days found a lot of quills while cleaning the wheel...
and found even more when changing the bedding just now...
is it that my hedgehog start quilling already?

i read an article saying that i should bathe her, but last time when i tried to bathe her she seems very scared...should i bathe her then?

How old is your hedgie?

I had her for 3 weeks, i got her when it is around 7 weeks...should be around 2 months+ already?

?? Hegdehog drop quill is normal thing?? I saw my Bo Chai drop some quill ( around 3~4 quill ) when he was young then didn't c anymore until now. Maybe need take a look carefully

don't scare me oh
and this few days she eat very little, and don't let me pick her up...keep wanna run away...

Hmmm... it is normal for 2 month old hedgies to start quilling....

Read here:
http://www.mihog.org/anatomy/quilling.phtml

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Added on October 15, 2007, 9:46 pmToday Donut reached 394g.... since she has not shown signs of nesting yet, I don't think she will birth so soon. More mealworms for her hahaha.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Oct 15 2007, 09:46 PM

She's undergoing quilling stage and it's normal. Unless bald spots start to appear then you should start worrying.

Mother and 3 little hoglets
The hoglets 3 weeks old

Congrats to your Donut

anyway i read the website this afternoon, just wanna hear opinion from you guys...


hao about the bald spot, i'm not sure...how big is the area normally if really got bald spot?
a few mm? or a few cm?

most websites i read today suggest bathing quilling hedgehog with Aveeno shampoo...anything similar to that in malaysia?

"Mites are easily diagnosed by a vet. If your hedgehog is scratching a lot and appears to be losing quills in a concentrated area, you need to go to the vet and have him do a skin scraping. " - bald spot at a certain spot = mite infestation?

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Added on October 15, 2007, 11:10 pmCongrats!!!

This post has been edited by GreenNerdy: Oct 15 2007, 11:10 PM

Ah, so adorable.... you got 2 albinos and 1 S&P hoglet.... eyes open?

Bald spots you can see very clearly... patches of skin without quills or very little quills.... but if say your hedgehog has mites all over, he will have sparse quills.... can see alot of skin lah.

Take a pic of your hedgie, maybe we can see if it is quilling or something else.

Anyway, mites... got many type of mites... got mange mites... normal quill mites.... mange mites need a skin scraping and microscope to see, normal mites can see with your own eyes. They look like moving dust particles.

i haven't see any moving particles...luckily..

my friend took my camera away already...
will take the pic once my camera is back..
thanks in advance

50% openned...hehe
Albino...nice, but it's eyes red colour
Btw, how many colour do they hav ??? i saw on the hedgehogcentral...they hav kinda alots of colour e.g: S&P, CINNAMON, Albino,CHAMPAGNE, Snowflake and many more. very confusing
Correct me if i'm wrong

This post has been edited by climacool: Oct 15 2007, 11:27 PM

Your hedgie got any dandruff or flaky skin?

Red eyes with white quills albino lo.... your hedgehogs do not have snowflake gene so won't produce snowflake loh.... anyway, to determine the colours, you must check the quills, eye colouration, nose colouration, skin pigmentation, facial mask colour and also the colour of the parents.

My hedgie got all the quilling symptoms
-lots of quills being lost
-new quills poking through the skin
-hisses and pops constantly

And the bad news is found mites on his skin too
I've bought Frontline, but should I use it on my hedgie if he already start quilling? As I know quilling make hedgie's skin become tender and sore, I worry if I apply Frontline will make it worse, please advice