Maybe you can provide us with a photo? Whole body gonna botak? Can you see anything moving? White spots. Could be mites. If serious case, bring it to the vet or use mite spray (frontline or something I suppose).

If still at its initial stage, bathe the fella throughly with shampoo, Johnson's Baby Shampoo or Small Pet Shampoo, I'm using Earthbath. Change the bedding if you haven't do so, clean the box / cage. If mites is your problem, this will work. After a week or so, you'll see new quills starting to grow.

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i didnt see any new quill growing
izzit must finish fall all the old quill ?

it really looking "botak" now

MID DECEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not necessarily a bad thing. if you look at the brighter side, you have almost a year to research about hedgehogs before you officially get one as a pet. not the hardest to take care, but it's definitely not easy, so at the time being maybe you can read up websites and articles on hedgehogs to understand their behaviour better.

It's not shedding it's quills, something is causing it to fall from the looks. Your hedgehog has a nice colour. Looked orange.

The condition still not very bad. It'll grow back. The quill in the second picture seems fine, but is still hard to say. Try bathing it, and cleaning it's habitat. The common cause of hedgehogs going bald like in the picture is due to mites, either from other hedgehogs or dirty habitat. If you clean the habitat and the hedgehog, it'll be fine and new quills will grow.

Any other causes of falling quills are beyond me. If you don't think is caused by mites, or just for the peace of mind, try consulting a vet. Maybe you can ask jitshiong (usually found in glider forum). He have seen hedgehog attacked by mites before, maybe he can clarify it.

This post has been edited by empty_reg: Feb 1 2009, 10:33 PM

Looks like mites to me. Try taking a black piece of paper or any black material. Place your hedgie on top. Take a brush, it can be tooth brush or paint brush and lightly brush the skin. If tiny dust like things come out, it's mites. Need to bring to vet. This could be something that shampoo can't help.

Check the face and ears. Is it crusty? If it is, need vet fast.

i looking for vet at penang island.

i think dont have any vet at my hometown(kedah/sungai petani),have to find at penang island.
can anyone recommend me?

If confirm is mites, you can ask for mites spray if you can't find vet that treats exotics in Penang. Keeping the hedgehog and it's place clean will definately helps improve the condition while you try to find a vet.

If face is crusty then could be something else from what I heard. There is a pet vet list in Petswonderland. Try looking up there and calling some of the vets if necessary. Good luck.

there is no crusty on it face.
the thing that worry me is . it been 3 week this incident happen
i brought "frontline" spray on it.
now the quill is getting less.didnt see any new quill coming out.
look like it getting bald.

it will take some time before the new quill starts coming out.
mine got mites when i got him, back to his normal self de..
he became quite botak..
i used frontline as well
dun remember how long it took to get him back to his normal self

ive did all my research edi man... i think i read most of the hedgies websites, care sheets, watched youtube vids and all...

gosh... ive to wait now...

U may missed out Hedgehog and hamster interaction:
Here:



my hedgehog (mable) rolls into ball and don't really bother the hamster, but the hamster is curious, always go near the hedgehog and leap to him, the hedgehog will then shake a bit and the actions repeat a few times then the hamster don't bother and go eat hedgehog food XD

So r ur parents going to sponsor u for the hedgie? Lucky u...Well in a seance what livingmonolith tell is true... But i also feel u dude. Waiting that long is a bit.....well, kindda 'Long'..Juz take ur time slowly, slow talk with ur parents if u can and try to find the reason..Yet if they still insists u get a hedgie after ur SPM, then i advice do follow...No harn done right.

GooD LucK..

yea... the best thing is, the said THEY will PAY for my hedgie and the starter kit.,... haha!!

in a way i gain oso... jz gotta wait now... haha!!

that's good news to you then, orangecow.

btw, does chickenducksoup has any updates on his hedgehog? found any vets in penang? any news on its condition?

frontline, is it a brand? act in wat condition, hedgie wil get mites har?



Happy CNY~

and

Congratulation 2 lzxian88 for getting mable^^

yes, it's a brand. you'll be able to get it from certain petshops, retail price around ~RM60-70.

so is it for prevent mites or if our hedgie get mites then v spray?

hedgie wil get mites if i jz keep 1 onli? y they wil get mites ar? is it bcz the box nt clean? i means din manage ths poo n pee proper? ><??

Hi ! quite new around here..gettin a hedgie this saturday !

already did some research..erm i live in ampang area..where to buy those zoozone containers eh ? looks nice..i rang up pet wonderland they said they dont sell all those ..

any of u guys know pet shops in kl area that sell hedgehog stuffs ?

any advices for a new hedgie owner ? lol..

i know most are only applying frontline on their hedgehogs if they're infested with mites, but i also know several owners who regularly sprayed frontline (about once a month) to prevent mite problems.

it's hard to know how the mites came about, it could be the bedding, exposure to outdoor or to other pets. poor husbandry is definitely another reason, but it's not easy to know how your hedgehog initially got mites beneath its quills. you may even purchase a hedgehog which already has mites if the breeder or petshop didn't take proper care before they sell.


check the garage sales, i just saw a zoozone 2 for sale at RM150, which is pretty much near the price of a brand new one if you can find any. for your information zoozones are no longer in production, so you'll most likely find second-hand ones only, or if you're lucky enough to come across petstores that still have new ones in stock.

there's no particular petstores that caters to hedgehog stuffs, but most of the stuff you'll need are similar to cat, hamster, guinea pigs, etc's accessories, so it shouldn't be much of a problem to buy items for your hedgehog.