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I accidentally picked off my hedgehog, Tickles scab during a bath, confusing it for mud or poop stuck in his fur. it left a hairless, red and white patch around half the size of my pinkie fingernail. He didn't bleed or anything, but will it heal on it's own? If it were on one of my dogs or...

But doesn't fleece not allow for hedgehogs to burrow as they would do naturally? Tickles seems to really like to burrow in his bedding. Though it is quite messy. Do hedgehogs really like the fleece just as much? Fleece sounds SO much easier! Keep me posted!

Oh Good! Thank goodness! I heard someone say, "be careful! If your hedgehog goes outside he will get lots of parasites and worms!" And I got really scared!

Thanks! I'll try it, but do you know if it will work just to put a big rock in his cage to wear down he nails naturally?

Thanks! I noticed he tends to bite randomly no matter what it is. He bites things that won't let him burrow in, including me, I guess. I don't know if it is correct, but he is not angry, I know!

How do you clip a hedgehogs hind legs? The front ones are easy, but my hedgehog, Tickles, just won't let me do his back ones. There is just this one nail on each foot that is way too long! Please help

Thanks! I do wear a tee-shirt underneath my sweatshirt, maybe he is anointing. I wear the same shampoo all the time, so I was hoping he would get used to it. I carry him around with me all over the house, though. I just want him to be in my sweatshirt when I'm doing homework or something...

Does guinea pig dewormer work on hedgehogs? If not, is there any substitute I could buy? My hedgehog loves to go outside!

My hedgehog, Tickles, favorite thing to do is snuggle in my sweatshirt with me. The problem is, he bites me while I'm in there. I don't know what to do. I want him to be happy but I don't want him to bite me. PLEASE HELP!:help:

Will dewormer for guinea pigs work for hedgehogs? If not, is there any substitute dewormer that will work for hedgies?

I LOVE my hedgie, Tickles, and his favorite thing is to crawl around in my sweatshirt, poke around, explore, and then eventually fall asleep. The problem is when he's poking around he keeps on biting me. I read you should blow on a hedgehog if they bite you, but I can't if he's tucked inside my...