How Do I Avoid My Hedgehog Getting Mites?

Try to watch this video all the way through without scratching! We double hog dare ya! A viewer recently asked, “How do I avoid my hedgehog getting mites?” Hedgehog mites can be like Kryptonite to a hedgehog. We put our supa hawg, Quilly up to the challenge of answering this question.

[ ♪♫♫ Song about being itchy…]

Hey hedgie fans! I thought that little song would be just right for this episode of Ask Quilly!

Emma, who is one of our regular visitors to the website wrote in to ask, “How do I avoid my hedgehog getting mites?”

Mites make us hedgehogs pretty miserable!

So that’s a really important question because getting rid of mites on your hedgehog is a whole lot harder than avoiding them to begin with. My human says, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”

Well Emma, since some mites can live without a host for several weeks, things you bring into your home for your hedgie, or other pets, could potentially be a carrier for mites.

Here are some of the best ways to avoid your hedgehog getting mites:

Freeze any litter type bedding you buy for 24-48 hours when bringing it home.
Any play sand for a sand bath should baked in the oven or frozen for 24-48 hours also.
Wash any new fleece in hot water before using it.
Make sure your other pets are mite-free. Most mites don't transfer from one species to another, but there are some that do (including to humans).

Anything that is not within your control, has the possibility of introducing mites…like a field trip into the back yard where wild animals may have left mites, fleas, and ticks.

I hope it never happens to your hedgie, but if it does, my friend Lisa wrote an excellent article on hedgehog mites home remedies. You can find the link below if you need it.

Oh hedgie! I’m getting itchy just talking about this topic!

Thanks for bringing this question up Emma so other hedgie owners can learn too.

If you want to know something about hedgehogs, you can leave a comment below or write me on my website.
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Until next time….bye for now!

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If your hedgehog already has mites, we're so sorry that they're having to endure all that scratching and that you're tasked with having to eradicate them. Read this article on a Hedgehog Mites Home Remedy to get some natural help before subjecting your itchy ouch mouse to strong chemicals that may not help and could cause quill loss.

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