by Millermeade Farms | Apr 25, 2013 | Care
Right From the Start When your hedgehog gets home you will want to let it acclimate to its new cage. Make sure it is warm, comfortable, and able to find its food dish and water bottle. The water level should be placed so that the tip of the bottle is the hedgehog’s...
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by Millermeade Farms | Jun 13, 2013 | Dry Skin
Treatment Overview The first step in treatment is to look at a clean, completely dry hedgehog. Our Bathing Articles describe an oatmeal bath, how to bathe your hedgehog, dead skin removal, and simple skin care tips. Various owners and breeders treat simple dry skin...
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by Millermeade Farms | Jun 11, 2013 | Dry Skin
In order to treat the dry skin, it is necessary to understand potential causes of the problem. Several factors may contribute to the dryness, but the problem will not be completely eliminated without treating the specific problem. Quilling Varying degrees of quill...
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by Millermeade Farms | Jun 11, 2013 | Dry Skin
Healthy Skin The epidermis and dermis are the two primary mammalian skin layers. The epidermis is the topmost layer of the selectively permeable skin barrier. It is called the dead skin layer, which provides waterproofing and serves as a barrier to damage. The dermis...
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by Millermeade Farms | Jun 6, 2013 | Dry Skin
General Information The information below is not meant to scare you but to make you aware of this common problem. With proper diagnosis and treatment mites can be eradicated with little more trouble than a minor inconvenience. According to Heidi Hoefer, in Clinical...
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by Millermeade Farms | Jun 5, 2013 | Bonding, Dry Skin, Handling
The Process of Quilling There are times when a hedgehog will shed large numbers of quills and replace shed ones with new ones. This process is called quilling. The quilling process is different from the replacement of spines that are lost individually. Quilling is a...
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