| Re: Hedgehog home
I’ve never bought, or used, jeyes fluid, so I personally can’t endorse its safety aspect, but I imagine so long as your box is rinsed well and left to dry thoroughly afterwards and it doesn’t leave a pungent chemical smell behind then I don’t see why not. I just use a mild detergent (washing up liquid + water + a few drops of tea tree oil added for antibacterial value) to clean my boxes out.
As for ticks, the BHPS recommend using cooking oil to remove ticks from hedgehogs – coat the tick with oil using a paintbrush or similar, but take extreme care not to get any oil on the hog’s tummy area as this is where their sweat glands are situated. The ticks will eventually suffocate and drop off within a couple of days. Personally, I prefer to use tick removers, they’re effortless to use and you get instant results.
A few ticks on a hedgehog is nothing to worry about, the ticks will drop off when fully gorged anyway. Lots of ticks on a hedgehog is debilitating and is usually indicative that the hog is poorly and will need veterinary treatment.  |