A bath how often

[Cookies&Cream_]

How many days should my hedgie go with out having a bath 1, 2 weeks/days/months/years?

[mommy2ryan]

we have a routine. I clean out and replace the litter in Prickles cage every Wedsday and then rinse her off in the sink, towel dry her and snuggle her while she dries off.

[hemi_mygirl]

A footbath to clean off poopy feet is fine daily, but full baths (with shampoo) should only be done when needed... usually only once or twice a month, at most. Too much bathing will dry their skin out.

[mommy2ryan]

I use soap once a month, usually the first one, the other three wedsdays I just let her walk around in the sink.

[hemi_mygirl]

yeah, that's pretty much what I do. No sense in sending a dirty hedgehog back into a clean cage. :)

[mommy2ryan]

I tell you what, she gets her back legs so dirty on her wheel. Drives me nuts!

[hemi_mygirl]

lol, Hemi isn't nearly so bad. She's litter trained, and will clean her own feet, but it's her belly that gets yucky. When she pees on her wheel and then runs on it, it stains her belly fur and smells. I have to let her run in water to deal with that. lol.