Hedgehog Loses Spines

Just to let everyone know, even though a bunch of people and sites recommend tea tree oil, it is actually toxic for a hedgehog. My hedgehog was losing his spines and some of his fur, so I applied tea tree oil on the affected areas. He was fine the first day, but then the second, he went through a sort of paralysis, then a coma, and then he died on the third day. I later went on more sites and there have been similar cases with other people and their hedgehogs. DO NOT USE TEA TREE OIL!!!!!!!!

A hedgehog without spines is like Santa Claus naked. Seeing that is one of those things marking a 'before' and an 'after'. I feel miserable.

PS: funny how the google ads suggest "Sonic the Hedgehog toys".

Sorry, Skipweasel.

I know what it's like to have a great wiseass comment snatched from under you. Appreciate that you got it, though...

Baby oil is good for the skin, and relatively harmless and gentle for animals in these sorts of situations.

@ Bart - the name Tiggywinkle comes from the character The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter. She is a hedgehog.

@ Ally - I thought the same exact thing. They need to use a natural oil, like Kukui nut.

I saw that on what I would call the Russian version of Neatorama. But my translation skills led me to think it was some malformed armadillo. Strange how without the spines, they look very much like an armadillo.