https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/13516/african-pygmy-hedgehog-mites I&#39;ve just seen an African Pygmy hedgehog who&#39;s very depressed, lethargic and losing spines with very scaly skin. Tapes strips showed it to be covered in mites which I think are Caparinia Tripilis. I&#39;ve applied topical ivermectin as suggested in anen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/79714?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:44:06 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8e4159a2-de5b-474c-804e-1c43a254c441Lynn Broom<p>Hi Sarah. May be of no use now as you posted 1 mth ago but I had a client who bred pygmy hedgehogs - they routinely used stronghold for mites (1 drop per baby). I suspect they are present in low numbers on many hedgehogs &amp; can increase in numbers to cause clinical signs if the pig is stressed for some other reason (just like in rabbits and guinea pigs). I think as with most species their mites are fairly species specific but may causse transient irritation to other species including humans (not 100% sure on that though). Trigene should be fine so long as rinsed off thoroughly &amp; dried before reusing the housing.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>