my hedgehog has lost a lot of quills in a couple of days!

He is sleeping normally and eating normally but has lost a fair amount of quills, will they grow back and what should I do...I do not see mites!

How old is he?

could be quilling depending on age x

Quills will grow back
they loss them during quilling at 6weeks to 12 weeks
as long as there are no bald patches or white things that move on him then should be ok
you could always treat for mites at 6 months old
if he is younger the quill loss could be because of quilling
if he is over a year then a hedgehog will start to renew all quills between a year and 18months but will not drop them all at once but over a period of time so you will always find a few
another reason for quill loss is if the hedgehog had a bad diet before and then suddenly gets presented with a good diet
As you see lots of reasons for quill loss
if it is because of ringworm or mites then it is treatable

he is about a year old!

i will check again for mites, and his diet has not changed!

sounds like he has started to renew his quills
watch out for bald patches or mites but he is probably ok
yes the quills will grow back

thanks goodness.... can stress cause it as he has just moved house?

if it is mites what should i use?

I use mini Xeno
can be used at 6 months then every 6 months but not for pregnant females
very good for other paracites too

Same thing is happenening to my little girl. She is a year old and is losing 3-5 quills a night. I cannot see any bald patches just a lot of dry skin. So I have treated her as a precaution for mites and have been adding flaxseed oil to her skin and food.

She had been like this for over a month so just waiting for the day it finally stops!