Endoparasites in African Pygmy Hedgehogs
Pocket Pet · Atelerix albiventris · typical adult weight 0.30–0.60 kg
4 cited drugs treat Endoparasites in african pygmy hedgehogs: Fenbendazole, Levamisole, Mebendazole, Praziquantel.
Gastrointestinal helminth and protozoal infections. Macrocyclic lactones, benzimidazoles, and pyrantel cover the bulk of nematode treatment; protozoal indications require dedicated drugs (metronidazole, sulfadimethoxine).
The overview above describes Endoparasites across species; the citations below are the ExoticRx dose rules scoped to african pygmy hedgehogs — a reference list, not new species-specific clinical guidance.
Fenbendazole(Panacur)
Antiparasitic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | 20 mg/kg | q24h x 5d | Internal nematodes | Moderate | Johnson-Delaney C. Exotic Companion Medicine Handbook for Veterinarians, Zoological Education Network, Lake Worth, FL; 2008.; Morrisey JK, Carpenter JW, et al. Formulary. In: Quesenberry Q, Orcutt C, Mans C, et al. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 9.2 (Antiparasitic Agents Used in Rodents).Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure. |
Levamisole(Levasole, Tramisol)
Antiparasitic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Duration | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 10–20 mg/kg | repeat q48h × 2-3 doses; repeat prn q14d | Body-weight band printed with this dose (Carpenter Table 8.3): use 10 mg/kg if <300 g body weight, 20 mg/kg if >300 g body weight. Not a free range. The drug's other row in the same block warns "therapeutic margin of safety may be small". | Nematodes, including lungworms | Weak | 29. Isenbügel E, Baumgartner R. Diseases of the hedgehog. In: Fowler M, eds. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy, 3rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA; 1993:294-302. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.737 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 8.3 (Antiparasitic Agents Used in Hedgehogs).Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure. |
Mebendazole
Antiparasitic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | 15 mg/kg | repeat q14d | Nematodes | Weak | 28. Hoefer HL. Hedgehogs. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1994;24:113-120. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.737 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 8.3 (Antiparasitic Agents Used in Hedgehogs).Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure. |
Praziquantel(Droncit)
Antiparasitic| Route | Dose | Frequency | Indication | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | 7 mg/kg | Once, repeat in 14 days | Tapeworm | Weak | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th ed. (2023), p.738; corroborated by Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents, 4th ed., Appendix Table A.3, printed p.625, Hedgehogs column. — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 8.3 (Antiparasitic Agents Used in Hedgehogs).Compilation only — we have not located an independent source that prints this figure. |
Other conditions in African Pygmy Hedgehogs
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