sleepy hedgehog???

[illinidairychic]

Has anyone every had a VERY tired hedgehog before. Bandit, one of my males who I purchased from a pet store....mind you he's still very young, seems to be sleep walking around his cage today. I've had him for about a month now and he's never done this. he'll take a few steps (a bit out of it looking) and then close his eyes and fall into a deep sleep, then pops out of it a couple seconds later.....I just moved home from college yesterday and didn't know if he could just be tired from the stress.

[KatesCritters]

Does his belly feel cool? He may be trying to hibernate. If his body temperature feels low, fill a pop bottle with warm (not hot) water and let him cuddle up to it.

[Nancy]

A human heating pad on low under part of his cage will help also. Maybe it is cooler at your new place.

[illinidairychic]

Just an update....Bandit is back to his old self running a muck in his cage. I really don't know what got into him. I had him out on the bed with me and he seemed to just come around and wake up. It was very strange but I guess things just happen.

[Kalandra]

Sounds like he might have gotten chilled. Is there any chance that his cage is in a draft? Like a spot where if the furnace is running a cool draft is blowing across his cage?

[illinidairychic]

I had to transport them from Champaign to Moline yesterday and it was a bit blistery out so it could have been from all of that yesterday. I have a heater in my room and keep the temperature at about 78 degrees (I have a digital wall clock with a sensor on it).

[HedgePigLove]

Hi there. When you're going to be transporting the hedgie kids and there's a possibility of them getting chilled, I recommend investing in a heating disc or (the cheap way to go) a nylong stocking filled with uncooked rice and heated in the microwave (it functions like a hot water bottle). What seems like just a little discomfort to you and me could be really hard on the quilled ones.