hedgiesrluvd
04-13-2006, 03:54 PM
Hi all,
First, a funny story... Ci Wei's wheel had stopped squeaking after I loosened the tongs that hold it, but recently it started, and is worse than ever. The benefit of this is that I can tell when Ci Wei is on his wheel, like last night. I kid you not, that silly hedgie ran full speed ahead almost the entire night! He had a few brief breaks, and I did sleep a couple of hours, but I also lay awake for several hours and he ran, and ran, and raaaan... I even snuck out to take a peek, and while it was still pretty dark, I could see his silhouette on the wheel (is it me, or do hedgies gallop almost like a horse?). This morning, sure enough, I awoke to the poopiest wheel I've ever seen in his cage... all from one night of running. On a side note, he barely even touched his food last night, whereas in previous nights he was eating most of what I put out (not much... just enough to cover the bottom of a small plastic dish, but there was always some left over too). You'd think with all that exercise, he'd have had quite an appetite, wouldn't you? :hyper: Oh well... I'll just keep an eye out for a few days to make sure he does eventually start eating again. I was worried 'cause he seemed to be gaining weight and had developed a habit for "nervous binging" during the daytime, finishing what he hadn't eaten the night before, so I cut down the amount of food I put out each night total, and that way there was enough for a small snack during the day, but no bing eating. And since he's started using his wheel, he seems to be more of a healthy weight again. Yea! :winkgrin:
Also, another question I have is about his color. The breeder told me he was what she'd call a cinnacot, but that some others might call him something different. I looked on the color guide site for the IHA, but the closest I can guess is something near to a Champagne or Apricot color... he has almost no pure white quills, but most are banded with a pale orange-beige color. The thing I can't figure out is that he has a pale blue outer "sclera" on each eye, which I know some hedgies have, but I can't seem to find that in correlation with his quill color on the IHA site's guide. Here's a pic (I know I've shared it before, but maybe it will help). Any info would definitely be great. Thanks!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/writersheart/f008adde.jpg
First, a funny story... Ci Wei's wheel had stopped squeaking after I loosened the tongs that hold it, but recently it started, and is worse than ever. The benefit of this is that I can tell when Ci Wei is on his wheel, like last night. I kid you not, that silly hedgie ran full speed ahead almost the entire night! He had a few brief breaks, and I did sleep a couple of hours, but I also lay awake for several hours and he ran, and ran, and raaaan... I even snuck out to take a peek, and while it was still pretty dark, I could see his silhouette on the wheel (is it me, or do hedgies gallop almost like a horse?). This morning, sure enough, I awoke to the poopiest wheel I've ever seen in his cage... all from one night of running. On a side note, he barely even touched his food last night, whereas in previous nights he was eating most of what I put out (not much... just enough to cover the bottom of a small plastic dish, but there was always some left over too). You'd think with all that exercise, he'd have had quite an appetite, wouldn't you? :hyper: Oh well... I'll just keep an eye out for a few days to make sure he does eventually start eating again. I was worried 'cause he seemed to be gaining weight and had developed a habit for "nervous binging" during the daytime, finishing what he hadn't eaten the night before, so I cut down the amount of food I put out each night total, and that way there was enough for a small snack during the day, but no bing eating. And since he's started using his wheel, he seems to be more of a healthy weight again. Yea! :winkgrin:
Also, another question I have is about his color. The breeder told me he was what she'd call a cinnacot, but that some others might call him something different. I looked on the color guide site for the IHA, but the closest I can guess is something near to a Champagne or Apricot color... he has almost no pure white quills, but most are banded with a pale orange-beige color. The thing I can't figure out is that he has a pale blue outer "sclera" on each eye, which I know some hedgies have, but I can't seem to find that in correlation with his quill color on the IHA site's guide. Here's a pic (I know I've shared it before, but maybe it will help). Any info would definitely be great. Thanks!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/writersheart/f008adde.jpg