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Is this strange behavior for a hedgehog? ?

I have a two or three month old hedgehog who is acting a little strange lately. He use to sleep in his hut under lots of pieces of cloth, but in the past few days, he's taken to just sleeping under the cover cloth I use as bedding in his cage. He is quilling right now, so I thought maybe the cool plastic feels good against his itchy skin, but I want to make sure. Could he be overheated? I keep my room at about 70 or 80 degrees and open my curtains so he gets sublight. Or sick? I recently discovered he's outgrown his wheel, so I'll buy him a new one tomorrow, but could he be depressed because he's not getting enough exercise? I don't want to freak myself out over this if it's nothing,I'm losing sleep as it is, but since I've never had a hedgehog before, I'm not sure if this is normal behavior. Is he just changing sleep habits as he matures?

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  • Glenda Benitez
    10 years ago
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    You should probably take him out of his cage for a bit sometimes. Let him run around in a closed area, or put him on the floor and watch him closely. Buy him a new toy! Sometimes hedghogs do change habits as they mature, and then go back to routine, but I'm no expert so if you feel its really an issue seek a professional. Read more on this site below, it gives a lot of useful info about hedghogs!

    Source(s): http://hedgehogcentral.com/behaviour.shtml
  • Judi
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Lots of hedgehogs sleep under the liners. You can get a piece of coroplast and cut it to the size of the bottom of the cage, then clip the liners onto it, if you don't want him sleeping under the liners. If you think he's getting too warm, put a ceramic tile into the cage for him to lay on...it will be cooler than the liners. I wouldn't put his cage in direct sunlight, that could easily make it warmer than you realized.

    Anyhow, their habits do change. Quilling causes lots of little sweeties to turn into huffy little hissballs, just be patient with him and he'll be back to normal soon.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    What is a hedgehog?

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