Hi everyone,
so I have had my two hedgehogs for around 8 months now and I haven't really had any serious problems, even though I freaked out quite a few times.
Anyway, this morning I went to look after my hedgehogs and noticed that the older one (about a year old now) was still kinda laying in the same spot she was in when I fed them last night. I picked her up and she was ways too cold, so I warmed her up and kept an eye on her. She quickly became very active again and was running around after a few hours without a problem, so I put her back after turning up the heater a little bit more.
I think she is fine now, I fed her insects about half an hour ago and she wasn't eating many but quite a few. But she's not really skinny, more a little bit too heavy, so I wasn't too worried about that.
This whole thing scared me to death and I immediately began worrying about my other hedgehog, who is around 10 months old. She was very, very chubby but has recently lost a huge amount of weight and has become thin now.
I give them still the same food as always and the same amount, a little bit more because she continued to lose weight. I recently replaced the wheel she runs around in and ever since she's running the whole night and if I take it out she tries to climb out of her terrarium.
I read that some hedgehogs are more active and therefore have a different bodytype, more slim and sporty and she looks a lot like she did back when I first got her, but obviously bigger now and not like a baby.
Should I worry? I've noticed that they both haven't eaten a lot of cat food recently but are drinking a moderate amount. It reminds me a little of the time when I first got them and they had to get used to their new home.
I hope someone can help me, because google can only do so much and I'm a little freaked out :-|
Thank you so much x
so I have had my two hedgehogs for around 8 months now and I haven't really had any serious problems, even though I freaked out quite a few times.
Anyway, this morning I went to look after my hedgehogs and noticed that the older one (about a year old now) was still kinda laying in the same spot she was in when I fed them last night. I picked her up and she was ways too cold, so I warmed her up and kept an eye on her. She quickly became very active again and was running around after a few hours without a problem, so I put her back after turning up the heater a little bit more.
I think she is fine now, I fed her insects about half an hour ago and she wasn't eating many but quite a few. But she's not really skinny, more a little bit too heavy, so I wasn't too worried about that.
This whole thing scared me to death and I immediately began worrying about my other hedgehog, who is around 10 months old. She was very, very chubby but has recently lost a huge amount of weight and has become thin now.
I give them still the same food as always and the same amount, a little bit more because she continued to lose weight. I recently replaced the wheel she runs around in and ever since she's running the whole night and if I take it out she tries to climb out of her terrarium.
I read that some hedgehogs are more active and therefore have a different bodytype, more slim and sporty and she looks a lot like she did back when I first got her, but obviously bigger now and not like a baby.
Should I worry? I've noticed that they both haven't eaten a lot of cat food recently but are drinking a moderate amount. It reminds me a little of the time when I first got them and they had to get used to their new home.
I hope someone can help me, because google can only do so much and I'm a little freaked out :-|
Thank you so much x