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Possible Hibernation Attempt..?

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#1 ·
I'm not sure if this is the right tag to this thread, but I'm worried about my 9 week old male hedgie Baymax. The past week for 3 straight mornings he had a cold stomach which I fixed using a warm rice bag and kept him with me for a bit but this over the past 2 days he activity level has dropped and he's been more defensive especially tonight. Is this something I should be really worried about..?
 
#6 ·
Seconding what Squirtle and Artemis have said...

Your hedgehog needs 12-14 hours of light. Simple solution is a desk lamp set on a $5 timer from Walmart. Easy and no worries!

You also need to purchase a thermometer for inside the cage. You can get one for $6 at Amazon or Petsmart. You hedgehog's cage need to be in the 75-80 degree range... and it needs to be air temperature and NOT something like a heating pad. I would suggest reading these stickies:

http://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/113-heating/4048-heating-your-hedgehog-s-cage-simplified.html

http://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/113-heating/82978-heating-questions-please-read.html
 
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