Possible Hibernation Attempt..?

[Niathehedgie96]

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..?

[Artemis-Ichiro]

What's the temperature of the cage, heating setting and light schedule?

[Niathehedgie96]

The temp in the room reads 80 and I've adjusted my schedual to help their light cycle since I'm still working towards a better setup.

[SquirtleSquirt]

So do you have a lighting schedule, or no?

[Artemis-Ichiro]

Was 80 before or you adjusted it? And what temp is IN the cage not the room.

You need a simple desk lamp with a timer, it doesn't matter what your schedule is, they need 12 to 14 hours of light.

[ArizonaHazelnut]

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:

https://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forum...implified.html


https://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forum...ease-read.html