[burritotaco]

I brought a 8 months old sow home yesterday. I'm fairly new to this with only tons of research backing me up. She was quite active whilst traveling by car but her activity seemed to drop after I moved her into her new cage.

All she does is dug herself into my parts old sweatshirt and sleep. I'm positive that she is still alive but she barely make sound while sleeping which worries me especially due to how cold my house currently is. I'm running a heater in her room to try to reduce risk of hibernation. I can't tell whether if it is normal or not as I'm told not to disturb her for the first few days.

Any advice would be much appreciated

PS. There's no problem with her diet, she ate and drank most of what I offered.

 

[burritotaco]

Do you know the temperature in her room? You need a thermometer in her cage so you can make sure the temperature is staying warm & steady enough.

It's normal for hedgehogs to sleep during the day, as they're primarily awake at night. It's also normal for them to not be active while being watched - most won't come out with lights on or anyone moving around the cage. So you may not really actually see her being active, just the aftermath.

Do you have a wheel for her? Can you tell if she ran on that last night? Eating & drinking is good.

The temperature is 23 degree celsius or 73.4 fahrenheit

I'm planning to add the wheel tomorrow.

She ate her food but the water bowl remain untouched. Is it normal for a hedgehog to not make any sound at all?