I recently got a 15 week old hedgehog from a friend who (sadly) ignored it for most of the time. Since I got her, she's been responding quite well to handling (30 minutes or more every night) and I'm really happy with how well she's been coming along! I've had her for about a week and a half now. So cute.
Anyway, as a (brand spanking) new hedgie owner, I had a question. She sleeps *a lot*. I attributed it to a new environment and have let her sleep away. I figured she needed some time to sleep and readjust. She sleeps all day (obviously) and wakes up at about 2:30 am and goes to bed 5 or 6 am. I know this because her cage is in my room and I can hear every single little squeak and wobble that blasted wheel makes. (I'll get used to it
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Is this kind of sleep pattern normal? I know they're nocturnal, but is 2:30 (give or take a half hour or so) a normal time to wake up?
If so, then that's fine with me. But if not, is there any kind of way to slightly readjust her internal clock (waking her up earlier, tiring her out with exercise, etc) to get her comfortable with waking up earlier? I'm a night person, but when 2:30 am rolls around, I'm definitley getting sleepy. I'd love to be able to play with her a little earlier without her being so grumpy tired. But I don't want to do anything that would be unhealthy for her.
I also wondered how long it's ok to have her up during the day.
Hope this all makes sense. Thanks- look forward to hearing your advice!
Anyway, as a (brand spanking) new hedgie owner, I had a question. She sleeps *a lot*. I attributed it to a new environment and have let her sleep away. I figured she needed some time to sleep and readjust. She sleeps all day (obviously) and wakes up at about 2:30 am and goes to bed 5 or 6 am. I know this because her cage is in my room and I can hear every single little squeak and wobble that blasted wheel makes. (I'll get used to it
)Is this kind of sleep pattern normal? I know they're nocturnal, but is 2:30 (give or take a half hour or so) a normal time to wake up?
If so, then that's fine with me. But if not, is there any kind of way to slightly readjust her internal clock (waking her up earlier, tiring her out with exercise, etc) to get her comfortable with waking up earlier? I'm a night person, but when 2:30 am rolls around, I'm definitley getting sleepy. I'd love to be able to play with her a little earlier without her being so grumpy tired. But I don't want to do anything that would be unhealthy for her.
I also wondered how long it's ok to have her up during the day.
Hope this all makes sense. Thanks- look forward to hearing your advice!
