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Top Document: Hedgehog FAQ [5/7] - Care and Understanding Previous Document: <7.4> My hedgehog sneezes. What should I do? Next Document: <7.6> Basic hedgehog repertoire See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge You've just introduced your hedgehog to a nice new big pen and all of a sudden it's like he's going crazy, running madly around the cage, trying to get out of every little nook and cranny, and generally driving you up the wall. Yes, this is quite normal (for the hedgehog -- you being up the wall, I can't comment on). Hedgehogs appear to do this when they get into a new environment, and will usually settle down in a while, once they decide that (a) they can't actually get out (which given the slightest chance, they will), and (b) they have decided this is now home. Some hedgehogs will literally climb the walls just to check whether you remembered a roof or not. My Pocus was a fine example of this. She would climb anything, anywhere, anytime, to any height. Some things you can do to reduce the chaos and chances of reoccurrence are to provide a familiar nest or burrow for your little beast, and to install a wheel for exercise [5.6], [5.7] (all that energy is pretty normal in hedgehogs -- scary, huh?). Lots of active play times can help too. One other answer here is to simply enjoy the fact that you have a healthy, energetic hedgehog. User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: Hedgehog FAQ [5/7] - Care and Understanding Previous Document: <7.4> My hedgehog sneezes. What should I do? Next Document: <7.6> Basic hedgehog repertoire Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 - Part6 - Part7 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: macnamara@bastet.hedgehoghollow.com (Brian MacNamara)
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