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graceee
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Hi. My name is Grace and my hedgehog is Maxine.
We got her in August of 2005 which makes her almost 4 years old.
Maxine has been a very healthy and spoiled hedgehog, but I realize she is getting older, which is why I am very scared.
Tonight, I pulled her out of her cage to play with her and she was very slow and lethargic and cold. Immediately, I warmed her up with a heating pad for a while because I knew she had attempted to hibernate. She started acting like herself after a while, becoming more active and like her old self.
When I put her back in her cage after hours of keeping her on the heating pad, she's very wobbly. She has been running around her cage in circles which she normally does, but she's more hyperactive than normal and somewhat twitchy. Her back legs sometimes stop working and then she kind of stumbles over then continues running. Sometimes, her front legs seem like they stop working as well and she bends her head down to what looks like she's biting or licking them. I'm worried about her and don't know what to do.
I plan on taking her to the vet in the morning as soon as they open. I'll tell them the same thing, but what can they do?
Is this a normal post-hibernation reaction? Should I keep her on the heating pad or allow her to run around her cage? Help, please!
Grace
We got her in August of 2005 which makes her almost 4 years old.
Maxine has been a very healthy and spoiled hedgehog, but I realize she is getting older, which is why I am very scared.
Tonight, I pulled her out of her cage to play with her and she was very slow and lethargic and cold. Immediately, I warmed her up with a heating pad for a while because I knew she had attempted to hibernate. She started acting like herself after a while, becoming more active and like her old self.
When I put her back in her cage after hours of keeping her on the heating pad, she's very wobbly. She has been running around her cage in circles which she normally does, but she's more hyperactive than normal and somewhat twitchy. Her back legs sometimes stop working and then she kind of stumbles over then continues running. Sometimes, her front legs seem like they stop working as well and she bends her head down to what looks like she's biting or licking them. I'm worried about her and don't know what to do.
I plan on taking her to the vet in the morning as soon as they open. I'll tell them the same thing, but what can they do?
Is this a normal post-hibernation reaction? Should I keep her on the heating pad or allow her to run around her cage? Help, please!
Grace