Another Hedgehog Update

[rodo]

Another week, another update. We had a bit of a scare last Sunday, when Zumi suddenly lost weight, was lethargic and sneezing a lot. We hoped it was just due to a change in bedding that didn't agree with her, and it might have been. She's recovered, eats well, and I didn't hear her sneeze at all during her weighing/medicating/picking stuff out of her spines routine today. 395g! That's almost double what she weighed when we found her.

Also, a new, bigger box arrived on Saturday, so now she can run around a bit and can't escape up the sides. And I've now seen a hedgehog stretch. It's an impossibly cute sight: they make themselves as long as possible and stretch their stubby little legs forward and backward, so they're basically lying on their belly with their paws and snout in the air.

Comments

[vriddy]

That stretch sounds like it was the cutest possible thing!! Good luck with everything, happy to hear she's generally doing better.

[rodo]

Thanks! It really was super cute. There's a couple of videos online, but sadly they don't quite do reality justice.

[mllesatine]

Yay!