Courtney
... and the Dynamic Duo!
So we all (Adam, I and the hogs) spent the night in our new place last night. We moved the hogs very last, and let me say... moving two Ferret Nation cages without taking them apart is... interesting. Adam and my father did it to save me some time and stress because I was already nearing a breakdown. I was sobbing my eyes out simply setting the cages up with new liners and food! LOL.
Cuda was completely agitated by his new surroundings at first and spent a good 10 minutes running around his cage. All the cages are backwards to make the best usage of the available outlet. The girls weren't too upset.
All three came out (separately) to explore their new home and get acquainted with new smells. Each of them found the full length mirror on the hall closet and each of them reacted completely differently and hilariously.
Cuda: He strutted right up to that mirror, puffed himself up like a proud man would do and started making little snuffle noises. It looked like he was flirting with his reflection.
Kismet: She waddled up to the mirror, looked closely, looked away and then quickly glanced back. The hedgehog was still there! It looked friendly! She started pawing at the mirror until Adam came up to it. The visor went down.
Vette: She took one look at the reflection and snapped into a ball. She's very anti-social.
This morning, all looked well. No green poop, food was eaten and water levels were down. The room stays pretty warm throughout the day, but because we are a lower suite, I bought a timer and set the heater to go on every 2 hours for half an hour each time. I'm testing it now, and even with the door open, it keeps the area about 25.4*C. When I clear enough space to pop the baseboard heater cover off, I'm going to turn the knob down in the living room and bedroom and then turn the thermostat up a few degrees. The hedgehog room will stay warmer, but we'll stay comfortable in the other areas of the house.... without having to run the heater all the time.
Cuda was completely agitated by his new surroundings at first and spent a good 10 minutes running around his cage. All the cages are backwards to make the best usage of the available outlet. The girls weren't too upset.
All three came out (separately) to explore their new home and get acquainted with new smells. Each of them found the full length mirror on the hall closet and each of them reacted completely differently and hilariously.
Cuda: He strutted right up to that mirror, puffed himself up like a proud man would do and started making little snuffle noises. It looked like he was flirting with his reflection.
Kismet: She waddled up to the mirror, looked closely, looked away and then quickly glanced back. The hedgehog was still there! It looked friendly! She started pawing at the mirror until Adam came up to it. The visor went down.
Vette: She took one look at the reflection and snapped into a ball. She's very anti-social.
This morning, all looked well. No green poop, food was eaten and water levels were down. The room stays pretty warm throughout the day, but because we are a lower suite, I bought a timer and set the heater to go on every 2 hours for half an hour each time. I'm testing it now, and even with the door open, it keeps the area about 25.4*C. When I clear enough space to pop the baseboard heater cover off, I'm going to turn the knob down in the living room and bedroom and then turn the thermostat up a few degrees. The hedgehog room will stay warmer, but we'll stay comfortable in the other areas of the house.... without having to run the heater all the time.