loved his food but all of a sudden he is not eating  
and only drinking a bit of water. His tummy is not 
working at all even when he does eat one small 
mouthful. I am so worried about him but not  
sure what to do. 
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: i've got to little tenrecs. one of them is ( i  
: believe) female, she weighs 70kg (the male  
: weighs 100)  
: she eats well enough (haven't seen her drink,  
: offer it from time to time, doesn't seem  
: thirsty)  
:  
: the problem is the she isn't all that  
: active,she sometimes shake, when she walks,  
: and she walks slowly.  
:  
: her eyes look similar to the males,(clear)  
: (and he is more active) and her nose is mostly  
: wet (not running)  
:  
: i red on the internet, that in common  
: hedgehogs this cold meen she is cooled down  
: (they walk in a terarum , with tempeture  
: 22-28C) their advice were to massage the  
: tummy, and give some bodyheat.  
:  
: i've done this for two evenings now (thougt it  
: best, since they are active at night) and she  
: became a totally different tenrec, walking  
: (nearly running) fine, and washing.  
:  
: has anyone experienced anything similar? is  
: she sick? is it normal? does tenrecs have a  
: sleep period???  
:  
: from the voried sick Mette  
: 
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