Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, but Xu Qiaoqiao is not like that.
First of all, when I was still a human, my work and rest schedules were very regular. I went to bed early and got up early. I didn’t stay up late or pull all-nighters.
After becoming a rabbit, my habits were the same as when I was a human, and with Jun Qi protecting me, everything went smoothly, except when I was chased at the beginning and was forced to stay up all night.
It was truly an unforgettable time!
Xu Qiaoqiao sighed, and after seeing everyone's busy scene, she became a porter again.
These little fruits may not look big, but for today's little hedgehogs, they are still not easy.
After Xu Qiaoqiao transported all the fruits back to her small home, she began to enjoy the delicious food.
It began to rain lightly outside again, and the rain curtain obscured the view, and the weather felt much colder again.
Xu Qiaoqiao shrank unconsciously. The thorns on her back were not sharp enough and there was nothing in the hole. She felt like she was going to be cold again.
In just a few days, most of the withered yellow leaves have fallen off.
The weather is getting drier and colder.
Xu Qiaoqiao has already started looking for various nesting things, hoping to build her own nest before winter.
The materials were limited, and the only materials Xu Qiaoqiao could find were twigs and weeds, all of which were picked from the ground and were very crispy.
Xu Qiaoqiao currently has no reference for what a hedgehog's nest looks like, so he builds everything according to his own ideas.
The cave she lives in is not big. It is a bit big to accommodate a cub of her hedgehog, but it is just right for an adult hedgehog, except that the path into the house is a bit long.
Xu Qiaoqiao carried some firewood on her back and crawled forward step by step. The entrance of the cave was a bit small. She could actually go in while standing normally, but the cargo on her back was really too much. In order to suffer less, Xu Qiaoqiao chose to crawl slowly.
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As mentioned before, hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, and logically speaking, they are also animals capable of night vision.
But the result is just the opposite. Its eyes are not good, very bad, and even a little amblyopic. It sees things by smell, and the same goes for its activities.
Even hunting in daily life (of course, referring to ordinary hedgehogs, people like Xu Qiaoqiao who are hedgehogs are not considered) rely on smell and hearing.
Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't see the road ahead clearly, but her nose was extremely sensitive. After dressing like a hedgehog for the past few days, and her body growing up slowly, she was able to understand some of the conditions of her body.
After entering the cave, Xu Qiaoqiao found a small open space based on his feeling. There was a shallow pit on it, which he had dug before leaving, but it had not been dug yet.
In the cave, just in the corner, there is a lot of food piled up, including fresh grass and small fruits. They are piled full and it looks very comfortable.
Phew~
Xu Qiaoqiao took a long breath, piled all the fruits on his back there, and lay on the ground breathing heavily.
The hedgehog is really exhausted. She is like a porter, carrying things back and forth all the time, just for the coming winter.
In winter, hedgehogs hibernate.
After all, hedgehogs are heterothermic animals and cannot regulate their own temperature stably. Therefore, in cold winter, hedgehogs will enter hibernation to maintain their body temperature.
Even if she has never raised a hedgehog, Xu Qiaoqiao understands these knowledge points. Moreover, she looked at the recent weather and found that it was getting colder. Moreover, she found that starting from yesterday, the cold wave was coming here.
Xu Qiaoqiao used to sleep curled up in a small ball in that pit, but recently, sometimes she would be woken up by the cold in the middle of the night.
This was the time when she missed Jun Qi the most, missing his warm embrace, intimate movements, and everything.
But there is no way, you still have to live what you have to live, what if... you are really here, and you meet Junjun again, so you have to think about it.
Xu Qiaoqiao recalled that in her little head, some memories about hedgehogs, whether they were true or not, some or not, could be of some use.
Hedgehogs like to hibernate in piles of dead branches and leaves. In late autumn, they will use twigs and weeds to build hibernation nests to maintain the temperature of the nests.
Well, this hedgehog mother is quite different. Unlike other hedgehogs, which sleep in a pile of dead leaves, she dug a small cave as her nest.
When a hedgehog enters hibernation, its body temperature will drop to about 9 degrees, and its breathing will be about 1-10 times per minute. Hibernating hedgehogs will occasionally wake up.
So this is why Xu Qiaoqiao has to store so much food. After waking up, he will definitely feel a little hungry, and then the food will come in handy.
I don’t know what it’s like for other hedgehogs to wake up from hibernation, but I definitely want to eat something, Xu Qiaoqiao thought to herself.
It was almost time to rest, Xu Qiaoqiao stumbled up from the ground, and first ate a few small fruits. If these small fruits were not eaten, they would rot.
After eating, I started to build my own nest.
Because hedgehogs have bad eyesight, Xu Qiaoqiao works in the dark. At this time, her sense of smell and hearing are of little help.
She first used a relatively strong branch to make a support, and then placed several leaves on the support. The leaves were all very large, and soon the support was covered.
"Chirp~"
Xu Qiaoqiao exclaimed with satisfaction. This bracket is semi-curved and is intended to be placed on the earthen kang where she sleeps.
When the time comes, she will dig the earthen kang deeper and cover it with dry and warm leaves, and the hibernation process will be greatly advanced.
Hedgehogs are not bad at digging holes. At least in Xu Qiaoqiao's opinion, although they are not as good as rabbits, they may still be related to the fact that he is now a minor.
When you become an adult, you probably won't be so cute anymore.
Xu Qiaoqiao unconsciously touched her white quills. White hedgehogs are different from ordinary hedgehogs in appearance. When they grow up, they will be all white. This is very similar to Bai Ze.
Xu Qiaoqiao still remembers the first time she saw Bai Ze. Although it was just a phantom, his whole body was white, which left a big shock to her.
And the little bird, the little bird next to Bai Ze, is the same, all white.
Oops, that's too bad, I'm remembering the past again.
The sky outside was completely dark, the stars were shining, and the breeze was cool.
Xu Qiaoqiao slowly crawled into the pit. There were several layers of leaves underneath and it felt very warm. She pulled other dead leaves from the side and covered herself.
Then, he clapped his little hands, hummed a few times, and started to sleep.
Before going to bed, Xu Qiaoqiao also thought of another problem, which was the fruits that had begun to rot.
Why don't you try making fruit tomorrow? Otherwise, if you hibernate, you will definitely have bugs on your body when you wake up.