I have had Spike since... November I think? We got him from an auction, so I don't know how he was treated at his last home, so he may be a bit more shy then other hedgies. I love him all the same, though. He only gets to come out of his cage when I'm there... unless my dad cleans his cage out and has to take him out. Lots of times he doesn't wake up until about the time we go to bed. It'd be really awsome to take him to my mom's... I doubt she'd allow it though. I can't have anymore animals that have the bedding in their cages because my mom has serious asthma problems with it... that's why I had to rehome my old Guinea Pig, Sugarbabie.