You may accidentally harm your hedgehog if you react too strongly. This may cause you to drop or throw your hedgehog. This is easier said than done, but try and hold your composure. This will not only harm your hedgehog, but also conditionally teach it to fear you. A verbal reaction like “Ow!” or “Oh!” (or maybe even a swear!) will verbally condition the hedgehog that it will get a response from you because of a bite. This may teach the hedgehog to bite you further to elicit a response. Further, a loud verbal response might scare your hedgehog. This is a gentle way to discourage your hedgehog from its behavior. This will not harm the hedgehog and will teach it that biting is not something it should be doing. Try distracting your hedgehog if it is nipping you. This could be gently moving your hand or trying to gets its attention with a soft verbal cue. Remember, hedgehogs are curious so it may just be exploring and not biting! Do not immediately put the hedgehog back in its cage.  This teaches the hedgehog that it can go back to its safe space after doing something mean. This is cruel to your hedgehog and may hurt his health. Always feed and water your hedgehog appropriately.  Your hedgehog should always have a supply of clean water. You should be feeding your hedgehog a high protein, low grain diet.
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One-sentence summary -- Try not to react violently. Never hit or flick your hedgehog! Avoid verbal reaction. Blow a puff of air at your hedgehog after a bite. Resume normal behavior. Do not withhold food or water as punishment.


Whether it’s morning or night, you want your relaxing in bedtime to just be you and your bed (and maybe a cup of tea or a book). Anything else should be turned off and put away. Turn your alarm clock away from you, turn off your phone, shut your computer, and lock the door.  Having electronics on cues our bodies to stay on the alert. Apart from the light that they emit (that messes with our sleep-awake cycle), they keep us thinking about the million things we have to do. Get rid of them and your brain may be able to shut off, too.  To help with this, try staying away from all electronics and artificial light sources that would keep your brain awake for at least one hour before you go to bed. Alright, so the one caveat here is TV if done correctly. We’ll talk about how to do this the right way in the next section. If it’s Sunday morning and you’re looking for a luxurious lie-in, throw open the curtains and get your room filled with natural light. Soak up that vitamin D from the sun and let the light warm the room. If it’s at night, match the lighting to your needs. If you’re reading a book, turn on a lamp by your bed. Apart from that, have the lighting be dim. If you don’t intend to sleep, you can have the lighting be a bit brighter, but it shouldn’t be anything that offends your retinas. If you eventually want to fall asleep, it’s a good idea to lower the temperature to around 66°F (19°C). Not only does this program your body to go into sleep mode, but recent science says it can also up your metabolism and even regulate your insulin levels (helping fight against diabetes). If that’s not reason enough, what is? If you don’t want to fall asleep, make the temperature a little higher, but not too high. You want that sweet spot where your body wants to climb under the covers but not fall asleep. It’ll likely be somewhere around 69° (20°C). There is some pretty decent research on the effects of aromatherapy, and it all points to increased relaxation. If you don’t take essential oils yourself, you can put them in a diffuser and fill the room with a scent that tells your body it’s time to relax. Why not let your nose do the work? Some good scents are lavender, petitgrain, chamomile, geranium, sandalwood and rose. However, any scent you enjoy could put you in zen garden mode. Even if the temperature is perfect, your bed is comfy, the lighting is dim, and the room smells great, you’re not going to have a relaxing time wearing your Sunday best. Get out of presentation mode and into your pajamas. Or heck, into your birthday suit. You should adjust the temperature to match the clothes you’re wearing. If you’re wearing long johns and a sweater to bed, the room can be a bit colder. If you’re going like the day you were born, you may want to make it a little warmer.
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One-sentence summary -- Turn off everything electronic. Get the lighting right. Adjust the temperature. Fill the room with a relaxing scent. Throw on some comfy clothes.


There are actually a number of cosmetics and makeups that can be used for kids as well as adults. Depending on the effect you want to achieve, you can simply use adult makeup palettes, or you can go with a makeup designed for face painting.  For face painting, you can either use makeup sticks that are like large crayons designed for skin, or you can buy face and body painting palettes that are applied with a brush. Kids usually have more sensitive skin than adults, so look for a hypoallergenic product or something designed for sensitive skin. Try to choose makeup colors that complement the color of the costume. For instance, if the costume is pink, blue, or purple, any of those colors in makeup will look great with the outfit. If the costume is green or yellow, opt for one of those two in makeup shades. Many craft stores and costume shops sell face painting stencils that make it easy to create intricate designs with makeup. You can also create your own stencil by drawing a design on paper and cutting out the spaces you want colored in.  To use a stencil, press the stencil against the face in the area you want to draw. Dampen a sponge with water and press it into your makeup palette color of choice. Blot the sponge over top of the stencil to fill in the open spaces with makeup. You can also do a base color underneath and put the stencil over top in a darker color. Instead of using a stencil, you can also create your own fairy makeup design. To achieve this, you can use either the brush and palette makeup or the makeup stick to draw butterfly or fairy wing shapes around each eye.  Start with a darker color, such as blue or green. Begin drawing at the inner corner of one eyebrow. Draw a rounded line up and out toward the hairline. Stop when you get there, and then connect a new rounded line going around the eye. Come halfway under the eye, make a V, and continue the design down the cheek, stopping at the bottom of the ear. Now connect this with the original starting point at the inner eyebrow. Now retrace the inside of this pattern with a coordinating color. Repeat for the other eye.
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Choose a makeup type. Pick a stencil or pattern. Create your own design.