question for hedgehog owners

[soulm4tter]

have you gotten any oxidation on the heatsink? i'm worried about long term oxidation and how it will effect performance.

 

[bigshooter]

Hedgehogs are a small, insectivorous (insect eating) mammal that can be found throughout the world. They are native to England, Europe, Africa and Asia. The hedgehog that is now kept as a pet in North America is the Pygmy Hedgehog from Central Africa.
Since there are no native species of hedgehog in either Canada or the United States, many people still mistake the domestic hedgehog for the porcupine - an entirely different and unrelated animal. While porcupine quills are extremely sharp, barbed and very dangerous, the hedgehog quill is smooth and not nearly as sharp. Petting a friendly hedgehog can be compared to petting a hairbrush - bristly, not prickly.
The average African Pygmy Hedgehog weighs about ½ to 1 ¼ pounds and is 5 to 8 inches long - about the size of a Guinea Pig. There are some that will grow to as much as 1 ¾ to 2 pounds (without being fat) while others are as little as 6 or 7 ounces.
Your pet should be kept indoors at normal room temperature (65 to 80*F); can be fed a good quality dry cat food or a specially formulated hedgehog food.
Besides simply being enjoyed as pets, there is also an active hobby. Thanks to the International Hedgehog Club, (IHC) there is even a working show system and standard of perfection for African Pygmy Hedgehogs.

 

[Insane3D]

Uhhh...whatever. I have the Hedgehog and it performs very well. I would imagine oxidation would not occur unless you had a high humidity level in the room where your PC is located. I think in a normal PC enviroment, this would not happen for a very long time. I had a friend who just installed a all copper gutter system on his house, and they said it would take 5-8 years for the weather to start to oxidize it and turn it green. Since that is something that is outside and exposed to the elements, I would imagine in a dry PC enviroment, it would take a very long time.