Breeding experience of hedgehog

Although hedgehog is a wild animal, it is easy to raise, with low cost and high benefit. Hedgehogs not only grow and develop fast, have strong reproductive ability, eat less, eat miscellaneous, not easy to get sick, but also have strong adaptability and are easy to domesticate and raise. The equipment needed for breeding hedgehog is simple, the feeding and management is simple and easy, and it is not restricted by labor and region. Raising hedgehogs artificially is indeed a new way to get rich with fast income, good market, high economic benefits and great prospects for development.

The hedgehog is fat and short, about 25 centimeters long and has short limbs. The claws are curved and sharp. Hedgehogs have small eyes and ears. Hedgehogs have short and dense thorns that curl up into balls in case of enemies to protect their bodies. The head and mouth are like mice. Has a long protruding face and a twitching nose. Hedgehogs have a good sense of smell. There are 6 genera and 7 species of hedgehog in China, the hedgehog is the most widely distributed, preying on all kinds of invertebrates and small vertebrates, and the main food of hedgehog is caterpillar, beetle, snail, earthworm and so on.

Hedgehogs hibernate every winter, and during the long five-month hibernation period, they are almost like a zombie, cold all over. In March, their body temperature begins to rise slowly, and so does their breathing and heartbeat. When the hedgehog is ready for the winter, two kinds of fat have been stored in the body, one is the hard thorn of the ordinary white fat hedgehog is a variation of the hair, very sharp. When they curl up, they contract the muscles of the whole body and pull the head and tail together to form a cue ball, making it impossible for the enemy to go down. this is the most effective defense method for hedgehogs.

When mating hedgehogs, female thorn donation must adopt a cooperative attitude, otherwise mating can not be carried out. The belly of the male hedgehog is very thin, and as long as the female uses its thorns a little, the male hedgehog will be stabbed away. Therefore, the male hedgehog should circle around the female hedgehog for several hours and obtain the consent of the female hedgehog before mating. Hedgehogs are timid and easily frightened, happy and quiet, and afraid of light. Move slowly, usually go out at night and sleep during the day. Eat very little, not fastidious food, not easy to get sick.

First, the construction of the farm, the hedgehog's adaptability is very strong, to the environment, the requirement is not strict, but the hedgehog has the habit of being quiet and afraid of light, sleeping day and going out at night. The site should be built in a quiet place where man-made interference can be avoided as far as possible. during the construction of the site, a courtyard must be built with a wall high of about 0.8-1m. The inner nest is divided into two parts, the inner nest and the outer nest, and the inner nest is the nest, paved with hay, pine leaves or straw, and the outer nest is the activity place. Build mounds or rockery, plant flowers, shrubs, etc., for summer shade and winter warmth. Make it as close as possible to the wild environment, for its foraging, mating, habitat, generally, 10m square meters, the farmhouse can be raised, 30-50.

Second, raising and breeding, hedgehogs are nocturnal animals. Before and after dusk, one-time feeding of feed and water can be done manually and mixed evenly, evenly and cooked formula, cornmeal, 30%, wheat bran, 20%, fine rice bran, 10%, fishmeal 5%, vegetables, 30%, bone meal, 2%, iodized salt, 1%, oxytetracycline powder, 1%, ammonia, basic acid, 1%, trace elements. If the newly caught hedgehogs in the field are domesticated artificially, the feed should account for 80% of the diet, and then gradually reduce as appropriate, increase the proportion of plant and feed, and the feed must be fresh and clean. Fruits and vegetables should be washed and fed, such as melons and vegetables bought from the market should be soaked in the pool for 1 hour, and then washed and fed to prevent pesticide poisoning. At the same time, the variety of feed should be diversified, and a single feed will cause hedgehogs to bite each other and refuse to eat.

Hedgehog diet standard is weight, 50-150g, Japanese food is 50g, weight 150-300g, Japanese food is 75g, 300-600g daily, expected to be 150g, about. Hedgehogs eat a lot in summer, grow fast, dormant in winter and eat little. Domestic hedgehog should be a male and a female nest, generally in April-May, month natural estrus mating. Hedgehogs with 1-2 births a year and 2-4-year-old hedgehogs have the ability to reproduce, and the female hedgehog is restless during estrus. There are secretions in the vulva, the gestation period is about 60 days, and each fetus gives birth to 4-6 babies. The largest number of animals is 8. Hedgehog gain weight after 35 days of fertilization, slow movement 45 days later, perineum, mild edema, looking for grass to make a nest before delivery. The newly born hedgehog has soft thorns and no hair, and about 20 hours later the soft thorns stand up and make a squeaky cry. The birth weight is 13-15g, the soft thorns become hard in 3 days after birth, gradually increase, open eyes at 10 days old, grow teeth at 20 days old, and can eat at about 30 days old. The lactation period is 40-50 days. The average body weight of 3-month-old hedgehogs can reach 320-350g, and the average monthly weight gain is about 100g. Between lactation and 100 days after lactation is the fastest growing stage of hedgehogs, which should be carefully managed to ensure and improve the quality and width of skin.