Is hedgehog an animal?

Hedgehog is a kind of animal covered with thorns. Many people like to raise it as pets, and some of them also specialize in breeding for medicinal purposes. Is that hedgehog an animal?

Is hedgehog an animal?

Hedgehog is a mammal of the hedgehog family of hedgehog. There are 5 genera. Hedgehogs belonging to Insectivora are ancient and primitive groups of beasts and natural enemies of many kinds of underground pests. It is widely distributed in the north of China and the Yangtze River valley, mostly in nocturnal activities, like eating insects and worms, and can eat 200 grams of insects in one night.

How to raise hedgehogs?

1. Culture environment

Hedgehogs are timid, quiet and easy to be frightened, so when raising hedgehogs, try to keep them in a quiet environment, not near downtown and highways, which will frighten hedgehogs and affect their growth. And hedgehogs are afraid of light, mainly active at night and latent during the day, so pay attention to this when breeding. In addition, the breeding space of hedgehogs does not need much, generally every 30 commodity hedgehogs occupy about 10 square meters of space.

2. Feeding

Hedgehogs are omnivorous animals, and hedgehogs mainly prey on invertebrates and small vertebrates as well as melons and fruits. Therefore, artificial breeding should provide meat, with other grain by-products, vegetables and so on, in order to meet his normal needs, but also can feed beetles, snails, earthworms and other insects.

3. Hibernation

Hedgehog is also an animal that hibernates. It hibernates when the temperature is below 7 degrees. It can hibernate for as long as 4-5 months. During hibernation, the body temperature drops and the physiological function weakens. It is best to be in a quiet environment during hibernation. If hibernation ends early, it may starve to death. After hibernation, but when the temperature reaches more than 10 degrees, the hedgehog will be extremely thirsty, to provide adequate and clean water, it is best not to feed milk, otherwise it will lead to death.

4. Reproduction

Hedgehogs begin to be in estrus after hibernation, so they should be prepared for breeding. If they are not mated in time, it may lead to group fighting and casualties. The general pregnancy period is about 60 days, during which the food supply is adequate, the management is proper, the cubs can reproduce twice a year, and the survival rate of the cubs is high.

5. Disease control

Hedgehog is extremely adaptable, its diseases are also less, there are no infectious diseases, generally only feeding and sanitary measures are done well, there are few diseases, the main diseases are gastrointestinal, dermatosis, parasites, the risk of these diseases is small, very good treatment, with human drugs can be cured.