Is mammal hedgehog good to breed?

Hedgehog, also known as hedgehog, melon badger, hedgehog, burr, is a kind of mammal, which is more common in northern China and the Yangtze River Basin. Hedgehogs are often active at night, rest during the day, have sharp claws and covered with short thorns, and curl up in case of danger to protect themselves. Now artificial breeding of hedgehogs is also quite common, so let's take a look at whether hedgehogs are good for breeding.

Hedgehog is still a relatively good breeding project, the prospect is OK, because the wild hedgehog resources are decreasing, need everyone to protect, can not meet the medicinal and edible value, so artificial breeding is still developed. However, many people do not know much about the living habits and breeding techniques of hedgehogs, so they feel and confused about this market. Next, let's take a look at the key points of hedgehog breeding techniques, and then decide whether you want to raise the project.

1. Build a shed

If you want to choose a quiet place for breeding hedgehogs, it is more appropriate to build a breeding shed, such as the root of the wall and the back of the house. Use brick to build a shed of several square meters, pay attention to the roof and the surrounding must be no cracks, no rain leakage, and so on. Put some soft straw and leaves in the shed, which can be used as a nest for hedgehogs. Make some rockery and earth mounds in the open space as the activity place for hedgehogs. The specific area of the shed should be determined according to the number of hedgehogs.

2. Feeding essentials

Hedgehogs are omnivorous animals that like to look for food at night, such as insects, earthworms, rats, animal offal, barley, sorghum, melons and fruits, vegetables and so on. They should be fed together and fed properly every evening, not too much, so as to avoid the phenomenon of mildew.

3. Breeding and reproduction

Hedgehogs generally mate naturally and reproduce naturally. During the estrus period of the female hedgehog, the hedgehog will crawl back and forth and be uneasy. By the time you are conceived for one month, you will gain a lot of weight, and when you get 50 days, you will be very bulky. They will give birth when they are two months pregnant. Generally speaking, a wooden hedgehog can give birth to about five cubs, and there may be more. Hedgehog cubs have a high survival rate and exuberant vitality. As long as they pay attention to the feeding during this period, they will generally survive.

4. Disease control

Hedgehog common diseases are gastroenteritis, dermatosis and ascariasis, the symptoms of each disease is different, usually should pay more attention to observation. If you suffer from enteritis, hedgehogs will be bored, diarrhea, do not like to eat, and so on, can reduce the number of feeding, feed some oxytetracycline. If it is suffering from dermatitis, there will be whitening dandruff and other phenomena, it is necessary to wipe medicine in time. If hedgehog ascariasis is mainly prevented, the hedgehog should be dewormed twice a year to ensure the healthy growth and fecundity of the hedgehog.