Is it good to raise hedgehogs?

Hedgehogs belong to hedgehog-shaped animals of the order Heteroptera in mammals. Common hedgehogs live in mountains, forests, grasslands, farmland, thickets and other places. The most common is "European hedgehog", which is widely distributed in Europe and northern Asia. It is also widely distributed in northern China and the Yangtze River valley. Let's take a look at whether hedgehogs are easy to raise.

Is it good to raise hedgehogs?

Hedgehogs are easy to raise. Hedgehogs have strong adaptability, fewer diseases, no infectious diseases, will not bite people at will, and can generally survive for 4-7 years. As long as the feeding management and hygiene measures are proper, it is rare to get sick, and it can be treated with corresponding human drugs. Moreover, hedgehogs are not strict with the environment and can be raised in balconies, courtyards, abandoned houses, open spaces, etc., as long as hedgehogs build nests covered with hay, pine leaves or straw.

What kind of food does hedgehog eat?

Hedgehogs eat insects and worms as their main food at night. they can eat 200 grams of insects a night, as well as young birds, eggs, frogs and lizards, and occasionally eat crops. They begin to marry and give birth in April every year, with one child a year. The hair on the back of the newborn baby is sparse and soft, but it can gradually harden into spines after a few days. After the beginning of winter, when you enter hibernation, you have to sleep for five months before you are willing to come out again.

Culture techniques of hedgehog

1. Construction of the garden house: the hedgehog garden house should be built on one side of the courtyard, or in a secluded place behind the wall or behind the house. When building a garden house, it is first made of brick or stone to form a small garden with a wall of 0.8 meters high. Then build a small house of 5 square meters and 6 square meters in the garden, with strict requirements on the top and surroundings of Rain Water, and covered with soft hay, leaves and other things for nesting. In the open space to build some mounds or put some random stones, tiles, bricks and other things, can also build small rockery for activities, food, habitat. The size of the garden area and the number of houses should be determined according to the number of breeding.

2. Capture and domestication: hedgehogs like to climb out in the evening to find food, and return to the hidden place the next morning, so they can be caught in the morning and evening, caught and put into the built garden house for raising. Hedgehogs are very adaptable and will not affect mood and feeding because of the change of residence. Hedgehogs should also be fed with a little salt, once every evening, but the amount of each feeding should be appropriate. In general, the amount of feed is about 25 grams of small hedgehogs, 50 grams of medium hedgehogs and 100 grams of big hedgehogs.

3. Breeding and reproduction: hedgehogs generally reproduce by natural mating. During estrus, the female hedgehog shows unease, crawls back and forth, and there are secretions in the vulva. After 30 days of conception, the weight increased significantly, about 50 days later, it was very bulky, and the pudendal edema. Look for grass to make a nest before delivery, and give birth on the 60th day of pregnancy. Each female hedgehog generally gives birth to about 5 cubs, with a maximum of 8. The survival rate of hedgehog is very high, almost 100%, and its vitality is very strong. The newborn hedgehog has a smooth body and weighs about 15 grams. Open your eyes about 15 days after birth, grow teeth in 25 days, and can walk. You can eat about 35 days, and the lactation period is 60 days. The weight of hedgehogs can reach about 350 grams at the age of 100 days. this period is the fastest growing and developing period of hedgehogs. It is necessary to carefully manage and strengthen feeding so as to lay a good foundation for improving the quality of hedgehog skin.

4. Disease prevention and treatment: the common diseases of hedgehog are gastroenteritis, dermatosis and ascariasis. The hedgehog suffering from gastroenteritis has no luster, walking weakness, diarrhea and refusing to eat, which can reduce the amount of feed, feed oxytetracycline, crush and mix each tablet into the feed, feed 3 times a day, or gentamicin, 25000 units per gluteal muscle injection. The hedgehog suffering from psoriasis can rub tinea ointment and skin light ointment, or soak tobacco in vinegar for 24 hours and then add trichlorfon (crushed and mixed) to wipe the affected part. Hedgehog suffering from ascariasis loss of appetite, sleepy and weak, can be fed Ascaris net, 2 times a day, 1 tablet each time for 2 days. Hedgehogs without ascariasis should also be dewormed twice a year to ensure the healthy growth of hedgehogs and improve their fecundity.