How long is the life span of hedgehogs?

Content abstract: hedgehog alias hedgehog, hedgehog rat, stealing melon badger, burr, etc., are heterothermic animals, with hard thorns all over the body except the stomach, and a docile character. Hybrid hedgehogs bred by ordinary hedgehogs and African "four-toed hedgehogs" are often raised as pets. Let's take a look at how long the life of hedgehogs is.

Hedgehog alias hedgehog, hedgehog rat, stealing melon badger, burr and so on, are heterothermic animals, with hard thorns all over the body except the stomach, and a docile character. Hybrid hedgehogs bred by ordinary hedgehogs and African "four-toed hedgehogs" are often raised as pets. Let's take a look at how long the life span of hedgehogs is!

How long is the life span of hedgehogs?

The life span of hedgehogs is generally 4-7 years, and the longest is about 10 years. It is recorded that hedgehogs have survived for up to 16 years.

90% of little hedgehogs live less than a year?

Hedgehogs begin to marry and give birth in April every year, giving birth to 1-2 babies a year, each giving birth to 3-6 babies. Every year in the spring after hibernation, hedgehogs look for a mate. Before the female hedgehog accepts courtship, the male hedgehog spends several hours around her, and then it completes its mission.

After mating, the mother hedgehog begins to look for a safe and quiet place for herself and the baby hedgehog that will be born 30 days later. The hair on the back of the newborn baby is sparse and soft, and there is no eyesight in the first two weeks after birth, but it can gradually harden into spines after a few days. 4-8 weeks after breastfeeding, the mother hedgehog teaches how to find food.

Two months after the baby hedgehog was born, the mother hedgehog stopped taking care of the baby hedgehog, leaving the baby hedgehog to live alone. About 90% of the baby hedgehogs live less than a year.

The living habits of hedgehog

1. Hedgehogs are widely inhabited in mountain forests, plain grasslands, crop fields, reclaimed land and wasteland, bushes and grasses. But in the plain, hilly shrubs and grasses are the most. Nest in lowlands or valleys under fallen wood, tree roots, stone cracks and residential corners. The nest is covered with leaves, hay, moss and so on.

2. Hedgehogs are timid, afraid of light, and like to be quiet. They sleep in holes during the day and sometimes snore. Whenever night falls, it slowly moves its body out.

3. Hedgehogs can climb trees, swim and cross the river to the other side.

4. the vision of the hedgehog degenerates, but the sense of smell and hearing are very sensitive, this structure makes it suitable for hunting at night.

5. Hedgehogs are large insectivores, including earthworms, insects, snails, frogs, snakes, lizards, mice, as well as roots, stems and fruits of plants. Hedgehogs especially like cockroaches and can swallow poisonous moths into their stomach. it also has a strong resistance to abdominal snakes and can swallow small snakes.