The living habits of hedgehog

Abstract: hedgehogs live in mountains, hills, plains and farmland, as well as in suburban rural vegetable gardens. It uses sharp claws to dig caves under tree roots, stone gaps and dead wood, covered with hay, branches and leaves. It is timid, afraid of light, and likes to be quiet. It sleeps in the cave during the day, and sometimes snores.

There are 6 genera and 7 species of hedgehog in China, the hedgehog is the most widely distributed, with thick and hard spines on the back of the body, short ears and no spines. It can be seen from Northeast and North China to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It preys on all kinds of invertebrates and small vertebrates, as well as roots, fruits, melons and other plants. The annual birth rate is 1 / 1, each with 3-6 babies. The big-eared hedgehog looks like a hedgehog, but the ears are longer, protruding outside the thorns, found in Inner Mongolia, * and other places. In the south, there are Chinese abalone hedgehog, small hairy hedgehog and Hainan new hairy hedgehog, all of which are mouse-shaped without spines, with a hairy back and a slender tail.

Hedgehog has strong adaptability and lax requirements on the environment. But hedgehogs have the habit of being quiet and afraid of light, sleeping day and night, and the inner nest is a nest, paved with hay, pine leaves or straw. The outer nest room is a place for activities, including mounds or mountains, flowers, shrubs, etc., for summer shade and winter warmth. Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, which can be fed with melons, fruits, vegetables and water at once before and after evening. The food must be fresh and clean, and melons, fruits and vegetables should be washed and fed. For example, 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.

Hedgehogs live in mountains, hills, plains and farmland, as well as in suburban rural vegetable gardens. It uses sharp claws to dig caves under tree roots, stone gaps and dead wood, covered with hay, branches and leaves. It is timid, afraid of light, and likes to be quiet. It sleeps in the cave during the day, and sometimes snores. Whenever night falls, it slowly moves its body out. It can climb trees, swim and cross the river to the other side. Its vision is degraded, but its sense of smell and hearing are very sensitive, and this structure makes it suitable for predation at night. It is a large insectivorous animal with recipes including earthworms, insects, snails, frogs, snakes, lizards and mice. Also eat plant roots, stems, fruits, but also like to eat cockroaches, but also can swallow poisonous moths into the stomach, it also has a strong resistance to venomous snakes, can swallow small snakes.

The weasel and the fox are its natural enemies, and when it is attacked by other animals, it curls up into a ball, and its hard thorns stand up like a thorn ball, as a way to meet the enemy; but if it is turned over, its defense ability will be greatly reduced. The fox turns his body again and again, which is dangerous to him, because the offender will release the stench at the small gap to anesthetize it.