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So that they can be born without tearing the mother to pieces.
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What are baby hedgehogs?
Baby hedgehogs are known as piglets or pups, and are small hedgehogs that have softer quills or spikes when born, then go through different sets of quills through different ages of life to get their adult quills.
Are hedgehogs quills poisonous?
No, hedgehogs quills are not poisonous. :) newtest3
Why do baby hedgehogs have baths?
Hedgehogs have baths in order to keep their quills clean and free of shavings, dirt, and feces.
How does the African hedgehog have babies?
Baby hedgehogs are born without quills, and are born just like all other mammals. The first quills start emerging from a hedgehogs' skin when the baby is only an hour or so old.
What color is a baby hedgehog?
Baby hedgehogs skin tone is a pale pink with their quills still under their skin.
What is a hedgehogs protection?
It has quills.
What are hedgehogs quills made from?
Hedgehog quills are modified hairs.
Can you trim a hedgehogs quills?
It's possible, as quills are modified hairs - but hedgehogs have about 6,000 on their body and it would be a little pointless.
Does hedgehogs have quills that can hurt you as bad as a porcupine?
No.
Do baby porcupine's quills soft at birth?
The porcupine's quills are soft at birth and harden within their first hour of existence.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/How_do_porcupines_protect_themselves#ixzz1KdcdJ93u
Do hegdehogs have quills?
Hedgehogs do have quills for defense, that is way it is recommended that you wear leather gloves when handling your pet hedgehog.
What problems does it cause if hedgehogs groom themselves?
their tongues will get scratched and gross because of the dirt in the quills and the sharpness of the quills.
