How many babies on average does a hedgehog have?

Answer 1

Getting domesticated hedgehogs pregnant is hard business - they only conceive about 50% or LESS of the time, and they cannot be bred until 6 months and are unfertile at 3 years old. They can only have 3 litters a year at best... and best doesn't happen too often.

Assuming the best of circumstances, you might get 7-8 litters from one female.

The first few litters have 1-2 hoglets, the middle litters typically have 3-4, and as she gets older, her litter sizes will decrease back down to one or two.

So, best case scenario, you might get 24 babies from her - and there is no guarantee they will all make it, or that she will be a good mother.

As for wild hedgehogs, the number varies widely depending on species, how old they get, and how healthy they are.

Answer 2

A litter can be anywhere from 1 baby to as many as 12 (the largest recorded litter that I know of). However, the average is 3-4, and typically, larger litters do not survive.

Females can be impregnated as early as 8-9 weeks, though a litter that age is sure to cripple or kill them. Pygmies are ready to breed at 6 months and can have 2-3 litters a year, depending on how well they recover from each litter. They go through menopause at 3 - 3.5 years of age.

Answer 3

3-4 large litters or 5-6 small litters. They have from 1-14 babies in one litter

Answer 4

22 babies at a time or unless it is a boy :)

Answer 5

Larger species of Hedgehogs will average 3 to 4 babies, smaller species average 5 to 6 per litter.

Answer 6

Litters are usually 3-4, but can be as many as 9.

Answer 7

3-4 large litters or 5-6 small litters