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Hedgehogs
Primarily nocturnal, hedgehogs have spines on their back for protection. Some types of hedgehogs have been domesticated to keep as pets.
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Can you get aids from a hedgehog?
No, probably not. But if you already have AIDS, some of the infections transmitted by hedgehogs can further weaken your immune system. And even if you are healthy, owning an exotic pet can have a number of risks. You can get numerous diseases from these animals, and some of the diseases can be very serious in humans. Hedgehogs can transmit both bacterial and microbial infections. They are especially known for giving humans Salmonella, as well as giving them some fungal and viral diseases.
Are humans dangerous for hedgehogs?
It is unlikely, but in theory any animal might carry a disease that could be harmful to humans.
What is the average heart beat of a hedgehog per minute?
At a rate of 200 to 300 beats per minute, the total for an hour would be 12000 to 15000 beats.
What animals are related to Hedgehogs?
they are kind of a mixure between porqumines and mice. when they are born they are all pink and ugly looking like a mouse but when the mature they resemble a poqupine but smaller like a mouse.
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Can you own hedgehogs in Pennsylvania?
It is not illegal to own hedgehogs in New Jersey. However, you will have to obtain a permit. The cost for the permit is ten dollars per year.
Do hedgehogs shed their quills?
Yes. An adult hedgehog typically has anywhere near 6,000 quills.
However, these are much different from Porcupine quills. While they are still modified hairs, hedgehog quills are not barbed, venomous, nor can they be projected at a victim.
What is the most recognizable thing in a hedge hog's appearance?
looks like a cute little hamster with spikes like a porcupine on its back
What health problems do hedgehogs have?
Pet hedgehogs of the "African Pygmy" version should be kept warm, preferably in the 72-75 degrees F range. They also should be provided with a solid floor exercise wheel and a single story cage.
Hedgehogs are naturally chubby animals. But if you think your hedgie is leaning towards the heavy side, contact your vet. Hedgehog weight loss is a big problem in hedgie ownership. Owners think their hedgie is too fat and feed them not enough food. If your hedgie is losing weight to fast, contact your vet immediately.
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No, when a leaf falls off a plant, and is decomposing,(depending on the time it fell off and how long it has been lying there) it releases chemicals which can be fatal to a hedgehog.
Can hedgehogs and chinchillas live together?
Chinchillas in the wild usally live in packs with around 100 chinchillas per Pack. In captivity they may live together but when you put them together you have to go slow. There are many ways of doing this, one of the ways I have found most useful is to put there cages next to each other and then slowly put them together and watch them play if they fight separate them imediently. Do this a few times and your chins should get along. I'm not positive about degus.
Where can you buy a pet hedgehog?
The only good place to buy a hedgehog is from a reputable breeder. In the related links, there are two lists put up. The hedgehog breeders alliance, and the HHC breeders list. The second has not been updated, but does have some quality breeders that are USDA certified.
Please keep in mind that just because a breeder is USDA certified, DOES NOT MAKE THEM A GOOD BREEDER.
Look to see that the breeder you are looking at -
- Is a part of the HBA, the HWS, or is USDA certified, or otherwise engaged in the hedgehog community
- All of their animals, including their hoglets, have at least a 5 generation pedigree FREE of WHS.
- Is knowledgeable about hedgehogs - do your research first!
- Doesn't practice inbreeding or breeding of rescued or sub-par animals with unknown backgrounds.
- Their breeding animals are healthy and of mature age when bred (6 month minimum for females, 4-5 month minimum for males)
- Their hoglets are well socialized before they go to new homes. This means the hoglets are handled at least by 3 weeks of age and each hoglet is handled EVERY SINGLE DAY.
- Their hoglets aren't weaned prematurely so that they can leave earlier. (Hedgies should be weaned at about 6 weeks and good breeders will keep babies until about 7 weeks to make sure they're doing good on their own and ready to go home).
- They don't advertise hoglets for specialty holiday sales or on Craigslist.
- They don't sell to pet stores or dealers.
See the links below for lists of hedgehog breeders - but do your research on all of them before buying. You may also find breeders not listed here by completing a internet search of your area via google, bing, etc.
Though I do not recommend it for first time owners, you can rescue a hedgehog.
Never buy hedgehogs or hoglets from a pet store!Hoglets from pet stores are sub par (poorly bred, poorly socialized, poorly fed, poorly housed, sickly) 99.99% of the time. Do NOT encourage bad breeders and the pet stores themselves by buying these animals. You will pay 10 times more in the long run buying a bad animal then you will buying a good one in the first place!
Consideration on the cost of owning a hedgehog -A pedigreed, healthy, and well socialized hedgehog from a reputable breeder will cost you $150-300 in the American market. If you can't afford the hedgehog itself, you probably cannot afford proper care, which includes -
- Appropriate diet. This includes high-end cat food (holistic, etc) or specialty hedgehog food like spikes delite. This must be supplemented with "treats" and insects - most commonly meal worms, preferably live ones, and select fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Fresh bedding every week.
- Veterinary care. This includes at least one vet visit every year; this usually has to be found with a exotic specialist, as not many small animal vets have any hedgie experience, which will equate to sub-par care and especially handling. This means more money. Not only this, but any vet care you do need is usually much more expensive due to the fact it's very, very hard to treat hedgehogs for most ailments.
- Adequate housing - guinea pig/rabbit cage. The bigger the better. Anything smaller than the largest plastic tote you can find is not adequate; totes must have the lids kept off of them, and have lots of ventilation.
- Adequate stimulation - this includes wheels (solid ones only, mesh cannot be used due to the face their toenails get caught in them), places to hide, etc - this is not optional, at all.
- Temperature controlled room. Hedgehogs need a temperature
- Travel expenses. Reputable breeders are few and far between, and you can end up paying a lot of travel expenses - $200 for shipping, traveling 200 miles or more one way to pick up a hedgehog.
All in all, this venture can be very, very expensive.
There are also links to pages on hedgie care.What animals feed on hedgehogs?
The things that eat hedgehogs are foxes, badgers, and, in Ancient Rome, humans.
Hedgehogs have two main predators. These include the badger, in England and the UK, and also the European Eagle Owl.
If a heart beats 72 times per minute how many times would it beat in 75 years?
you do, 72 x 60= 4,320 (for minutes in an hour) 4,320 x 24 =103,680 (for hours in the day) 103,680 x 365 = 37,843,200 for days in the year, then multiply that by 75 = 2838240000 x
What plants attracts hedgehogs?
Hedgehogs aren't attracted to any specific plants. If you want to attract them to your garden, there are a few things you can do, however, including leaving an area untidy (hedgehogs need plenty of leaves and twigs to build nests and hibernaculums) and not using chemicals such as slug pellets and insecticides.
Hedgehogs are not blind. Like most mammals, they're born blind, but only for a few days.
What senses do hedgehogs have?
Hearing abilities: better than human (especially at higher frequencies), range of 125Hz - 33kHz (suspected even to 50kHz), Human range: 20Hz - 20kHz
Visual perception: color vision, 340 degree range of vision, poor depth perception, 33 images per second (humans see 22)
Smelling abilities: highly developed, somewhere between that of a human and that of a dog
Tasting abilities: among the animals (like rabbits) with the greatest amounts of taste buds: about 17000 (humans have about 9000, cats 473)
Muzzles sensors: six rows of irregularly aligned vibrissae (whiskers) for navigation in the dark, width measurings, etc.
Should hedgehogs be kept on their own?
No. Unless they are a mating pair. If they are two females they might tolerate each other, they might not. DO NOT keep males in the same cage. There is a 95% chance they will fight over territroy, food, water, the wheel, and whatever else they can!
How do you keep feral hogs out of the garden?
see what they eat if they eat that stuff in your garden than grow something else but if u think that is too much just build a privacy fence around it but do not put a roof because the plants need the light
How old do you have to be to have a pygmy hedgehog?
Well first of all the word pygmy means = one of a small people or thing in Africa ranging just under five feet in height. (DWARF ) , and second of all the hedgehog is simple an animal with a sharp spines mixed all because the animal can roll itself into a spiny ball. ( something like the Porcupine ).
Where does the hedgehog make its home for winter?
The hedgehog makes it home in burrows in the ground even deeper then normal and the hedgehogs gather and keep to stay warm just like any other animal would do.
