Hedgehog

Question 1

Which have barbed quills, porcupines or hedge hogs:

Answer 1

Porcuppine

Question 2

How many spines can be on a hedgehog?

Answer 2

5000-7000

Question 3

What are the 2 muscles that can allow hedgehogs to roll into a ball?

Answer 3

Panniculus carnosus and circular orbicularis

Question 4

What is the scientific name for the African Hedgehog?

Answer 4

Atelerix albiventris

Question 5

What do hedgehogs eat?

Answer 5

Insects, earthworms, slugs and snails

Question 6

Which kind of hedgehog is usually ill if active during the day?

Answer 6

European hedgehog

Question 7

Do hedgehogs normally live alone or with each other?

Answer 7

Alone

Question 8

How do you reduce the likelihood of aggression amongst hedgehogs?

Answer 8

Provide plenty of space, have multiple feeding stations, shelters and water bowls

Question 9

What is self anointing, or “anting” in hedgehogs?

Answer 9

Hedgehog will produce copious amounts of foamy saliva and then slather it on their spines

Question 10

When do male and female hedgehogs reach puberty?

Answer 10

Male: 8 months-1 yr
Female: 8-9 months

Question 11

What is the hedgehog gestation?

Answer 11

4-5 week, 2 litters a year (spring and late summer)

Question 12

When do hedgehogs wean?

Answer 12

40-44 days

Question 13

When do hedgehogs open their eyes and ears?

Answer 13

12-15 days

Question 14

How can you restrain the hedgehog before it rolls into a ball?

Answer 14

Scruff

Question 15

Hedgehogs huff and hiss when threatened which can be mistaken for:

Answer 15

a URI

Question 16

What is a normal rectal temperature of hedgehogs?

Answer 16

95.2

Question 17

When hibernating, hedgehogs can be apneic for how long?

Answer 17

Up to 1 hour

Question 18

Which kind of dog/cat food should not be given to hedgehogs and why?

Answer 18

Gravy, because they become addicted to it and won’t eat anything else

Question 19

How can you coax a hedgehog to unroll?

Answer 19

Hold facedown over the table or place in shallow warm bowl of water

Question 20

Orphaned hedgehogs should be raised on which milk?

Answer 20

Goat milk

Question 21

If hedgehogs are ignored and not fed when it is colder, what will they do?

Answer 21

Hibernate

Question 22

How are hedgehog babies born?

Answer 22

Altricial

Question 23

SQ Injections should be given where in the hedgehog?

Answer 23

Laterally to avoid the fat pad underneath the dorsal spines

Question 24

Where is the hedgehogs penile opening located?

Answer 24

Centrally

Question 25

Hedgehogs should not receive which preanesthetic?

Answer 25

Atropine

Question 26

An obese hedgehog with anorexia, icterus, lethargy and diarrhea probably has what?

Answer 26

Hepatic lipidosis

Question 27

What vessel is used primarily for blood draw in hedgehogs?

Answer 27

Jugular