Hedgehogs Flashcards
What is the common name for Atelerix albiventris?
African hedgehog
What else is the African hedgehog known as?
White-bellied
Four-toed
African pygmy hedgehog
What is the average lifespan of a hedgehog?
4-6 years
What is the length of gestation for a hedgehog?
34-37 days
What is the average litter size for a hedgehog?
3-4
What is the average weaning age in a hedgehog?
5-6 weeks
Brachydont
Closed-rooted teeth
What are the young called?
Hoglets
Snorting/huffing
Aggressive or warning sounds produced by sharp vibrating exhalation through the nostrils
Generally, when are snorting or huffing noises made?
When the animals is disturbed
When it encounters another animal
When it is in the process of rolling up
Screaming
A severe distress call given when the animal is in distress or pain
Twittering/whistling
High-pitched sound of neonates
Whistling stimulates contact by the dam
Clucking
High-pitched contact call of the dam to neonates
Also made by courting males
Snuffing
Made as hedgehogs search for food
Inaudible sounds
Hedgehogs can make and hear sounds in the 40 to 90-kHz range above the range of human hearing
What is the ideal temperature to keep hedgehogs at?
75-80 degrees F
What is the ideal humidity to keep hedgehogs at?
40%
When do hedgehogs need to be hospitalized?
When they have been exposed to a temperature 80 to 85 F