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Those in the United Kingdom, Europe and parts of Africa have known for a while about the hedgehogs’ charm. UK writer and illustrator, Beatrix Potter, though most renowned for her story of Peter Rabbit, also wrote the excellent story of a hedgehog named “Mrs.

Tiggy-winkle”, a matronly washerwoman. A UK wildlife hospital devoted to rescuing sick and hurt hedgehogs is even named after this pleasant personality. The interest in hedgehogs does not end there, though . Till lately, these noteworthy little animals were nearly unknown in North America. But now, thanks to the ground-breaking efforts of breeders, the African Midget Hedgehog is now freely available and can be found in the houses of thousands of content pet owners. “But why,” you can ask, “is there such an interest in hedgehogs as pets?” Besides having a relaxed and funny nature, hedgehogs readily lend themselves to just about anybody’s lifestyle and schedule. Being diurnal ( awake parts of both day and night ) just like house pussies, almost everybody can find a time of day in which to enjoy them. They don’t need a large amount of room in which to live and their diet requirements are really easy to meet and, since they are solitary animals by nature they neither need nor require the friendship of another animal. Unlike hamsters, Guinea Pigs and other little rodents, pet hedgehogs don’t give off any discernible odour and they’re simply litter trained. They live much longer than rodents, too. With the right care and diet, your pet can live to be four - 7 years of age. Add to all of this the fact that they need no immunization shots and are very illness resistant and you can see why so many folks consider hedgehogs to be the ideal pet.

They have wonderful small raccoon-like faces, set with beady small black eyes and tiny pointy noses that appear to twitch consistently, checking out the different odours of the room. Depending on the color variation that you select, their tiny white faces might or might not have a mask.

Though not related to the porcupine, they’re often mistaken for them thanks to the quills that cover their backs. The likeness ends there since these quills are not barbed or virtually as sharp and remain attached to their bodies. Their small white tummies, on the other hand, are very soft and are covered with short, white hair. When scared, they can roll up into a tight ball and look much like a sea urchin. They’ve a short, stubby tail, but this isn’t seen since they keep it tucked close up their bodies. With their tiny legs and round bodies, it’s a real sight to see them scurry across the floor.

Here are some hedgehog pictures:

When you actually stop to consider it, they actually are quite remarkable. They are the main methods of defense a hedgehog has against predators, but they serve some other rather helpful purposes too. Diagram of a quillAlthough scientifically described as being changed hairs, every one of the approximately 7000 quills on a hedgehog’s back is far more complicated than any hair potentially may be.

Instead of being solid within, each is filled through with complicated network of air chambers. Not only does this make them extremely light and powerful, but it also helps to stop buckling and breakage. At the base, the quill narrows to a thin stem where it enters the skin and is strongly anchored in the muscle tissue by a little, ball-shaped follicle. At the opposite end, the quill narrows to a needle-like point and is bent a little back to provide maximum defense should a predator have an interest in having hedgehog for lunch! When attacked, it’s the contraction of the 2 massive muscles that run down either side of the hedgehogs body that cause the quills to be raised in defense. When those 2 muscles are contracted, ( very similar to pulling the draw strings on a purse ) they pull against the ball-like base of the quill, drawing it into an upright position. Since the muscles pull different quills in different directions, they have a tendency to crisscross each other, forming a near impenetrable barrier.

They are not only there for defensive purposes. Hedgehogs are spotted for being talented climbers but, like pussies, are not amazing at getting themselves back down again! When they do come across a drop that they can not climb down, they will simply roll into a ball and drop, permitting the pricks to soften the fall. To stop the quills from being damaged or lost, the thin stem just above the skin flexes on impact. Though we don’t endorse you try this at home, wild hedgehogs have been seen dropping from heights of almost twenty feet with no clear signs of injury! Electron Microscope Image courtesy of Shelley Small Microscopic cut-away picture of a quill Click here to view a bigger copy Photograph thanks to Shelley Tiny In their local environments, hedgehogs are spotted snake killers and, once more, the quills come in quite handy for this too. After having first grasped the snake with its teeth, they’re going to drive their forehead quills into the snake, thus slaughtering it.

So, next time you hold a hedgehog in your hand, take a closer look. The fantastic design and wonder of these unique animals makes something as trivial as a single quill something to wonder at!

ECU Hedgehog - photograph thanks to Bart truck Oijen guarded by law in most ECU countries, one would think hedgehogs are safe and secure, but in fact they are in consistent danger of extinction by the hands of humans.. Regularly misunderstood and drenched in folklore, hedgehogs are as much at risk from do-gooders as they are from those that would like to see them dead. In traditional times, and as late as the fifteenth century, hedgehogs ( or urchins as they were then known ) were often charged with being hags in animal form.

They were also appearing on menus of the day. Conrad of Megenberg considered their flesh to be good for a number of infirmities : “…the flesh of the hedgehog is healthy for the stomach and bolsters the same. Similarly it hath a power of drying and relieving the gut.

It deals with the water of dropsy and is of great help to like are inclined to the illness called elephantiasis” though conditions have improved somewhat for the poor hedgehog, folks still have myths that lead to their sickness and death on a virtually daily basis. Numerous hedgehogs are rubbed out on roadways each year in spite of attempts to educate the general public and the building of special “hedgehog tunnels” under roadways, built to try to give the animals a safe way to go around busy roads. Many owners still put out a dish of milk and bread to persuade hedgehogs to remain in their gardens. Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant, making this convention more damaging than advantageous. 2 ECU Hedgehogs Care has to be taken before burning a pile of leaves or when turning over mulch piles since hedgehogs like to burrow into them to sleep and sleep. Many hapless hedgehogs have been carelessly burned to death or impaled on the end of garden forks as a consequence of failing to first check the pile. Swimming pools can similarly prove a source of danger since hedgehogs can fall in and, with no real way out, drown. Pool owners should install a wooden ramp or a chunk of thick rope to permit hedgehogs that might fall in to climb out on their own.