More baby hedgehogs!!
Category: Uncategorized | Date: Sep 18 2008 | By: zimbabwe7
Dear Readers,
It seems we have hit on a perfect technique for hedgehog breeding in captivity! We are pleased to announce another two arrivals to our hedgehog breeding program, born on Tuesday evening. What has really surprised us with this birth, is that it is our youngest and smallest female who has produced. She is definitely less than a year old and has been slower to grow than the other young hedgehogs we have.
What this indicates to us is that the artificial environment we have created for the hedgehogs is conducive to breeding. We have maintained the ambient temperature throughout our winter, and this is the key. What has also been interesting is that the manner in which the hedgehogs have moved themselves around in the enclosures - the males have done all the visiting and the females have stayed in their compartments! This is typical of the species - the females are more territorial. Remind you of any other species?
 As soon as we can take more photos we will share them.
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Lisa Hywood & Tikki Hywood Trust
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2 Responses to “More baby hedgehogs!!”
Christine C., on 19 Sep 2008
Congratulations are in order for such successful an apparently non-stressful breeding! I cannot wait to see the new babies!
Pirjo, Finland, on 10 Oct 2008
I have just had my first visit at your blog and I can not describe my feelings after reading about your work. You must be very brave and strong to be able to carry on your work under such bad circumstances.
I just love rhinos. They are so beautiful animals and it makes me sick to think what humans are doing to them.
I’ll try to donate some money in the near future.
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