African Pygmy Hedgehog

• 运动量中等

  每天在看护下出笼活动一会儿就很开心。

• 美容打理简单

  它们会自己清洁，你只要保持笼舍干净清爽。

• 居住空间小型笼舍

  笼舍就是它的全部世界，任何家庭都放得下。

• 饲养经验有些经验会更好

  一点经验会让生活更顺。

• 长期投入4–6 年

  为一段长久而有爱的关系做好准备。

需留意的健康: 肥胖 · 牙齿问题 · 癌症

The African pygmy hedgehog is a captive-bred hybrid of two African species, not a wild animal, and it is a solitary, nocturnal insectivore covered in about 5,000 spines. When it meets a new smell it performs "self-anointing" — twisting to spread frothy saliva over its spines — a normal, if bizarre, behaviour. Adults weigh 300–600 g and live 4–6 years, and they live alone: hedgehogs do not want a cage-mate. Warmth is the critical, often-missed need: below about 20–22°C a pygmy hedgehog may attempt hibernation, which is dangerous and can be fatal in captivity, so a thermostatically controlled heat source keeping 24–27°C is essential. House one in a large solid-bottom enclosure with a big solid wheel (they run several kilometres a night), a hide, and dust-free paper or fleece bedding. Diet reflects the insectivore gut: a high-protein, low-fat base — good-quality cat kibble or a specialist hedgehog food — plus insects such as mealworms and crickets as treats and enrichment; obesity is common and serious. Health watch-list: obesity, dental disease, mites and dry skin, and "Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome," a progressive neurological disease. Handle patiently and often when young so the spines relax; a content hedgehog flattens rather than balls up.

• African Pygmy Hedgehog需要多少活动量？

  中等. 每天在看护下出笼活动一会儿就很开心。

• African Pygmy Hedgehog需要多少美容护理？

  打理简单. 它们会自己清洁，你只要保持笼舍干净清爽。

• African Pygmy Hedgehog需要多大空间？

  小型笼舍. 笼舍就是它的全部世界，任何家庭都放得下。

• African Pygmy Hedgehog适合新手饲主吗？

  有些经验会更好. 一点经验会让生活更顺。

• African Pygmy Hedgehog能活多久？

  4–6 年. 为一段长久而有爱的关系做好准备。

• African Pygmy Hedgehog有哪些常见健康问题？

  留意肥胖, 牙齿问题, 癌症。建议与兽医沟通，并进行推荐的筛查。

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