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The long-eared hedgehog is an insectivore; 70% of its diet consists of insects, with some worms and a tiny amount of slugs and snails. The idea that these animals eat only slugs and snails is an unfounded assumption, as these comprise only about 5% of their natural diet. The breakdown of a wild hedgehog's diet is as follows: 30% beetles, 25% ...
Arion intermedius is a species of land slug in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. [2] It is known commonly as the hedgehog slug , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] hedgehog arion , [ 2 ] and hedgehog arion slug .
Like opossums, mice, and moles, hedgehogs have some natural immunity against some snake venom through the protein erinacin in their muscles, though in such small amounts that a viper bite may still be fatal. [9] In addition, hedgehogs are one of four known mammalian groups with natural protection against another snake venom, α-neurotoxin.
Hedgehogs were classified under the order Insectivora prior to that classification's abandonment. Hedgehogs are considered omnivorous. Hedgehogs have been known to eat bugs, slugs, frogs, fish, worms, small mice, small snakes, and even fruits and vegetables. A hedgehog's diet should be very high in protein. Hedgehogs can eat fruits and ...
Hedgehogs are nocturnal and need a dark sleeping place in the daytime, so make sure to include a little hiding spot like a small hut, a hollow plastic log, or a wooden box. A hedgehog crunching ...
Hedgehogs can make great pets for the right owner, and if they are legal in your state. They do require a big enclosure with room to roam, explore and exercise.
Like most hedgehogs, the southern white-breasted hedgehog's habitat ranges from deciduous forests to parks and gardens. Their diet is the same as well, consisting mostly of insects, slugs, snails, and worms. They also prey upon toxic beetles which they happen to be immune to.
Furry hedgehogs are teardrop-shaped, with faces ending in a long, narrow snout, not unlike a mini armadillo without a shell, or something halfway between a mouse and a shrew.