We are hopeful that Hedgeetta will have hoglets in about 35 to 38 days. We will not know for sure until the hoglets are born. There are certain things that you must do when preparing for hoglets. About a week before you expect them to be born you should thoroughly clean the cage and put new pine and cypress bedding in the cage. Give the sow extra food during this time period.
Hedgehogs are mammals and like all mammals their young are born alive.
The hoglets spines are very soft and covered with a membrane that will dry up after birth. The spines will harden after a few hours. It is very important not to touch the sow or hoglets after she has given birth. If touched or bothered she might abandon the babies or seriously harm them. It is important to keep the cage cleaned during the next few weeks.