Talk:Hedgehog

message: What? No mention of "Alice in Wonderland" (specificallly, "The Queen's Croquet Ground")?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by KevinCole (talk • contribs) 03:15, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: In classical and popular culture

message: Its refered that they have 7000. Having seen a few of the New Zealand varirity, i can't picture any hog having more then about 1000. I'd expect it'd have to be a fine coat of fur to achieve anywhere near 7000.
The referance given wasn't convincing either. --60.234.222.222 (talk) 17:15, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: 7000 Quills

message: What is this?  "Chrudiana is the most coSuperscript textmmen specimen and is also beleived to be the most gourgus out of all, with skuxx eyes and lushious lips dont underestimate her looks..."  Could someone please remove it?  Thanks.
:This article is on Wikipedia.  That means that you can remove vandalism.  Just click "edit this page" when reading the article. --Kainaw (talk) 15:20, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: During high load times, it can take Wikipedia a few minutes to catch up with the latest edits.  That is all that happened. -- kainaw™ 00:46, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: OK, I wrote a couple of stubs on hedgehogs here and I was wondering if it would be fair enough to "demote" European Hedgehog even more in this article and write on geographical variety of hedgehogs or something, instead of focusing solely on European hedgehog.
:When the European Hedgehog article first split, I suggested it be put back in this article because it was such a short article.  My suggestion went up for vote on Articles for Deletion and the vote was to keep it.  I feel that it should contain information specifically about European hedgehogs (see the Domesticated hedgehog article for example), or is should be part of the main article. Kainaw 19:09, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: European hedgehog removal

message: According the article, the hedgehog was introduced as pest control in Wales and New Zealand.  In both areas, it has become a pest itself.  Are there any cases where the introduction of the hedgehog as pest control worked - meaning that the hedgehog did not become a pest?  I think it would be clearer to put in 'history' that the introduction of hedgehogs for pest control in (list of countries) has not worked well because the hedgehog itself has become a pest. Kainaw 14:52, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I am working on a new section The Hedgehogs as Pest Control to emphasize usage of the hedgehog as pest control.  In areas where it is indigenous, it has been adopted as a cute form of pest control.  In areas where it has been artificially introduced, it has become a pest itself. Kainaw 12:54, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pest Control 

message: I reorganized this article.  Initially it only contained information on the European hedgehog.  The Domesticated hedgehog was added as a secondary section.  Both are very similar and there are even other species of hedgehogs.  So, I made the initial article generally about all hedgehogs.  Then, I made the Eurpoean section about specific European hedgehog qualities.  I made the Domestic section about specific domestic qualities.  I also added a history section to mention Hedgehog Day and the old term 'urchin' Kainaw 20:08, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reorganization 

message: "If it ever has been found eating poultry or fame". What does "eating fame" mean? -phma
Well, we really should ask the editors of the 1881 Household Cyclopedia, but if I had to guess, I would guess it's a typo for "game."  Someone -- meaning "not me" -- really should replace the text with something a little more cyclopedic and a little less twee. --the Epopt
: Done. And here's the Cyclopedia version in case there's more info to be taken from it. -- Tarquin 16:33 Jan 7, 2003 (UTC)
From the 1881 Household Cyclopedia
This little animal, the object of persecution, not only to little boys but to the farmer and gamekeeper, on account of its supposed mischievous propensities, is in fact one which the agriculturist should endeavor to preserve, as it is the most effectual destroyer of snails, worms, and insects, on which it almost entirely subsists. A garden in which a hedgehog is kept, will, in the course of two or three nights, be entirely freed from slugs; and that enemy to fruit, the millipede, is a favorite food to him. London gardeners are so aware of this, as often to purchase hedgehogs to put in their grounds. If it ever has been found eating poultry or fame, as has by some been asserted, they must previously have been killed by rats, weasels, or some more ferocious animal than the hedgehog, whose habits are those of gentleness and timidity, who is not formed for attack, and whose sole mode of defense is rolling itself up in a ball and opposing its strong prickles to the enemy. This statement is given in the hope of rescuing a harmless and useful creature from the general abhorrence in which it is held, and the unmerciful treatment it meets with.
===Certainly eats Poultry===
I'm writing this having just discovered 1 half eaten, very dead, chicken, seven of its worried siblings and 1 hedgehog in the poultry coop at the bottom of my garden. I'm guessing that the hedgehog found its way into the coop during the day when the door was open. Then when we shut the hens in this evening, Fuzzy was in there with them. 
Certainly he was all gentleness and timidity when I picked him up in order to evict him, but I find the evidence against him in this case overwhelming.  Richard86.136.226.76 (talk) 22:25, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eating Fame? 

message: I'm writing this having just discovered 1 half eaten, very dead, chicken, seven of its worried siblings and 1 hedgehog in the poultry coop at the bottom of my garden. I'm guessing that the hedgehog found its way into the coop during the day when the door was open. Then when we shut the hens in this evening, Fuzzy was in there with them. 
Certainly he was all gentleness and timidity when I picked him up in order to evict him, but I find the evidence against him in this case overwhelming.  Richard86.136.226.76 (talk) 22:25, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Certainly eats Poultry

message: I do not have a lot of experience personally with hedgehogs. However, I would find it extremely useful for prospective hedgehog owners if the article went into more detail about the hedgehogs diet in captivity. I know there are multiple available commercial feeds and freeze dried insects available.Infinite Writers (talk) 01:40, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Diet in Captivity

message: The article has a disclaimer that someone disputes the accuracy of the statement about ferrets being predators.  In this argument, the word predator is referring to an animal that hunts and eats other animals.  Simply go to the Ferret article and you can see that they are carnivorous - meaning, they eat other animals.  One of the animals they have been known (in domesticated species and in New Zealand) is the hedgehog - primary large adult hedgehogs that can no longer roll into a complete ball.  So, what is the dispute?  The disclaimer directs people to this talk page, but there is no counter-claim.  If none is made, I will remove the dispute. Kainaw 17:01, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ferret predator dispute 

message: In case anybody else was wondering how they manage to mate without killing each other, this site  reveals the truth: the female just makes sure the spikes lie flat.
I'm still wondering whether accidents can happen, though. After all, there's a reason the hedgehog's dilemma is refered to as such. -- Ashmodai 15:25, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Most animals mate rather quickly.  A male hedgehog spends time safely mounting the female, but is then finished and off without much risk of any kind. --Kainaw (talk) 14:59, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Male hedgehogs have their penises located on their stomach, don't they?--Ryushusupercat (talk) 17:18, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct.  It is often mistaken for an "outie" bellybutton. -- kainaw™ 19:01, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

text: I have occasionally come across hedgehogs mating late in the evening in spring. They seem to take a very long time over it, and are extremely noisy. This is original research of course. Ef80 (talk) 13:33, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Hedgehog sex

message: So, I have a couple of points that are recollections, but I lack sources.  First, I understand that foxes will roll hedgehogs on their backs, urinate on the opening of the hedgehog ball; thus the hedgehog must unroll or suffocate.  Any truth to that one?
Also, as is typical for parasites and hosts, I understand that there is a hedgehog flea, and further that when hedgehogs were brought to New Zealand, they were brought without fleas.  Is there support for that one?  I do remember from childhood that when hedgehogs wandered into my back garden, and I kept them, the first necessity was flea powder to remove the very abundant fleas.
Perhaps these points would be interesting in the trivia section; cheers!Dmccabe 03:34, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The story of urinating on a rolled hedgehog most likely game from a very old Roman book by Pliny in which he exlains that a rolled hedgehog will curl into a ball and, if you roll it over to open it, will urinate on itself to ruin its pelt.  As for fleas, Hedgehogs are more prone to mites, but do get fleas.  They do not offer much of a home to hair-loving fleas, but skin burrowing mites have no trouble living on hedgehogs. --Kainaw (talk) 15:03, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Parasites and predators

message: * These photos of a Hedgehog were taken in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan on 18 Apr 06. 
* The hedgehog was found wandering in the desert at 2200hrs. He was kept in a pot till morning, photos taken and released unharmed deep in the desert away from habitation.
* Photo taken by User:AshLin (own work).
* Identification is required - E collaris or micropus? 
* There are total three photos of the same hedgehog in Wikimedia.
AshLin 19:57, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That looks like a "Brandt's Hedgehog" (Hemiechinus hypomelas).  They are common throughout India.  Just a note: they are not domesticated at all and will bite if they feel threatened.  Because you were able to pick it up easily, it may have been sick and unable to defend itself - or it may have been a rare one that likes being held.  You never really know with hedgehogs. --Kainaw (talk) 20:48, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Please identify this hedge hog for me

message: in the section about copulation, it refers to the female's vagina. would that not be a cloaca? ... aa:talk 03:36, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct.  I will make the change - but remember, you can edit the article too. --Kainaw (talk) 14:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wait, wait, wait.  I think that "vagina" is correct; birds have cloacas, not mammals.  Mammals have penises or vaginas as their gonads.  The only exceptions to that are the monotremes, which do have cloacas.  So, I think you somehow got the hedgehog confused with the echidna.  --Luigifan 03:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Hm, that makes sense.  The last people you would want to get advice for a report from would be 'Hedgehog Experts'.  Let alone the fact that they mentioned a dirty word that made you giggle.  Perfect rationalization. Gpia7r (talk) 17:58, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  vagina 

message: Is this vandalism?  I'm removing it for the moment, because it's not cited and seems like a really odd sentence. --GenkiNeko 17:32, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Some domesticated hedgehogs have died while hibernating.  It is rare, but not uncommon for European hedgehogs to go into hibernation and then die.  Hedgehogs don't pack on the pounds (or ounces in their case) to sustain hibernation.  For some reason, if it gets too cold, they will try it.  I don't know why. --Kainaw (talk) 17:35, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attempts to hibernate commonly fatal? 

message: "It is illegal to own a hedgehog as a pet in some U.S. states and some Canadian municipalities, and breeding licenses are required. No such restrictions exist in most European countries." I don´t know about other European countries, but in Norway you are not allowed to keep a hedgehog or any other wild animal as a pet, according to laws on wildlife protection, and I think also hygiene. I am not sure whether this includes the domesticated species or hybrids, but at least I´ve never seen a hedgehog for sale or kept captivated, and import rules for uncommon pets are rather strict, especially if they are likely to spread diseases or survive and breed in the environment if escaped from captivity. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Aruud (talk • contribs) 16:26, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please feel free to edit the article.  While I am an expert on hedgehogs, I'm no expert on hedgehog laws.  If you can find a webpage reference about Norwegian pet laws, include it after your entry with the ref tag, as in: http://the.reference.website/goes/here - then it won't be reverted quickly by someone who just doesn't know Norwegian law. --Kainaw (talk) 17:19, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

text: It is no longer illegal to own hedgehogs in Arizona under amendments made to R12-4-406 in 2105 https://www.azgfd.com/PortalImages/files/rules/Article%204%20NFRM.pdf. Additionally, I believe the New York legislation is such that they are only illegal in the 5 boroughs, not the entire state. Hedgehog1017 (talk) 17:56, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Domesticated hedgehogs

message: There is no mention of the size of these animals in the article at all. I had thought that they were about the size of mice, but from the picture of Brandt's Hedgehog on this page I see that some species, at least, can be rather larger. I think that the absense of information regarding their size is an omission that needs to be rectified. Hi There 09:57, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: So find the information, add it, and cite it. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:57, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Size varies greatly with the species.  Pygmy hedgehogs are 4-6 inches.  European hedgehogs are larger, rarely getting past 10 inches.  The desert hedgehogs are normally small, but get large in captivity.  All in all, they are size relative to rats much more than mice. --Kainaw (talk) 18:56, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Size

message: I've changed part of the introductory statement that used to read as follows:
"There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to North America"
It now reads:
"There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to North America"
I changed it because there Erinaceidae is known from North America, including Litolestes, Ocajila, Parvericius and Proterix (among others). 71.217.98.158 04:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Just thought I'd mention... 

message: I'm curious why we have a new species here. I'm yet to see it in a biology literature Cyberodin
:It's listed in Mammal Species of the World, 3rd ed, pg 214. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Northern White-Breasted Hedgehog

message: From the section on reproduction and lifespan:
"...and the female has the ability to curl her tail upward to the point that her cloaca protrudes behind the rest of her body."
Now, I don't know much about eutherian anatomy, but I do know that this statement is anatomically incorrect. Monotremes are the only mammals that have cloacas. Somebody who actually knows about eutherian anatomy might want to edit it. 71.217.98.158 22:10, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can find no reference that monotremes are the absolute only mammals to have clocacas.  What I find is that marsupials, hedgehogs, and tenrecs also have cloacas.  What I have seen is reference to hedgehog and tenerec "cloacal-like vaginal opening".  I assume that means that the vagina is like a cloaca, but they don't want to call it one for some unmentioned reason.  Perhaps because of the belief that only monotremes and marsupials have cloacas. --Kainaw (talk) 03:17, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: monotreme means "one hole" 123.211.118.138 (talk) 00:23, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mating behaviors 

message: I replaced the hedgehog out at night image with my own since I felt it was higher quality. But I have no idea what kind of hedgehog the picture is of, so if it should be in a species-specific section or should be renamed with a less crummy generic filename that would be terrific. TygerTyger 09:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like your average European Hedgehog to me. --Kainaw (talk) 17:07, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New image 

message: http://www.ling.rochester.edu/people/cross/hedgehog.html has some interesting information about the etymology of "hedgehog" but also the names of hedgehogs in other languages. The Middle English "heyg hoge" replaced the Old English/Germanic "igil", which derived from the Proto-Indo-European "eg'hi" - which is also the root for Russian "jozh", Polish "jezh", Greek "ekhinos" (and hence related to the scientific name), Ossirian "wzin", Armenian "ozni", Phrygian "ezis", Lithuanian "ezhys" and Latvian "ezis". In some languages, the name for "bristle" is derived from this e.g. Czech "jezhina". Not sure how much of this belongs on Wikipedia as opposed to Wikitionary but it's not without interest. 172.143.52.186 19:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's just the information I was looking for. I surmised that the creature had been in Europe long before the advent of the hedge. I definitely think this should be in the article.--Jack Upland (talk) 08:57, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: When I lived in Blantyre, Malawi, there was a tiny hedgehog around the office that I believe was called a "chisoni" in Chichewa.
This thing was very small (it would fit nicely in your cupped hand), not much bigger than a mouse.  It was unclear if this was a small species of hedgehog or if it was just not yet adult.  (It disappeared one day, so I assume somebody took it home and ate it.)  
Malawi was not listed on the habitat list for the Southern African hedgehog, so I don't know if this would be the same type or not.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.239.105.146 (talk) 16:38, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Malawi Hedgehog 

message: I don't why this has repeatedly happened, but the word "domesticated" is keeps getting removed from the comment that "wobbly hedgehog syndrome is common in domesticated hedgehogs."  Then, someone comes along and correctly notes that WHS is not common in hedgehogs in general.  Why is the word "domesticated" being removed?  WHS is almost entirely limited to domesticated hedgehogs - specifically the African Pygmy ones bred in the United States.  I don't know of a single non-domesticated hedgehog ever having WHS. -- kainaw™ 14:44, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wobbly hedgehog syndrome 

message: It is best to leave out only a small treat, leaving them plenty of appetite for the pests in one's garden. Those "many" people are living in a pipe dream. If one would think logically, one would come to the conclusion that there is a far more nimble and far more prolific animal scurrying in their backyard, also looking for treats. So in conclusion, leaving out "treats" would actually attract more traditional pests. Billlogalneedslove (talk) 01:58, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Leaving food out

message: "Hedgehogs have changed little over the last 15 million years." - seems like an odd claim to make.216.136.12.34 (talk) 22:30, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Why?  Fossils of hedgehogs from approximately 15 million years ago look nearly the same as modern hedgehogs.  Also, hedgehogs are one of the very few mammals that still have a flat brain as opposed to a wrinkled brain - which is a big feature unchanged over time. -- kainaw™ 20:14, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Another note: There are people who argue that any claim that animals were around 15 million years ago implies that God doesn't exist.  Wikipedia is not censored to protect creationists from seeing information that could possible be related to evolution. -- kainaw™ 20:18, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unchanged 

message: Does anyone know if hedgehogs are known to cause human allergies or if they're allergy friendly pets?
1-31-09  Creautre  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.15.80.10 (talk) 21:36, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Dander is the normal cause of human allergies to pets.  Hedgehogs do not spread dander.  It is certainly possible for a human to be allergic to a hedgehog and have a reaction from handling a hedgehog, but the normal allergy similar to dog and cat allergies is not possible due to the lack of dander. -- kainaw™ 21:48, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  hedgehog allergies 

message: Could someone explain the part about removing hedgehogs from bird sanctuary?? It said it recieved opposition. Opposition from whom? People or hedgehogs? Im not joking, I just don't understand if they men the hedgehogs are hard to remove, or some people want them left alone?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.228.218 (talk • contribs) 
:I am not certain what you are reading.  There is no mention of a bird sanctuary in the article or talk page here.  You also do not appear to be reading the instructions at the top of this page as you failed to place your question below other questions and failed to sign your question.  Therefore, I can only assume you stumbled here from some place completely unrelated to Wikipedia and posed a question that, in this context, makes no sense. -- kainaw™ 07:41, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixing with reference... -- kainaw™ 03:14, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bird Sanctuary

message: The language in the first paragraph implies that hedgehogs are native to New Zealand.  Farther down the undesirable ecological impacts of hedgehogs as invasive species in New Zealand are described.  Suggest that the first paragraph should clearly state which areas of Earth have native populations, and which have introduced/invasive populations.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.195.60.9 (talk) 16:58, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I have been able to find references to back up the claim that there are no native hedgehogs to the Americas and Australia.  I have not found a reference that backs the claim that there are no native hedgehogs in New Zealand.  I know that the European hedgehog was introduced and has become a pest, but that does not properly imply that there are no other native species of hedgehogs. -- kainaw™ 20:59, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There are no native hedgehogs (or any native mammals other than sea mammals and bats, for that matter) in New Zealand. Ucucha 21:12, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

text: Regarding the original question, the lead does not say they are native to New Zealand, only that they occur there now; the next sentence clarifies that they are introduced there. Ucucha 21:13, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification on native ranges is needed 

message: Hedgepig  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henrymax87 (talk • contribs) 20:36, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Common Names  

message: Plz add new link to http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je%C5%BCowate  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.22.117.118 (talk) 17:39, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  PL Jeżowate 

message: Shouldn't Palaeoerinaceus be listed among the genera in the sidebar? -Agur bar Jacé (talk) 14:01, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Isn't it a synonym of Amphechinus? Ucucha (talk) 14:13, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Palaeoerinaceus 

message: I would like to see a reference for portion of the article that stated four extinct hedgehogs have existed in South America.  I have not found any reliable source that verifies this, and would like to see that this portion of the article is either correctly cited or this portion of information is removed based on insufficient data.  I would also like several of the sources for this article questioned.  I question validity of several of the cited articles.
Knfleshe (talk) 01:28, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Partly done: I've unmarked this as an edit semiprotected request as we generally will use this template to actually note changes that need to be made, as opposed to discussing concerns. That said, the part about four extinct hedgehogs is indeed not in the article elsewhere, and I too could not find a reference for this, so I've marked it as . Thanks, Steven Zhang The clock is ticking.... 03:49, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No fossil hedgehogs are known from South America; see for example McKenna and Bell's book Classification of Mammals. I've removed the claim. Ucucha (talk) 04:26, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a plant commonly called the "hedgehog plant" which has produced fossils in South America. It is possible that someone got confused. -- kainaw™ 15:05, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from , 2 November 2011 

message: ...a rattlesnake bite will kill the hedgehog anyway. Since their respective ranges do not overlap, I wonder what this actually means? Is their anything published on, say, adder toxin? That would be meaningful. --Wetman (talk) 05:20, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: A little late I know, but that's exactly what I thought when I read this. There's not chance of a hegehog meeting a rattlesnake in the wild so the exmple is nonsensical. Does anyone have access to the cited article to check what it actually says on the subject? I see that the abstract talks about Bothrops jararaca venom but although this is a pit viper, as is the rattlesnake, it isn't a rattlesnake. Also, the article appears to be about mixing the venom and inhibitor in a laboratory to assess the action of the inhibitor - I don't think that can be summarised by talking about a rattlesnake biting a hedgehog. And yes, there is an article about the hedgehog's immunity to European Viper venom here. Richerman   (talk) 22:53, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rattlesnake, did you say? 

message: The placental hedgehog, the Madagascan Tenrec, and the Echidnas in Australia share a way of life or at least important elements of it having converged upon that.  It seems worth commenting on and linking in this or perhaps another article 123.211.118.138 (talk) 00:28, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Three groups with this way of life 

message: I am a proud hedgehog owner and have had Kayleigh LuLu for five years. She definitely does attempt to hibernate and has to be deterred from doing so for her own well being. As stated in this article:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/hibernation-in-hedgehog.html : It is important that hedgehogs in captivity should not be allowed to hibernate, as it could lead to a few problems. Hibernation in hedgehog is triggered by various conditions.
 
Factors Influencing Hibernation in Hedgehogs
 
Low and Sudden Dip in Temperature: A hibernation can be triggered by a temperature too low for hedgehogs. Also, if there is a sudden dip in temperature, they go into hibernation.
 
Inconsistency in Day-night Cycle: In case of inconsistency in the amount of light and dark, hedgehogs enter into hibernation. If the hedgehog is domesticated, and is forced to awake at erratic and different times of the day, there is a possibility that the hedgehog will go into hibernation. Hedgehogs can tell it is winter by shorter days and longer nights and they start adjusting their biological clock accordingly.
 
Illness: Another factor which can lead the hedgehog to hibernation is illness. During an illness, hedgehogs, rather than wasting their energy in movement, lower their metabolism to fight infection. If your pet hedgehog is ill, make sure that it is warm enough and take it to a veterinary doctor. 
Age Factor: As the hedgehog grows older, it is unable to regulate its body temperature on its own. A lifespan of a larger species of hedgehog is 4 to 7 years in the wild. Smaller species in captivity have a lifespan of 4 to 7 years. However, the lifespan is just 2 to 4 years in the wild. For example, a hedgehog who is 6 years old, intends to hibernate at 72 degree Fahrenheit, while it is ready for hibernating at 70 degree Fahrenheit at a younger age. 
Hibernation in hedgehogs also varies according to their species, sex and age. There are also stages when they arouse during hibernation. These are the stages when they move around a bit to hunt for food and reset their metabolism. These spiny animals definitely know how to conserve their energy.
 
By Medha Godbole
Last Updated: 9/19/2011
66.184.220.68 (talk) 19:31, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: , sadly all of this is original research unless you can provide reliable 3rd party references--Jac16888 Talk 20:55, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 26 January 2012 

message: Where did hedgehogs get their name,and why are they called a hedgehog.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.113.196.32 (talk) 01:49, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Read the article and it tells you in the second paragraph Richerman   (talk) 07:03, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  headgehogs 

message: This is a baby Persian hedgehog. Pictures in this gallery are free to be used in Wikipedia.
And I'm not sure how to insert them into the page. So if any of you is interested, here are the photos. 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.352407074826938.81858.100001729462637&type=1
My name is Arman.T if needed and the date of photography is 2012.05
Place is Shiraz and the country is Iran.
BTW, Higher quality images are available.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Netbios (talk • contribs) 18:27, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pictures of newborn hedgehogs  

message: Unfortunately, this page is protected and I can't edit it. There is an image toward the bottom middle where the word "hedgehog" is uncapitalized. Thankyou. LightoftheShadow (talk) 00:03, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Grammar Error in Image Caption

message: Please add the following to the section "Domesticated hedgehogs":
In the Netherlands keeping a four-toed hedgehog (also known as African pygmy hedgehog) as a pet is allowed, but the same is not true for the European hedgehog, as the latter is a protected species.
Edit: not sure why the citation above is not working. I meant to cite "http://www.egelopvangdenhaag.nl/index.php/de-egel-is-een-beschermde-diersoort", which is the website of a the Hague based hedgehog shelter.
JadedPrimate (talk) 14:58, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
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message: below is requested supplementary content for the "predators" section of the wiki on hedgehogs.  Justification : existing text omits mention of their sole predator in Britain, and primary predator across much of their range : 
In Britain, the only predator is the badger.  Hedgehogs have demonstrablyhttp://www.ptes.org/files/1116_hedgehogs_on_arable_farms.pdf  - "Badger predation of hedgehogs was high in the study site and the main cause of death" lower populations in areas where badgers are numerous, so that British hedgehog rescue societies will not release hedgehogs into known badger territories.http://www.snufflelodge.org.uk/?page_id=929  .... badgers and hogs don’t mix....  we’d never consider  releasing hogs into ... an active badger territory 
KenMott (talk) 20:48, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 27 August 2013 

message: 207.191.188.82 (talk) 19:06, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 19:21, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2014 

message: It's not correct to say that the only predator is the badger. There is anecdotal evidence for foxes and domestic cats killing them (I am looking for citations) and my dog (a Jack Russell terrier) killed an unwary juvenile a couple of years ago and since then has actively sought out hedgehogs and attacked them (so he has to be closely supervised in the garden after dark). 
I suggest the word only is changed to prime or something similar until citations can be found. Cheers... Tony Holkham (talk) 13:26, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Done The quote from the first citation said they were the 'main' cause of death, so I used that. Thanks, Older and ... well older (talk) 13:54, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Predators 

message: No.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.188.61.167 (talk) 16:39, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  The collective noun for a group of hedgehogs is array or prickle. 

message: I notice that this section in the article is incomplete, or does not make sense. Eg "this may be that smell is not an important send in men" I can't edit this as I'm not sure what it should say. Tabbipix (talk) 10:20, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Olfactory section 

message: What is average weight of a new born and an adult? What is height and length of an adult?
Aursani (talk) 09:25, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Info 

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message: Why isn't there a link to https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egel ?
Barbara Touburg (talk) 16:31, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The Dutch article is the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), and there are links between the two articles. —Bruce1eetalk 06:40, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  No link to Dutch article 

message: Why no mention of Sonic the hedgehog? This hedgehog lived in Sega Megadrives and ran like the clappers. 92.62.237.127 (talk) 09:20, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Have a look at the In popular culture section of this article. —Bruce1eetalk 09:35, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Sonic

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message: Was expecting to see mention of the world-famous essay in the "In Popular Culture" section. Here's the link to the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hedgehog_and_the_Fox 2601:C6:4100:7B:7D1D:187F:ACB0:1352 (talk) 18:35, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: So what's stopping you from being bold enough to integrate it into the "In Popular Culture" section?--Mr Fink (talk) 19:15, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps the fact that it's semi-protected? IP, if you'd be good enough to write the exact text you'd like to see inserted, I'm sure someone will be happy to review and perhaps add it to the article. RivertorchFIREWATER 05:40, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mention of Isaiah Berlin? 

message: it needs an invasive mammals category.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.56.234.144 (talk) 01:33, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  invasive 

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message: There ought to be a section which talks about Sonic the Hedgehog.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:983:4601:E8A0:E4E9:A2E0:24A4:D40E (talk) 10:53, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: There is: Hedgehog#In_classical_and_popular_culture. Tony Holkham (Talk) 11:02, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sonic the Hedgehog  

message: Add to this section:
In culture
* In the 1959 novel Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) by the German novelist Günter Grass, the character Mr. Zeidel is referred to as a hedgehog in Cjhapter 38, The Hedgehog. 2602:306:8018:A430:7C45:8CA2:EF74:33E6 (talk) 05:52, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 October 2020 

message: I assume that a daylight video of such a hedgehog family in daylight is more rare than not (taken in Munich, Germany). Can someone tell the specific type (excuse my lack of a terminus technicus) of hedgehog? Does it make sense to include it in the article or one of the specific sub-articles? Pittigrilli (talk) 18:16, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which hedgehogs are these, and would the video be useful for the article? 

message: Please add a thing at the top that says "Not to be confused with Porcupine" since I've seen people confuse the two animals many times. They aren't the same 64.185.38.66 (talk) 16:59, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: I get what you mean, but I don't think this confusion is quite common enough to warrant a hat note (what those headers are called). Usually hat notes are for topics which have similar names, rather than merely having somewhat similar concepts. Also, in the second paragraph it does state , which I think makes it clear enough that hedgehogs are not porcupines. Thank you for the idea! Ovinus (talk) 18:24, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2022 

message: Dear Wikipedia Editor,
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Upon reviewing the page, I noticed that one of the source links provided in the references section is a dead link. As such, I kindly request that the dead link be updated with a current and working source link.
The dead link in question is located at "Common Diseases Of Hedgehogs" https://www.bowmanvilleveterinaryclinic.com/common-diseases-of-hedgehogs , and the updated source link can be found at https://petearnest.com/common-hedgehog-diseases/.
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Anurag Saini Anurags499 (talk) 13:23, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: it's been marked as dead so that the archived the url is displayed first. The source that you provided (a blog) is not needed. M.Bitton (talk) 15:15, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 25 March 2023