You may have already heard about it in the media, but 2023 was a special year for the European hedgehog
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31Jul
Hedgehogs and traditional medicine
The use of hedgehogs and their body parts in traditional medicine and cultural activities is as ancient as the hedgehog
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15Jul
Hedgehogs Balloon Syndrome
Hedgehog balloon syndrome is a life-threatening medical condition that can occur under hedgehogs. This condition is when gas in trap
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28Jun
Hedgehogs vs Tenrecs – What’s the Difference?
Hedgehogs and tenrecs may look like siblings as they share the characteristics of sharp quills, soft underbellies and pointed snouts,
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21May
Diabetes mellitis and captive hedgehogs
Diabetes is quite common in hedgehogs, although it is a diagnosis that is often overlooked. A clear indication is when
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26Apr
Pop-off Syndrome
This is very rare condition, but seems to be occurring under the wild species of hedgehogs, especially with the European
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22Apr
Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome as the waste-bin diagnosis
Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome might just be the most wellknown diagnosis in hedgehog species, especially in species that are in captivity.
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17Apr
What is your hedgehog’s poop telling you?
It may not be the highlight of your day, but inspecting your hedgehog’s poo in the morning can give you
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31Mar
Hedgehogs beat cats in garden standoffs
Nottingham Trent University has recently collaborated with the University of Brighton to study animal interactions at feeding stations in UK
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28Mar
A hedgehog’s masturbation
Photo: © Lizl van Vreden Masturbating hedgehogs? Now that might be a sticky spikey situation one would think. But it
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