Hedgehogs are amazing little animals, and sometimes if your lucky they may visit your garden whilst on the hunt for food. Take a look below at some interesting facts about hedgehogs that your may not know.
#1 There are 17 species of hedgehog
#2 The lifespan of a hedgehog is around 5-7 years
#3 At any one time a hedgehog can have up to 6000 spines – ouch
Each spine lasts on average a year, it then drops out and a new one will grow.
#4 A baby hedgheog is called a hoglet
#5 Hedgehogs can communicate to eachother by squeals and grunts
#6 Hedgehogs can vary from having 1-11 babies
#7 Hedgehogs sleep during the day and become active at night
#8 Not many people know this but they are lactose intolerant
So please don't leave them milk, a bowl of water is just fine
#9 Their eyesight is not very good
So they rely on their hearing and smell to hunt for food such as insects, worms, caterpillars and berries.
