A Detailed Explanation of Artificial Hedgehog Breeding Methods and Technical Points
The hedgehog is a small spiny animal, its back covered with sharp spines. Once startled or frightened and sensing danger, it rolls itself into a spiny ball to protect itself in this way. Hedgehogs have gradually become a kind of food, because their meat is very tender and tasty, and more and more people are starting to breed hedgehogs. Their selling price is very high, and hedgehogs are not only edible but also a kind of pet. Their appearance is very cute, and they are loved by many people, so hedgehog breeding has very good prospects. So below, Shuaishuai will tell everyone how to breed hedgehogs artificially!
1. Feeding Methods
Hedgehogs have a very omnivorous diet and will eat almost anything. Insects, mice, snakes, frogs, earthworms and the internal organs of some animals are all hedgehogs' favorite foods. Among artificially prepared feeds, plant-based feed can be prepared as follows: choose crushed corn and sorghum along with various kinds of flour and melons and fruits, stir them together evenly, and then when feeding, mix the animal-based and plant-based feeds according to a certain ratio, feeding once a day in the evening. Hedgehogs also have requirements for their daily nutrient intake. The protein content of the daily food must not be less than 30 percent. When raising wild hedgehogs, at the beginning mainly feed animal-based feed, then later slowly reduce the animal-based feed and gradually increase the plant-based feed.
2. Points to Note
All the food in the feed that hedgehogs eat every day must be washed clean before preparation. Things like melons and fruits must be washed clean, otherwise it is very easy to make the hedgehogs sick. In addition, pay attention to the feeding time of hedgehogs, because hedgehogs are nocturnal animals and are not very active during the day, so it is best to feed them in the evening. You can feed feed and water once at a time, and the feed should also be diversified, not too monotonous, to avoid the occurrence of hedgehogs biting each other and refusing to eat.
3. Disease Prevention and Control
Because hedgehogs have relatively strong disease resistance, they have relatively few diseases. As long as the usual sanitation work of the breeding site is done well and management is strengthened, basically no diseases will appear. The most common diseases of hedgehogs are gastroenteritis, skin fungus and ascariasis. There is nothing much else. Usually you can feed some oxytetracycline, and you can also feed more gentamicin. For skin fungus, you can apply some ointment for treatment. For ascariasis, you can feed piperazine to kill the roundworms. Every year, deworming work must be carried out for the hedgehogs to prevent diseases from invading unintentionally.
4. Enclosure Construction
The breeding site can be chosen in a courtyard, or you can build a small enclosure yourself with bricks, built to a height of one meter, ensuring it does not leak water, and it should be built tightly. In the enclosure, you can spread some leaves for the hedgehogs to use as nests. If conditions permit, you can make some rockeries in the enclosure to create the appearance of a natural environment, so that it is closer to real wild life, and pile up some stones and bricks and so on.
The above is how to raise hedgehogs in artificial breeding. Those who are interested can consider breeding them. Hedgehog breeding does not require a high level of technical skill, and they are easy to raise, making it a project very suitable for investment. Friends who are interested can give it a try. I hope this article can help everyone. If you want to learn more about hedgehog breeding information, please continue to follow Qinnong Net!