Are hedgehogs beneficial or pests? What are the natural enemies of hedgehogs?

The hedgehog is a beneficial animal.

The hedgehog is a small mammal that usually has a body length of about 25 cm and weighs between 1-2 kg. Their main diet is insects, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and fruits. Hedgehogs play an important role in the control of pests in agriculture and ecosystems, and they can help reduce pest infestations on crops and trees, thereby reducing human dependence on chemical pesticides.

Although hedgehogs also sometimes eat some fruits and grains, their main diet is insects and other small animals, so they do not directly contribute to most of the economic activities of humans. However, due to problems such as habitat loss and environmental pollution, hedgehogs have become endangered in some areas, so they need to be protected and paid attention to.

How to say this, hedgehogs are omnivores, they will eat all kinds of insects, melons and fruits, and harm cash crops.

So it's both a good beast and a pest.

The natural predators of hedgehogs are martens, owls, foxes, dogs, weasels.

The natural enemies of hedgehogs are generally carnivores, such as minks, owls or foxes, etc., usually they are relatively large, and hunting hedgehogs does not require too fancy skills, so once they encounter natural enemies, hedgehogs generally cannot escape.

When the hedgehog walks on the road, the passing cars are also its natural enemies, and sometimes it will be run over by the car because of its slow movement.

Like dogs, weasels, etc. can be regarded as the "natural enemy" of hedgehogs, hedgehogs are more sensitive to smells and sounds, when weasels fart, or dogs bark, hedgehogs will feel scared, will be scared to shrink their limbs.

Habits. Hedgehogs are isotherms because they can't regulate their body temperature stably to keep it at the same level, so hedgehogs hibernate in winter.

The hedgehog has hard spines all over its body except for its belly, and when it encounters danger, it will roll into a ball with thorns, and its form and docile personality are very cute, and some breeds are only slightly larger than the palm of the hand, so some people keep it as a pet in Australia.

The hedgehog has a very long snout, and its sense of touch and smell is well developed. Its favorite food is ants and termites, and when it smells food underground, it digs a hole with its claws and then sticks its long, sticky tongue into the hole for a hearty meal.

Foxes, martens, owls, etc.

Hedgehogs belong to the family of metatherms and are a collective name for a class of hedgehogs of the subfamily Hedgehog. It is fat and short, with sharp claws, small eyes, short hair, and is covered with short, dense spines, with spines on the back and sides of the body, and hairs on the head, tail, and ventral surface; The mouth is pointed and long, and the tail is short; The forefoot has 5 toes, tiptoeing, and a few species have 4 toes on the forefoot; There are 36-44 teeth, all with sharp cusps.

Hedgehogs of the genus Hedgehog are the most widely distributed, widely distributed in Europe, northern Asia, and also widely distributed in northern China and the Yangtze River Basin, suitable for insectivory; When frightened, the spines of the whole body are erect, rolled into a spike-like ball, the head and 4 legs are not visible, and the most common ones in China are Heilongjiang hedgehogs.

1. Hedgehogs are vertebrates, viviparous, so they are beasts not insects, small beasts.

2. The hedgehog is an omnivore, insects, grains, fruits and vegetables are eaten, and it is a beneficial animal according to eating insects, but it also eats grains when it is hungry.

3. Hedgehogs love to hide in the firewood and grass, day and night, looking for seeds and insects in the firewood and grass to eat, and sometimes they also go into the yard to eat the leftovers of cats and dogs.

4. The weasel is the natural enemy of the stinger, and the hedgehog is afraid of smelling the weasel peeing, and the stinging ball that rolls back will be released, and the weasel can dig out the hedgehog and eat it.

5. The hedgehog is afraid of smoke and salt, if you get salt into the hedgehog's mouth, or smoke the hedgehog, the hedgehog coughs like an old man, and the cough sound is the same as that of the old man.

The natural predators of hedgehogs are martens, owls, and foxes, among others.

The main predators of hedgehogs are carnivores such as martens, owls, and foxes. Hedgehogs chew certain scented plants and spit them on the spines on their bodies, giving them the same smell as the local environment to prevent them from being detected by predators.

Hedgehogs are nocturnal and eat insects and worms as their main food, and can eat 200 grams of insects in one night to eliminate pests, so it is beneficial to agriculture.

Habits of hedgehogs:

The hedgehog is a very withdrawn animal, living in the bushes, timid, quiet, afraid of light, afraid of heat and cold. Hedgehogs are slow to move, and generally lie dormant at night.

The hedgehog is a nest, hiding in the nest during the day and only coming out after dusk. Hedgehogs are generally resistant to many kinds of poisons, but they are not resistant to pesticides, and sometimes they die of poisoning due to ingestion of insects killed by pesticides. In general, hedgehogs tend to stay away from human areas and prefer to nest on the edge of wilderness or by streams.