On reproduction of hedgehogs there is a set of jokes and jokes. All this because of sharp needles. People are perplexed: how do hedgehogs manage to organize love games? Prickles will surely prevent. It is illusion. Actually hedgehogs breed as all mammals, and needles, strangely enough, absolutely do not disturb them.
Instruction
1. The marriage period at hedgehogs comes in June. The male catches a smell which is allocated with glands of a female, a special secret with pheromones. It finds the candidate for pairing, going on this smell. Having found a female, the hedgehog draws her attention with snorting and dashes. If the female answers favourably, preliminary games begin.
2. Hedgehogs as much as possible try to hide process of courting and directly sexual intercourse. For this reason they arrange the mating dance in a dense grass or under burdocks. In the beginning the male and a female make an obnyukhivaniye, having turned to each other muzzles. Then they make the joint act of urination. After that the most interesting begins.
3. The male seeks to approach a female behind. She very much resists, turns to him sideways with prickly needles. The hedgehog answers resistance of a hedgehog, pushing her with pads and a muzzle. Then the male raises the head and wrinkles lips. Throughout all sexual game sighs and loud puffing are heard. This process can continue several hours.
4. The act at hedgehogs happens in a position "the partner behind". Why do not interfere with lovers a needle? The fact is that in usual life of a needle rigid and firm that is caused by the high pressure of blood. During the marriage period this pressure decreases, needles become soft. Plus the hedgehog selects needles, densely stacks them on a back. Sexual intercourse lasts 2-3 seconds.
5. The term of pregnancy of a hedgehog – about 7 weeks. Usually from 3 to 6 hedgehoglets are born. Cubs appear blind people, with soft light needles. Length of a body of a newborn hedgehoglet – 6-7 cm, weight – 10-15 grams. Hedgehoglets begin to see in 2 weeks, to eat independently – in a month. As a result the female takes care of posterity within 2 months then hedgehoglets leave native "house". Hedgehogs lead an independent life, do not bring permanent partners and do not form stable families.