[header] How to carry a hedgehog [title] Don't be nervous. [step] Hedgehogs are great at sensing fear, and if you are scared and nervous, they will be scared and nervous, making it a bad experience for everyone. [title] If you are going to handle a hedgehog, pick it up. 
[step] Don't mess around and try to poke it awake or make it aware of your presence by hovering your hand. Hedgehogs are prey animals with poor eyesight, and this is seen as a threatening gesture.