Low hemoglobin means that a person's hemoglobin level when measured, is below the lowest limits of normal for their age and sex (see above normal range of values). For example, a 19 year old male would have low hemoglobin if the detected blood value was below 13.6 g/dl.
Experts agree that when they are in captivity, hedgehogs can live ten years. However, it is good to know that these cases are very rare. The same experts say that a 5-year-old hedgehog is like a 75-year-old human. So, their ideal life span is between five and seven years, but most hedgehogs live between three and five years. There is a wide range of factors that contribute to their wellbeing, health and life expectancy and we will mention some of them in this article.
Most baby hedgehogs are born in June and July, with an average litter size of four or five young, of which two or three are usually weaned successfully. The mother is liable to desert or even eat the young if she is disturbed. Young hedgehogs will leave the nest when they are around three to four weeks old to go on foraging trips with their mother. After around ten days of foraging with their mother the young will wander off on their own.