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.
Hedgehogs can have as many as 8,000 spines on their bodies. When threatened, they curl into a ball making it painful for predators to try to eat them. A prickly hedgehog ball is not an inviting morsel of food! Hedgehogs mainly stay on the ground, but they can swim quite well and even climb trees.1  Facts about Hedgehogs: 2  When you curl up to go to sleep, you're just getting comfy. 3  When a hedgehog curls up to go to sleep, it's for protection.hen threatened, they curl into a ball making it painful for predators to try to eat them. A prickly hedgehog ball is not an inviting morsel of food! Hedgehogs mainly stay on the ground, but they can swim quite well and even climb trees.