Husbandry and Medical Management of African Hedgehogs
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Retrospective Study of Disease Occurrence in Captive African Pygmy Hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris). In: Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Vol. 70 - N°1 - Mar. 2015
Gardhouse, S. 32 INTRODUCTION The African Pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) is a member of the family Erinaceidae, order Insectivora (1). African hedgehogs are native to the savannah and steppe regions of central and eastern Africa (1). In the wild, African hedgehogs are nocturnal and spend the daytime in burrows (1). They are insectivores and their diet consists mainly of invertebrate pred...
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تاریخ انتشار 2017