โ† Home ๐Ÿฆ” Watch a Hoglet Grow

From tiny & pink to prickly & grown-up

These are our real baby hedgehogs โ€” hoglets โ€” at Pets on the Green. Follow one from just 15 minutes old all the way to a full-grown adult. Tap along the timeline and watch what changes.

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๐Ÿพ Think about the whole journey

ChangeWhat are the three biggest changes from a newborn to an adult hedgehog?
SpinesWhy are a newborn's spines soft and white, and what happens to them as it grows?
SensesA hoglet is born blind and deaf. At what age do its eyes open โ€” and how does it find mum before then?
CareWhat does a hoglet need from its mum, and when is it old enough to live on its own?
CompareHow is a baby hedgehog growing up like โ€” and different from โ€” a human baby growing up?
Order itCould you put the stages back in the right order from memory? Try it!
Meet the hedgehog care guide โ†’
Real footage of our own hoglets at Pets on the Green, Warlingham. Baby hedgehogs are fragile โ€” only an experienced breeder or a wildlife rescue should ever handle them.