Drive Them Away When You See Them: Why the Appearance of a Hedgehog on a Plot is an Alarming Signal for Owners
23.06.2024 22:03
The hedgehog is considered a useful animal for the garden, since it eats insect pests.
However, experts say that it is better to drive hedgehogs away from your garden plot.
Why you need to drive hedgehogs away from your property
The very fact that this little animal dropped in on people is suspicious. Healthy animals don't do that often, but rabid ones do it all the time.
In the summer, the number of hedgehogs infected with rabies reaches 10% of the total population.
And this is not the only disease that can be contracted through a hedgehog bite.
You can get, in particular, tularemia, herpes, leptospirosis.
It is also important to remember that hedgehogs are carriers of ticks.
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