Ageing a hedgehog

[lizzydrippin]

I know its very difficult to age a hedgehog, but Im sure someone told me once that there's something about the ends of their quills being white meant that they are under a year old (or something). Anyone have a clue?

[wildwood]

Don't know about young hoggy's colour, but have a look at these mutant colours.

http://hedgehogcentral.com/colorguide.shtml

[Postdog]

http://www.thehedgehog.co.uk/index.htm

[heathfield]

There is no reliable way of determining the age of a live hedgehog - period. Even post-mortem examination can leave some uncertainty in the result. For more than you'll ever need to know about hedgehogs, see...

http://wildlife1.wild...us/07WEHLifePhys.html

The very last item considers age estimation..

[lizzydrippin]

Thanks so much for your answers!