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Yes and no. Hedgehogs usually hold their spines flat so they don’t hurt. When a hedgehog is scared it will curl into a ball and hold its spines erect, this is when they hurt, but not too bad. When a hedgehog is relaxed it feels much like a straw broom. When a hedgehog is scared it looks and feels a little like a small round cactus.
