▁is ▁largely ▁no ct urn al . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁hes it ant ▁g ait , ▁frequently ▁stopping ▁to ▁sm ell ▁the ▁air . ▁Un like ▁the ▁smaller , ▁war mer - cl imate ▁species , ▁the ▁European ▁h edge h og ▁may ▁hibernate ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁However , ▁most ▁w ake ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁to ▁move ▁their ▁n ests . ▁They ▁are ▁solit ary ▁in ▁nature ▁with ▁m ature ▁males ▁behav ing ▁ag gress ively ▁towards ▁each ▁other . ▁Occ asion ally ▁a ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁may ▁share ▁a ▁hi bern ating ▁spot . ▁ ▁Diet ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁h edge h og ▁is ▁om n iv orous , ▁feed ing ▁mainly ▁on ▁in verte br ates . ▁Its ▁di et ▁includes ▁sl ugs , ▁earth w orm s , ▁be et les , ▁c ater p ill ars ▁and ▁other ▁insect s . ▁The ▁preferred ▁ar th rop ods ▁are ▁the ▁mill ip edes ▁Gl omer is ▁margin ata ▁and ▁T ach yp od oi ulus ▁n iger ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ground ▁be et le ▁Car ab us ▁nem or alis . ▁Some ▁f ruits ▁and ▁m ush rooms ▁may ▁supp lement ▁their ▁di et . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁ ▁The ▁bre eding ▁season ▁comm ences ▁after ▁hi bern ation . ▁P reg nan cies ▁peak ▁between ▁May ▁and ▁July , ▁though ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁September . ▁Gest ation ▁is ▁ 3 1 ▁to ▁ 3 5 ▁days . ▁The ▁female ▁alone ▁ra ises ▁the