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Post by ladybird on Sept 12, 2016 16:40:22 GMT
our next door neightbours dog discovered MY hedgehog in his garden late last night he was barking like mad and wedged under a tree the dog I mean. We could get neither away . finally the dog gave up and the hedge hog ran for cover under the shed . I`m just glad he`s still alive as we had to stop putting out food in the winter due to a sighting of a large rat.
love the hedgehog house peony
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Post by SueA on Sept 12, 2016 20:13:19 GMT
Glad he/she's still around ladybird , it will have been fine not putting out food in winter as it would probably have been hibernating between about November & March.  |
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 13, 2016 16:12:03 GMT
You just reminded me to check hedgehog hotel to see if it was actually used over winter.
The hedgehog has been seen a few times under the fatball feeder where all the bits fall.
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Post by SueA on Sept 13, 2016 21:10:00 GMT
I haven't seen our hedgehog for about a week but it must still be visiting as there was what looked like hedgehog poo on the lawn this morning & the food is still going. Edit:- Just spotted the hedgehog, shone the torch out of the back window & one is there tucking in to the food. |
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Post by Fractal on Mar 11, 2017 14:29:24 GMT
Whilst helping parents cut back herbaceous in their garden this morning (before the rain set in) I came across this curious perfectly formed mound of leaves and Cranesbill stems. I carefully lifted the top off like a lid expecting to see baby mice. It was a hedgehog hibernating. It moved slightly so is definitely alive. I put the 'lid' carefully back on and left it in peace.   |
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Post by SueA on Mar 11, 2017 21:02:35 GMT
You should have stuck a little 'do not disturb' sign next to it Fractal!  It'll probably waking up properly soon with the weather being quite mild. |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 26, 2017 10:45:37 GMT
When Maureen went out to get one of the cats in she saw a hedgehog on the top lawn which I had earlier cut the grass.
naturally she then had to come in and sort out some food for it.
What with cats, birds fish and now hedgehogs no wonder I'm skint.
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Post by SueA on Apr 6, 2017 7:41:25 GMT
One of the hedgehogs has reappeared here as well now, I saw some 'poo' on the patio yesterday morning & then saw the little culprit last night & caught some pics. on the night camera.  |
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Post by grindle on Apr 7, 2017 3:57:10 GMT
they know you'll look after them I found some poo in the top border yesterday, so I'm wondering if they will come back, haven't seen them for a while now since the badger appeared in the garden, that seems long gone now so fingers crossed |
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Post by grindle on Apr 23, 2017 4:06:49 GMT
found more evidence of hedgehogs round near the pond, so at least one is visiting I also saw my first sloworm in the garden, only a young one, hope it manages to keep away from the cats |
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Post by lesley on May 3, 2017 17:35:22 GMT
I had to show you this, when i returned last night late i could hear them snuffling around so i flew in for camera and cought him or her feeding, theres 2 of them but only one last night  |
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Post by SueA on May 3, 2017 20:19:56 GMT
Aww, that's lovely lesley, it looks quite small doesn't it, we had one about the same size snuffling about on the patio the other night, the food's half way down the lawn though so I think it had been checking the borders for slugs & snails. |
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Post by grindle on May 4, 2017 5:17:14 GMT
aren't they lovely to see I'm still getting evidence that one is visiting the garden but I haven't got to see it yet SueA is the hedgehog food worth putting down if the cats are around, I can't put cat food down as it would attract far too many of them |
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Post by SueA on May 4, 2017 7:16:45 GMT
I only put the hard biscuit type food down grindle & peanuts, mealworms, suet nibbles which all the bird/animal visitors eat & cats do eat ALL of that - I've seen them on the infrared camera, if I put out the soft meaty food it would be gone as soon as I put it down with all the cats that come through here. I have seen the hedgehogs eating sitting beside a cat several times so they seem to get on O.K. I think it was peony on here who had a good little hedgehog feeding station which was a a box with a hedgehog-sized hole in it & the dish of food inside so that only a hedgehog could get to it, one of those little wicker type hedgehog houses would work but would probably need to be weighted down to stop cats just pushing it off. I've thought about trying that but not sure where to put it, no good on the lawn as it would have to keep being moved to avoid a bare patch so I'd have to find somewhere at the back of the garden. |
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Post by grindle on May 5, 2017 6:28:13 GMT
it seems that no food is safe with all the cats around then I might look at the feeding station and see, but I think Dylan would easily move one |
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It'll probably waking up properly soon with the weather being quite mild.
