No i deer Posted October 5, 2023 Report Share Posted October 5, 2023 I am privileged to have hedgehogs in my garden.. seen the adult several times lately. Tonite again a very small one is out there.. My dog let's us know.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 Excellent. We all need to do more to support these useful yet endangered little charmers. https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/feeding/ https://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/hedgehog-fact-sheet/#Do’s-and-Dont's-to protect-hedgehogs-in-your-garden maximus otter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Pete Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 We have a set in a wooded area at the back of our place, and we've not seen a hedgehog in the garden before this little guy turned up a week ago. We've been feeding a one eyed feral cat for a while, and I put out a trailcam to see how he was doing. These are snaps from the videos. The cat is in a bad way, covered in fleas and ticks, and we're hoping to trap him and get him sorted. He was very nervous and backed away from the little hog. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted October 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 My wife saw 2 little hogs in our garden wedneday evening 🦔🦔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 1 minute ago, No i deer said: My wife saw 2 little hogs in our garden wedneday evening 🦔🦔 Get some food & water out! https://www.spikesfood.co.uk/product/spikes-crunchy-dry-food/ maximus otter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted October 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 The hog is out there now.. Just put some wet dog food next to it 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 58 minutes ago, No i deer said: The hog is out there now.. Just put some wet dog food next to it 😊 😀 maximus otter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted October 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 The big hog was back last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted October 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 My dog is looking for them everytime he goes out in the garden.. He used to just keep barking which alerted us but now he just stands over the hogs dead silent.. Little hog was there around 8.30pm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Pete Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 Probably made the mistake of taking a sniff at one some time....... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted October 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 Just had a look and none in the garden yet.. I've noticed hedgehog poo around the front of the house.. There coming in under my side gate and there not living in my garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 I must admit I love the little buggers, I have 2 that frequent the garden but I think only 1 that lives under the shed as I understand they are quite territorial ( I am not a hedgehog expert) the bigger one has become very tolerant of me and will happily eat the food that we put out with me no more than a yard away ( sitting down having a fag ) the smaller one is more skittish but getting better, a few weeks ago it tried to come into the conservatory which was quite funny. A couple of years ago we had a whole family of them, the young ones would just grub around me. To watch the courtship just makes me smile, the male follows the female in circles grunting while the female takes sod all notice, so not dissimilar to the human race really ( well in my experience) Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted November 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 I was putting out dog food for our resident hogs for a while.. Not last week the week before I tried catching the hog eating the food and I was missing it.. A mate came around and wanted to see the hog in the garden so I put it some food out and we went out for a look and our neighbours f----- cat was there and ran off down the fence and the food was gone.. I bet that bloody cat had been eating it grrrrrr Not put any dog food out coz I'm not feeding that good for nothing creature.. I've put other food out there it might eat 🤞 Not seen it out in the garden since then 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 52 minutes ago, No i deer said: Not put any dog food out coz I'm not feeding that good for nothing creature.. I've put other food out there it might eat 🤞 Not seen it out in the garden since then 😔 Just buy a cheap 60- to 80 litre plastic storage bin from your local Wilko/Pound Shop. Cut a CD case-sized hole in one end and place it in your garden covering the piggy food. (Set a couple of bricks just inside the entrance to foil cats, leaving enough room for piggies to get around them.) maximus otter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted November 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Thanks 👍 How can you be so certain the hogs will work this out. It must be getting near their hibernation time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted November 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 The cats will come across this on my fences this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus otter Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 9 hours ago, No i deer said: Thanks 👍 How can you be so certain the hogs will work this out. It must be getting near their hibernation time.. The smell of food (we use and recommend Spike’s dry food) will lure them in. Don’t forget to leave out water, too. maximus otter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted November 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 I leave a saucer out with water in it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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