Hi daffydil
Well those hogs went to the right garden! Brilliant that you are planning on making a second hog house! Normally hogs like to have a nest to themselves, so I’m sure will appreciate a second one. Occasionally hoglets will share the same box, although maybe not during hibernation.
Love it that you are drying the leaves inside! Do be careful though that they don’t catch fire. The hogs probably don’t mind if some of them are a bit damp. They would normally have to find leaves for themselves. But they do use a huge amount of leaves in their hibernacula, they sort of layer them like tiles so that even if outside they would be waterproof.
Very considerate of the hogs to turn up together so you were certain there were two of them! It’s a bit more difficult when they are youngsters to tell them apart, but the markings do tend do develop a bit by the time they become adults.
Good luck with the hogs, I hope they like their new houses.
