Hi Nic,
When she first appeared in our garden (12th July) we took her to a local animal hospital. She was in the garden, in daylight, and didn’t move when we approached. They checked her out and said she was ok, a little underweight, but had recently had babies. So we brought her back (made her a temporary cardboard box house) and left her a mix of cat biscuits and mealworms the vet had kindly given us.
Next morning, she was gone (and so was the food) so we started putting food out and she became a regular visitor.
Now we have a hut, and proper hog food, and we make sure there is food and water every night.
We put the hay in a dry place, and she collects it most nights, though one day when she stayed out, we took a quick look in the hut, the hay is really compact.
So, that how we know she is female 😁
And if she’s expecting, this might explain the occasional “night out” – guess we might have to get another hog house for the kids ?
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