Hedgehog in my garden
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We have hoped to attract a hedgehog into the garden for years and this summer we found some scats in a few places. We heard that the next door neighbours dog had been barking at a hedgehog that was living under the shed of another neighbour 2 doors away. Our garden fence has plenty of holes in it anyway and we have several neglected areas in the garden full of leaves and discarded garden bits and pieces. We made a hole in the fence, built a hedgehog house and a feeding station. One evening last week I heard snuffling, oinky noises from the back of the garden but could not see anything. We put the trail camera in that area and this morning I can report that we captured one on film. It returned several times between 20.30 and 4.00 it did go into the feeding station and paddled in the water bowl but was not very interested in the special hedgehog biscuits that I had bought. Can’t wait to see more!
Hi Nauthmisira
Brilliant news about the hedgehog/s! Really pleased for you.
Just a word of warning – neglected areas in a garden are ok, but discarded garden bits and pieces not so good. You might want to check there is nothing there hazardous to hogs, i.e. old netting or anything they could get caught in, chemicals, sharp objects, etc.
Paddling in the water bowl sounds about right! One hog motto seems to be why go round a water bowl if you can go through it! Don’t worry about them not eating the food immediately – they will if they’re hungry – but there may be enough other food around. But it’s really important to leave water, if nothing else, available all day every day, so it’s great that you’re already doing that.
Good luck with the hogs. I hope all goes well. Happy hog watching!
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