Hibernation

[Hoglet]

Hi prof
I use a wildlife cam and find now that it is a cat at night that is eating the Ark hedgehog food and blackbirds during the day. Although connected up to the electrics the camera is horrendous on battery use during the hedgehog season. But since Kayleigh has gone back into hibernation it only takes 3 to 4 30 second snatches during the night with recording from 19.00-7.00. Last winter 2016-2017 the hedgehogs visited every night.

[steevo]

@Prof I can often tell if hogs have eaten the food by the state of the dish. Hedgehogs are messy eaters so if the remains are clean and tidy it may be a cat. I would recommend investing in a trailcam though, I’ve seen badgers and foxes I wouldn’t have known visited not to mention hedgehog antics caught on camera.

[Prof]

Thank you everyone. I like the idea of a Footprint Tunnel but as it’s snowing at the moment, I might be able to identify the tracks in the snow tomorrow!

[Author]

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