I’m new to this forum, I’d like some advice please

[Hedgieluvs]

I have had at least one hedgie visiting my garden over the last few years. I have now purchased a house and a feeding station along with a camera. I thought I only had one visitor to my garden but after last weekend, I’m not sure. Last Saturday evening, my camera was activated about 20 times in a 6 hour period with a hedgehog(s) in and out of the feeding station, on one occasion the hedgehog appeared to be asleep for an hour or so. My grandson crept out and lifted the feeding station up and the hedgehog didn’t stir. Would one hedgehog revisit my feeding station several times that evening or did I have several visitors that evening. Is there any way of identifying individual hedgehogs? Thanks in advance.

[Spikey999]

Just started on the forum today😊 and in my back garden I also have a hedgehog house with a hedgehog🦔 in it with hay and leaves that the hedgehog added to and next door to the house there’s a feeding station and food is eaten every night and also have a outdoor camera which sends videos to my phone i love hedgehog

[stef]

Hi Hedgieluvs
Yes the same hog will visit a feeding station repeatedly if there is still food in it. However, you could also have several hogs visiting. The best way to monitor is with a wildlife camera if you have one as it make it easier to study them. But hogs vary quite a lot. They vary in size and can have darker patches in different areas. They often pick up strange stains from gardens they visit too. All hogs are furry underneath and you can see this ‘skirt’ fairly easily. In some hogs this is longer than in others or different colours. Quite often in older hogs this gets gingery in colour. Their facial shapes can also vary – some are flatter faced or pointier than others. Also there are also behavioural differences with some more aggressive than others. It really is just spending time watching and trying to identify them which does get easier the more that you do

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