Making a rainproof feeding station tips please

[AussieMon]

So I have bought a large clear plastic box to make a weather proof station for my garden hogs as theyre food keeps getting soaked with all this rain.
I was just going to turn it upside and cut a hole in it though the rim of the top of the box (does that make sense?) thereby being that the food bowl would just be sitting on the natural ground.

I have just had a look at some photos and I noticed a lot of people were using a box the right way up, cutting a hole in the bottom of the box, and putting the lid on the box with a brick on top. Thereby the food dish is actually inthe box and resting on the box floor usually with newspaper covering it.

Is there a reason for this??? Is either way better or just personal preference??

Thanks heaps.

[Catherine]

It may just be personal preference. I have 2 feeding stations of the type you are planning, with the food bowl on the natural ground – in my case the patio and the path. My hogs (I’m lucky enough to get 8 some nights) poo everywhere, including inside the feeding stations. I find I can easily clean this in the morning with a bucket of water and a scrubbing brush but as we don’t buy any newspapers I think I would find it harder with the food and poo on the box floor.

[Baldwin hedgehog]

I would definitely go for the box turned upside down without the lid. Then as Catherine says no need for newspaper and you can clean the patio or surface down easily

[Wilkys Wildlife]

Hi, we adapted a bird ground feeding cage by cutting a hog size hole in one corner, adding a sheet of plastic to the roof and finishing it off with some left over willow fencing to make it look a little nicer! So far it’s been very successful – the hedgehogs love it and the foxes and cats haven’t been able to access the food, although they’ve tried 😉

We are new to this site. Is there a way to add a photo or a link to this post so I could share what we’ve done? xx

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