New hedgehog house
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Hi,
This is the first time we’ve had hedgehogs in our garden.
We’ve brought a hedgehog house and my question is, do I need to perform daily cleaning of the house? Remove any poop or wee strains etc
Hi Theroninhunter
No there is no need to clean out a hog house every day. Think of it as more like a bedroom. They don’t tend to poo, etc. in their nests. But you probably will need to clean it out maybe twice a year to keep potential parasite build up to a minimum. There is some more information here:
https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/cleaning-out-boxes/That is, assuming you are using it as a house. If you’re using it as a feeding station then you will probably need to clean it out fairly often. But if a hog has decided to sleep in there (even if it’s meant to be for feeding), don’t clean it out until any hog has vacated – i.e. don’t disturb the hog.
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