pet hedgehog

[jordanno]

hi people
my family has a hedgehog in our garden we think it hides behind our screen everyday and comes on our lawn everynight (we know that because we see it 5 times a week) last night i want out with my parants at around 9 to see if it was out and it was aftaer a good look i finally reallised the shadow behind the bird table was a hedgehog and we all went over to it i wanted to stroke it so my dad look for fleas then said i could then my dad got some gloves and said i could hold it so i held it then from that moment i loved hedgehogs the one i was holding was also a juvinnile i look foward to seeing the mother if i ever see her my parents will get something for it to eat when they go shopping what should they get ??? and my dad and i might make a box for it he probaly wont though .

im going to try to get my dad to take a picture of me holding it when we find it again to post it on here

just thought ill like to share

[Jez]

cool are you going to use this thread for the pic? Or mugshots thread? By the way if you don't mind me asking. Do you feed the hog at all? All the best and i have got to say this- book'em Danno

[Vixen]

one thing although it is tempting to pick them up, please don't unless there in danager, it can be highly stressful for any wild animal to be handle by humans.

Depends on how big it is to weather it mother would be still around.

Mine love Tesco's crunchy cat bisket, topped with milworms.

[Za]

I can see why there have been reports of a drop in hedgehog numbers, the WAB ers have got em all in their gardens
Congratulations Jordanno.
Za

[jordanno]

we dont feed it now and soz i wont pick it up again there was just too much temptation
i would say the hedgehog was around 15cm
vixen do you moisten the cat biscuits and we couldnt get live mealworms there too expensive ill see if its out in about half an hour
i want a pet hedgehog when im older now

[Vixen]

Originally Posted by jordanno

we dont feed it now and soz i wont pick it up again there was just too much temptation
i would say the hedgehog was around 15cm
vixen do you moisten the cat biscuits and we couldnt get live mealworms there too expensive ill see if its out in about half an hour
i want a pet hedgehog when im older now

as long as you provid water you should'nt need to wet the biscuits. I can get a tube of life mealworms for around £2.50 last age's as I only give a small amount. Ther normaly most active between 1-2am at least mine.

Weight will give me more idea of an age but sound like a very young one. I find it easy to judge weight as I compear it to how heavy one of my ferrets is. Plus having young hog here to grow on, you get use to the size and weight of young hogs.

I like you would love a pet Hedgehog, not shore how legal owning a european hedgehog (the type that lifes in are gardens) is. I have a good book on hedgehogs will root it out and post the name and auther for you.

Edit: here you go Amazon.co.uk: Hedgehogs (Pet Owner's Manual): Books: Matthew M. Vriends

[Jez]

Yer nothing likes being picked up as you don't try to make habit of it they'll be off. it's like aunt crab liver rattling your cheeks

[Purplepixii]

Originally Posted by Za

I can see why there have been reports of a drop in hedgehog numbers, the WAB ers have got em all in their gardens
Congratulations Jordanno.
Za

You might be onto something there Za


Jordanno - I feed my visiting hedgehog "Wildthings Hedgehog Food" which I ordered online. If you google that you should find some suppliers
Failing that, they like sunflower seeds, dried banana's (not too much), raisins, mealworm (can't think of anything else but I'm sure WAB'ers can).
The other important thing is to make sure there is a bowl of water out for them every night.

Once they know food & water is there for them they will become regular visitors.

Enjoy the experience!
Purplepixii

[Cazzie]

Hang on a minute I moved up from Telford - it could be one of mine lol!

Aww how lovely for you to have a hoggie in your garden. Do as the others have already said, put some food out and water and maybe if you can twist your dads arm, get him to make a hedgie house for it!

Enjoy your spikey new friend (but don't pick it up ok!)

[jdurbo]

Originally Posted by Jez

Yer nothing likes being picked up as you don't try to make habit of it they'll be off. it's like aunt crab liver rattling your cheeks

You are more crazy than me
jen xxx