Hedgehog Home

[Bouncytigger]

I'm seriously thinking of buying a home for these little lovelies

I have a very leafy wilderness at the bottom of the garden and plenty of gaps under the fence from the churchyard at the back and the neighbours either side so i've just the spot.

I havn't seen a hegehog in years only the one that sadly i found drowned in my pond last month but now i have a selection of ramps and shallow area's to hopefully avoid any repeat performance

I've seen a few possibilies online of little houses but some advice expert and experienced advice but be very much appreaciated.

[Jez]

Unfortunately I don't see many hedgehog heads around these days on WAB, maybe there all hibernating (the threads & posts used to be a daily thing)!

I'm doing my best to give advice in the mean time, fortunately I'm still in contact with one those regular posters, who's sadly too busy for WAB atm! So I'll do my best & have a word for you (can't promise you though)!

Fingers crossed that other hedgehog WABBERS will soon come to your aid!

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by Jez

Unfortunately I don't see many hedgehog heads around these days on WAB, maybe there all hibernating (the threads & posts used to be a daily thing)!

I'm doing my best to give advice in the mean time, fortunately I'm still in contact with one those regular posters, who's sadly too busy for WAB atm! So I'll do my best & have a word for you (can't promise you though)!

Fingers crossed that other hedgehog WABBERS will soon come to your aid!

Thanks for that Jez

Don't worry though I've been doing alot of online research and looked through a few wildlife books i have and i've just ordered one from the RSPB site.

I was ordering dried mealworms and they had a couple of nice hedghog homes so i pushed the boat out and bought one.

Should arrive next week sometime so I'll prepare that area of the garden for its impending arrival

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Bouncytigger

Thanks for that Jez

Don't worry though I've been doing alot of online research and looked through a few wildlife books i have and i've just ordered one from the RSPB site.

I was ordering dried mealworms and they had a couple of nice hedghog homes so i pushed the boat out and bought one.

Should arrive next week sometime so I'll prepare that area of the garden for its impending arrival

So i take it you will bury the new home under those leaves you have, just as a safe haven, inclusive of the insulation props?!

Good stuff, I wish your garden a friendly Hoggy zone, but it can become an expense if more should follow! So Keep the D.I.Y method in mind then aye

happy hoggy times to ya

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by Jez

So i take it you will bury the new home under those leaves you have, just as a safe haven, inclusive of the insulation props?!

Good stuff, I wish your garden a friendly Hoggy zone, but it can become an expense if more should follow! So Keep the D.I.Y method in mind then aye

happy hoggy times to ya

Yes should be an exciting prospect and endless evenings outside with a torch


I bought a Squirrel feeder and one of those Bug Habitats as well
Us Tiggerz don't do things by half meaures you know

[Blackdogjnr]

I'm a bit mad on the hedgepigs myself like.
I heard from our neighbours that they used to be around our lane in abundance, aparrently they used to keep people awake snuffling and foraging under the bedroom windows (we are in bungalows, no, the hedgepigs didn't fly!)

Alas I haven't seen one at all in my time here, I think the fact that the person who lived here before us erected a nasty 7 foot tall wooden fence may well have contributed to this.

So first and foremost if I can I'll be ripping it out and popping a nice wildlife-friendly hedge there instead.

I am also at a bit of a loss as to how to encourage them with food without the cats eating it, or worse still, the rats!

Anyhoo, I am also thinking of getting a house as well.... I'd love to get another little friend in to help my frogs keep the slug army at bay!

[Jez]

Hi Blackdogjnr,

May I suggest giving your local wildlife rescue centre or better still, your nearest Hedgehog rescue center, as they're always looking to rehome Hedgehogs. That way will save you a lot of probs with putting out food in which your moggys nab! Once you have your new hoggy then more quite possibly may come & pay a visit in search of a possible mate?!

[mh68]

Originally Posted by Blackdogjnr

I am also at a bit of a loss as to how to encourage them with food without the cats eating it, or worse still, the rats!

Can`t help with the Rats, but if you want to stop cats getting the hedgehog food, a few bricks/stones around 8" or so high placed around the food, with a bit of wooden board or similar placed on top will still allow the Hogs to get in,to the food, but will stop cats.Make sure the food`s far enough under to prevent the cats dragging it out with their paws though

Mark H

[Kayleigh]

I put lots of shrub cuttings and a tarpaulin down at the back of my shed, made it nice cosy and dry and hey presto got hogs breeding there...

As for feeding them, they eat what seeds drop out of the bird feeders then go foraging for slugs around the garden..

[Bouncytigger]

I keep OUR MOG in after dark so if any of the food i put out for a would be HOGGY is scoffed ,not by HOGGY himself then i'll blame that RAGAMUFFIN of a MOGGY that lives over the back!