under my shed

[Cheshire]

Well I have now confirmed that there is a Hedgehog living under my shed. It has been walking around the lawn at night eating things on the ground. Today it was out in full march at 11:30am on the lawn. Are they meant to come out in the day?? I put out a tiny but of cat food and it literally looked up and came walking over. I left it to eat the food and watched from the conservatory. I was quite delighted to find one in my garden as I thought it had just been visiting in the past. Our shed is a typical old looking thing with about a 6-7 inch gap at floor level. It just pops in and out every so often and has a look what is going on. Should there be others or could it be single??

I took a photo so will try and add it on.

[galanthus]

Our rescued hedgepig made a home under our old shed, however, while my fella was moving the shed bit by bit to the end of the garden, the dog ran off with his nicely made grass nest, (didn't know they made them til then ), and ate it

The hog moved into next door but he's back now after a year Glad you had the chance to see it, they're lovely. Only thing I would be concerned about is if he's out during the day he might be a little hungry. Ours doesn't know the difference cos he's blind.

[Hedge Witch]

Well at least if it has a good appetite, I don't think it can be sick I wonder if it is trying to pile on the ounces before hibernation.

[Hedgehoggy]

Hedgehogs seen out in daytime are usually in trouble. There are exceptions, but as a rule they're either poorly or starving. At this time of year they need to build up fat reserves in preparation for hibernation. It sounds like your one is starving. What size is he Cheshire, in comparison to a man's closed fist?

[Cheshire]

Here you go. Will there be more than one of them??

[galanthus]

Hmmm, don't know whether it's the perspective of the photograph but it looks a teeny bit small ? Best making sure the lovely creature has lots of cat food and fresh water around for a while due to cold snap eh ? Bless !!

[Cheshire]

It is here now I will go check.

Very friendly it is

[galanthus]

Originally Posted by Cheshire

It is here now I will go check.

Very friendly it is

You could maybe leave some straw and dry paper under the shed in case he does live there, may help keep him warm over next few days.

[Hedgehoggy]

Great, even better, could you per chance weigh him?

[Cheshire]

When it walks around I would say it is about as long as a CD case. When in a ball it is quite a bit bigger than a mans fist.