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14-01-2009, 05:54 PM
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| | | Hedgehogs Daytime Feeding
Is it usual, during the summer, for a hedgehog to come out and search for food during the day? |
14-01-2009, 06:26 PM
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| | | re: Hedgehogs Daytime Feeding
A hedgehog out in the day is usually a hedgehog in trouble. It is usually a sign that there is a problem & it should be looked at & checked over at a wildlife rescue centre.
Sometimes underweight youngsters do appear during the day, desperately looking for food, but it is more likely to be a sick or possibly injured hog.
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14-01-2009, 06:51 PM
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| | | re: Hedgehogs Daytime Feeding
I agree with the above.Always best to scoop them up and pass them over to a rescue centre.If it is just a weight problem then a bit of TLC and a warm bed can work wonders.They must be a certain weight to help them through winter and some hogs will venture out through the day,when food is short.  |
14-01-2009, 07:38 PM
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| | | re: Hedgehogs Daytime Feeding
 Climate change aside-i would say that generally if you see a hedgehog at this time of year it is not a good sign. It may be the case that the hedgehog has not put on enough weight before winter and now body fat is low forcing the poor thing out to look for food. This can happen with late litters that dont have enough time to put on sufficient weight with which to go in to winter. It can also happen with females who have late litters and similarly dont have time to build up reserves. |
15-01-2009, 03:09 PM
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| | | re: Hedgehogs Daytime Feeding
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Originally Posted by wild flower  Climate change aside-i would say that generally if you see a hedgehog at this time of year it is not a good sign. It may be the case that the hedgehog has not put on enough weight before winter and now body fat is low forcing the poor thing out to look for food. This can happen with late litters that dont have enough time to put on sufficient weight with which to go in to winter. It can also happen with females who have late litters and similarly dont have time to build up reserves. | It was during the summer! |
16-01-2009, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sticky1 It was during the summer! | Ah! Yes.  As I have been told before RTFQ (read the X question)! | | |
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