Badgers

[Madelinew]

I am moving to a house that has a badger visiting the garden on a regular basis. What sort of food could I put out for it to encourage it to keep coming? And do they go into a sort of semi-hibernation during the winter?

[Alan]

Originally Posted by Madelinew

I am moving to a house that has a badger visiting the garden on a regular basis. What sort of food could I put out for it to encourage it to keep coming? And do they go into a sort of semi-hibernation during the winter?

Hi Madeline,

They're very omnivorous, so will eat most things you put out. Peanuts are as good as anything though.

They don't hibernate, but fatten-up in the autumn, and will usually be out even if it's just for a couple of hours a night. They will stay underground in particularly bad/cold (strong winds tend to spook them sometimes) weather for days on end though.

Alan

[fezly]

I spent my year out from university at a place called Stubbington Study Centre in Portsmouth, there is a badger sett there and we used to feed the badgers all manner of things, in experience they are very partial to dougnuts, sausages and potato waffles, I think we must of had the fattest badgers in Britain.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by fezly

I spent my year out from university at a place called Stubbington Study Centre in Portsmouth, there is a badger sett there and we used to feed the badgers all manner of things, in experience they are very partial to dougnuts, sausages and potato waffles, I think we must of had the fattest badgers in Britain.

while they will generally eay anything it is a good move to feed something approaching their normal diet - peanuts (bird feeder type , not ready salted ) , catfood , mealworms, apples etc