 |
By *inkerbell67 OP Woman
over a year ago
Clacton on sea essex |
Something different to talk about for a change..i am luckey enough to have hedgehogs in the garden 3 ,so i feed them hedgehog food or cat meat or cat biscuits and water ,they are fun little things and can really run ,there only enemy is the Badger and cars and humans, this time of year they breed and the mum will kill them if disturbed. If you have a garden shed they be underneath it ,theses animals are so cute ..  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"They are very cute.
A few months ago, I saw a fox running over the road to an adjacent field... a few seconds later a hedgehog ran after it.
Not something I was expecting to see  "
Sounds like a spiky character. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Used to have one come in and raid the cats biscuit bowl,one summer. Had the back door open until bedtime and you could hear him tapping his way from the door to the bowl, then the bowl tip... Actually caught him in the bowl one night, stuffing his face. Absolutely loved that |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Used to have one come in and raid the cats biscuit bowl,one summer. Had the back door open until bedtime and you could hear him tapping his way from the door to the bowl, then the bowl tip... Actually caught him in the bowl one night, stuffing his face. Absolutely loved that "
For small things they can be noisy buggers! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Just seen an article about British hedgehogs in New Zealand. They were taken there by settlers over 200 years ago but as an "invasive" species they are decimating the local wildlife and may need to be culled. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I’ve a rescue hedgehog in my garden as it’s quite enclosed, he’s about 4 now... and can’t be released as he only has 3 legs and wouldn’t be able to forage enough to put weight in to hibernate winter.
So I see him most evenings out at his dish eating cat meat |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Just seen an article about British hedgehogs in New Zealand. They were taken there by settlers over 200 years ago but as an "invasive" species they are decimating the local wildlife and may need to be culled."
Have you been talking to Essex Tom ? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Something different to talk about for a change..i am luckey enough to have hedgehogs in the garden 3 ,so i feed them hedgehog food or cat meat or cat biscuits and water ,they are fun little things and can really run ,there only enemy is the Badger and cars and humans, this time of year they breed and the mum will kill them if disturbed. If you have a garden shed they be underneath it ,theses animals are so cute .. "
Put milk down have a few hear ! Milk with bread in they love it have fox hear so just leave the milk by shed  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *CandBCouple
over a year ago
Taunton |
"Something different to talk about for a change..i am luckey enough to have hedgehogs in the garden 3 ,so i feed them hedgehog food or cat meat or cat biscuits and water ,they are fun little things and can really run ,there only enemy is the Badger and cars and humans, this time of year they breed and the mum will kill them if disturbed. If you have a garden shed they be underneath it ,theses animals are so cute ..
Put milk down have a few hear ! Milk with bread in they love it have fox hear so just leave the milk by shed "
Don’t feed them bread and milk. It can make them ill. Cat food as others have said. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Something different to talk about for a change..i am luckey enough to have hedgehogs in the garden 3 ,so i feed them hedgehog food or cat meat or cat biscuits and water ,they are fun little things and can really run ,there only enemy is the Badger and cars and humans, this time of year they breed and the mum will kill them if disturbed. If you have a garden shed they be underneath it ,theses animals are so cute ..
Put milk down have a few hear ! Milk with bread in they love it have fox hear so just leave the milk by shed
Don’t feed them bread and milk. It can make them ill. Cat food as others have said. "
Yeah i fed one in my back garden a bit of bread a couple of years ago. Then was told i shouldnt of done it. I spent days hoping i hadnt killed the poor thing  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
[Oh another thread about hedgehogs ! 
As I said already, there is a lovely little place, I think in Bedforshire or Buckinghamshire.. whith a Hedgehog sanctuary and a museum too, if anyone fancy a trip there |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"[Removed by poster at 08/05/21 16:26:01]"
Tiggywinkles
Its near Aylesbury/Leighton Buzzard ish i think
Seen it mentioned on my local towns FB page before |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"[Removed by poster at 08/05/21 16:26:01]
Tiggywinkles
Its near Aylesbury/Leighton Buzzard ish i think
Seen it mentioned on my local towns FB page before"
That's the one. I couldn't recall the name. It's been few years thanks. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Something different to talk about for a change..i am luckey enough to have hedgehogs in the garden 3 ,so i feed them hedgehog food or cat meat or cat biscuits and water ,they are fun little things and can really run ,there only enemy is the Badger and cars and humans, this time of year they breed and the mum will kill them if disturbed. If you have a garden shed they be underneath it ,theses animals are so cute .. "
Had shed lifted to make space underneath. Although not their favourite food, they will eat slugs. So win win.
*left wondering why forum rules reminder flashed up on above????* |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Something different to talk about for a change..i am luckey enough to have hedgehogs in the garden 3 ,so i feed them hedgehog food or cat meat or cat biscuits and water ,they are fun little things and can really run ,there only enemy is the Badger and cars and humans, this time of year they breed and the mum will kill them if disturbed. If you have a garden shed they be underneath it ,theses animals are so cute .. "
They turn up and eat the chickens food that they don't finish. Like you say foxes are a problem but the terrier will sort them. We see them on the cam shuffling in to eat. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Just seen an article about British hedgehogs in New Zealand. They were taken there by settlers over 200 years ago but as an "invasive" species they are decimating the local wildlife and may need to be culled.
Have you been talking to Essex Tom ? "
simple solution really, capture alive, quarantine/health checks & send them back to UK, our populations are depleting. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
