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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I know hedgehogs are cute wee creatures but we are plagued with them. As soon as i let the dog before bed he goes straight over to where they are. The barks of him are crazy & he runs everytime i go to grab him. Hes even tried lifting one in his mouth. Any idea how to get rid of them. 2 have been spotted & they go between our hse & nxt door. |
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By *rrol.BMan
over a year ago
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"well they aren't a pest so just contact your version of the RSPCA and let them come and take them away"
They're close to becoming endangered. I'd imagine the OP will just be told to leave them alone. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"well they aren't a pest so just contact your version of the RSPCA and let them come and take them away
They're close to becoming endangered. I'd imagine the OP will just be told to leave them alone."
There bloody pests as far as the dog is concerned |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"well they aren't a pest so just contact your version of the RSPCA and let them come and take them away
They're close to becoming endangered. I'd imagine the OP will just be told to leave them alone.
There bloody pests as far as the dog is concerned"
Or conversely... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"well they aren't a pest so just contact your version of the RSPCA and let them come and take them away
They're close to becoming endangered. I'd imagine the OP will just be told to leave them alone."
OP should get advice on what to do..or they can move them to somewhere where they will be appreciated  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"well they aren't a pest so just contact your version of the RSPCA and let them come and take them away"
Over here on the island they are a pest. Some well meaning idiot introduced them to the island. Problem is that there are virtually no trees here so all the birds nest on the ground in the heather, rocks, and cliffs. The hedgehogs of course love the eggs and many blame the hedgehogs for the decline in the bird population as they have no natural predator. |
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over a year ago
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly."
Handling Newt again, are we?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly."
Your profile picture just made that more hilarious than it should have been |
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"well they aren't a pest so just contact your version of the RSPCA and let them come and take them away
They're close to becoming endangered. I'd imagine the OP will just be told to leave them alone."
They are an endangered species already 
Perhaps some training for the dog? Look up Cesar Milan |
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly."
They ONLY come out at night. If one is out in daylight then it is ill or injured and needs urgent medical help |
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over a year ago
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We found a poor little hedgehog struggling across our decking caught up is polythene. As soon as we freed him he whizzed off. It felt like a nice good deed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"well they aren't a pest so just contact your version of the RSPCA and let them come and take them away
Over here on the island they are a pest. Some well meaning idiot introduced them to the island. Problem is that there are virtually no trees here so all the birds nest on the ground in the heather, rocks, and cliffs. The hedgehogs of course love the eggs and many blame the hedgehogs for the decline in the bird population as they have no natural predator."
But removal is the preferential response, removal to the mainland. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
They ONLY come out at night. If one is out in daylight then it is ill or injured and needs urgent medical help "
He was quoting Aliens. |
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
They ONLY come out at night. If one is out in daylight then it is ill or injured and needs urgent medical help
He was quoting Aliens. "
Ohh, I don't watch horror films  |
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over a year ago
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You could try leaving food outside your garden if you can it might move it on. Or catch it put it in a deep box and phone up the RSPCA saying that you found it out during the day. They normally send someone out to receive it. |
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"put up some low level chicken wire around your garden to stop them getting in if you cant control your dog..they are dying out in lots of areas."
Or, if at all possible, some taller chicken wire to keep the dog out of the area they are in? |
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"put up some low level chicken wire around your garden to stop them getting in if you cant control your dog..they are dying out in lots of areas.
Or, if at all possible, some taller chicken wire to keep the dog out of the area they are in?"
yes! even better! dogs and cats are wiping out a huge amount of native wildlife! |
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Hedgehogs are close to becoming endangered due to habitat loss so we should all be doing everything we can to protect them.
Try training your dog to leave. It's a valuable command and is necessary for your dogs health and wellbeing as well as for the hedgehogs. There has been instances in my area where dogs have been injured by picking up "spiked" meat etc. If your dog will leave on command you could protect him, it might not be a hedgehog that gets his attention next time. |
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Lots of hedgehog support resources in northern Ireland, including recue centres. There are also duties upon us all to maintain our own behaviour within limits as well as of those animals that we are responsible for, as part of their license conditions. |
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"Hedgehogs are close to becoming endangered due to habitat loss so we should all be doing everything we can to protect them.
Try training your dog to leave. It's a valuable command and is necessary for your dogs health and wellbeing as well as for the hedgehogs. There has been instances in my area where dogs have been injured by picking up "spiked" meat etc. If your dog will leave on command you could protect him, it might not be a hedgehog that gets his attention next time."
They are endangered. And the dog training is the sensible thing to do for sure  |
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"You could try leaving food outside your garden if you can it might move it on. Or catch it put it in a deep box and phone up the RSPCA saying that you found it out during the day. They normally send someone out to receive it."
The only problem with that idea is they release them back where they were found once they are in good shape |
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By *rrol.BMan
over a year ago
Wrexham |
"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
Handling Newt again, are we? "
Indeed! Several more over the weekend. And a toad!
Gardening takes ages when I'm forever running into the house calling the monsters to look what I've found.
Last weekend they were also told about ladybird larvae, weevils and millipedes.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
Handling Newt again, are we?
Indeed! Several more over the weekend. And a toad!
Gardening takes ages when I'm forever running into the house calling the monsters to look what I've found.
Last weekend they were also told about ladybird larvae, weevils and millipedes. "
Will you be my Daddy? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
Handling Newt again, are we?
Indeed! Several more over the weekend. And a toad!
Gardening takes ages when I'm forever running into the house calling the monsters to look what I've found.
Last weekend they were also told about ladybird larvae, weevils and millipedes.
Will you be my Daddy?"
indeed! lucky kids! my dad did all that stuff..made us all very aware of the wildlife around us! its an invaluable thing for children! |
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By *rrol.BMan
over a year ago
Wrexham |
"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
Handling Newt again, are we?
Indeed! Several more over the weekend. And a toad!
Gardening takes ages when I'm forever running into the house calling the monsters to look what I've found.
Last weekend they were also told about ladybird larvae, weevils and millipedes.
Will you be my Daddy?"
You just want my sorbet with jellytots  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
Handling Newt again, are we?
Indeed! Several more over the weekend. And a toad!
Gardening takes ages when I'm forever running into the house calling the monsters to look what I've found.
Last weekend they were also told about ladybird larvae, weevils and millipedes.
Will you be my Daddy?
You just want my sorbet with jellytots "
#euphemism
(And yeah) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Its only when its really dark they come out. No idea where they hang out during the day.
They're nocturnal, they will only come out at night.
They mostly come at night, mostly.
Handling Newt again, are we?
Indeed! Several more over the weekend. And a toad!
Gardening takes ages when I'm forever running into the house calling the monsters to look what I've found.
Last weekend they were also told about ladybird larvae, weevils and millipedes.
Will you be my Daddy?
You just want my sorbet with jellytots
#euphemism
(And yeah)"
and yeah, i kind of do too now! |
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