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Last year we found that we had a resident hedgehog in the garden. Imagine our surprise when one evening just around dusk we discovered 3 baby hogs running around on our grass area. We left out food for the hogs throughout the summer evenings last year and they continued to feed until the weather turned. I assumed that they had all left our garden after that as I had no sightings after around Sept.
Last week I woke early one morning to find what I think is the mother from last year out on our grass. Since last year we have added a hedgehog house but I am disappointed that she has not moved into it yet, although I know she is still in our garden somewhere. I am hoping she takes up residence in the house as I feel it is safer for her away from the cats etc. but I don't really know how to intice her in? I tried some dried hog food etc but it all just attracted a load of slugs.
I wonder if we will see any more babies this year? I do not know how many litters a female can have?
Hi Tipsy,
We have a mother hedgehop for a couple of months last year and then we saw a juvenille about September. I bought proper hog food but they did not really like it - they preferred dry fruit. i believe they like tin dog food but I could not put that out because the dogs would eat it first! We also put a saucer of milk out in the evening before bed and it was always gone in the morning. Wishing you all the luck to see more babies.
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Welcome Tipsy
Don't know if ours could be ma or pa, but last autumn we had an extremely wheezy snufflepig start visiting the garden. It sounded awful and couldn't possibly survive the winter ..
Last night, who turned up large as life and twice as loud - Wheezy. As he/she was surrounded by snails there's no point me offering artificial feed and diverting my sub-gardener from their allotted task in life as an organic molluscicide!
Don't know about numbers of litters but nature being what it is your female is likely to remain viable as a breeding animal almost to the last - nature doesn't tend to do pensioners very much!
In reply to Suzie D:
Hi Suzie
Sorry but one thing you should never feed a hog is milk! Apparently they are lactose intolerant from what I have been told and read! The cat/dog food should only be chicken based as well. They do like banana and nuts/sultanas etc. I obtained some leaflets all about them from the Hedgehog Society so I could learn about them.