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17-08-2007, 01:14 PM
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Hedgehogs
My OH has seen a hedgehog house in one of the garden centres and wants to buy it for the hedgehogs. Problem is I have never seen a hedgehog in the garden so how can I encourage one to take up residence in this rather smart hedgehog house?
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20-08-2007, 09:55 PM
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Spike, don't know if a hedgehog would feel comfortable in a house. We had a hedgehog visit our garden last year and she dug a hole in the soil and pulled all the old withered bits over her.She lived like this the whole summer and produced 4 babies. At the beginning of autumn she moved in behingd my greenhouse. Then about a month later we came out one morning to find they had all up and left.
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20-08-2007, 11:07 PM
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I bought a hedgehog house early last year which I placed under a tree in a hidden part of the garden. It's still there and no hedgehogs so far...
So to answer your question, I have no idea! 
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22-08-2007, 03:52 PM
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Rather than buy a hedgehog house you could make your own. This link is from The British Hedgehog Preservation Society. They have designs for a few houses with the council tax bands included!
http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/F...ehog_homes.htm
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23-08-2007, 11:02 AM
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I have some information for both Spike and Adam about encouraging hedgehogs to take up residence in your posh hedgehog houses. You need to place the house in a quiet part of the garden against a wall or fence near some plant cover. Make sure that the entrance to the house is not facing north or north east and try and leave the garden around the house to grow messy.
Foods to encourage them are crunchy peanut butter, chopped peanuts, museli, small amounts of vegetables, tinned pet food and raw or cooked meat leftovers. The last two would bring the foxes into the garden. Put food out at night to avoid the flies and don't give them bread and milk. (It gives them the trots!) I hope that helps you guys!
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23-08-2007, 08:32 PM
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Spike I think hedgehogs only stay put when they have their young and when the young grow up they move on, and I would be a bit wary of leaving food out at night like lesley jay suggests, as it encourages rats, and thats a worse problem than slimeys. runnerbean
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24-08-2007, 12:55 PM
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Thanks for all the info lesley jay. First I need to make sure the house isn't facing north and then let the garden grow around it.
Runnerbean I hadn't thought about rats. I know there are foxes around here but I don't want rats. I might try the chopped up peanuts. Do rats eat peanuts?
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24-08-2007, 05:54 PM
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When we had the hedgehogs in our garden we fed them with pet food. We put it out every night after dark with a dish of water and would sit and watch while they fed. They often ate with our two cats who did'nt seem to mind at all.
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26-08-2007, 09:48 AM
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One day I hope to find Stag Beatles there!
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28-08-2007, 03:33 PM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6965681.stm
Hedgehogs have now been included in the list of species that need protecting. One reason given for the decline in hedgehog numbers is tidier gardens so we should all have a small wildlife area in our gardens, if at all possible, that is able to grow wild.
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04-09-2007, 11:32 AM
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There are several types of hedgehog house on the market, and the best one has a bend on the entrance tunnel to prevent foxes from getting at the hedgehog inside.
Most hedgehogs would prefer a pile of fine twigs and loads of dry leaves to bury under. To encourage hedgehogs into your garden, you first need access in and out of at least 3-4" under a gate if you are fully fenced in. Fresh water is prime importance ( make sure they have easy access using a ramp) Loads of dried(ish) leaves in a quiet place- preferably which would be difficult access for a fox- like behind/under a shed. If you leave out tinned cat or dog food in jelly (-NOT gravy and NOT fish) - and mash it up...aswell as dried cat/dog small biscuits ( too much mushy food causes gingivitis) NO milk of any sort....and the best ( and most expensive!!) treat of all is a dish of live meal worm with steep sides so they don't climb out! Remember....NO slug pellets in any way! Hegehogs roam up to 3 miles a night so they will choose the garden with the best facilities.... Good luck!! ...it's in your hands!  
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16-09-2007, 04:00 PM
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Nice and clean now...............
'Lucky' is one hell of a lucky hedgehog after surviving a 40 degree washing machine cycle!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6994966.stm
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22-09-2007, 03:42 PM
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I'm sure in thant case we must have more than our fair share down here in Devon Most evening when i'm walking the dog we come across one. And your right we should all support wildlife garden or no garden. L
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04-11-2007, 03:41 PM
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This is some of my wildlife,all bottle fed, we have big time daft hunters around here,but I am glad to say over the years they come less and less on our land,I think they are scared of me at last.
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29-11-2007, 04:57 PM
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We had a family of hedgehogs make a home under a pile of straw on our allotment plot Wildlife Hedgehog to read about them!
G L Allotments web site blog Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments Last edited by glallotments; 11-02-2012 at 12:27 PM.
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