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Hedgehog sightings

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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I'm so envious, we've never seen any hedgehogs here in 16 years. Too many badgers probably.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    But badgers are a wonderful animal to have too 
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Not when they break through fences and trash gardens they're not. There's just too many of them now.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • 1945crewood1945crewood Posts: 170
    AnniD said:
    Some information about hedgehog fights @1945crewood

    https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/hadfighting/

    I have seen them on camera shoving one another in the water dish etc. It always makes me smile when the agressor runs off and and the other uncurls oh so cautiously... 
    WOW, I was not expecting that at all Anni. 
    Mother Nature don't straight lines, Broken moulds in a grand design, We look a mess but we're doing fine, We're card carrying lifelong members of the Union Of Different Kinds.
  • CatDouchCatDouch Posts: 488
    edited March 2023
    I saw my first hedgehog of the year last night, hooray!  I put my feeding station out and my camera as it was really mild last night, about 11 C, and it arrived at 1.30 am and fed for about 15 minutes.  Last year we saw up to 5 different ones so hopefully they’ll all be back soon.  Very pleased this morning ☺️

    South Devon 
  • AstraeusAstraeus Posts: 336
    We've had a lot of hedgehog sightings this week, after taking in a couple that'd been caught up in football netting. Aside from the expected sightings, they'd both escaped and made it to our bedroom door on Friday.

    I'll be glad for it to be time for them to get back outdoors later on now it's warmed up and the snow's melted!
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Have you checked their weight @Astraeus ? Around 500 grams is a healthy weight for a hedgehog. 
  • AstraeusAstraeus Posts: 336
    These two are whoppers, @AnniD! Both have been well fed since coming in. One in particular is comfortably, almost over, weight. The other is a happy size. I wouldn't like to be a slug coming up against the bigger of the two...!
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    I always put out food all winter as I have had hedgehogs visit throughout in the past.
    Although I have yet to actually see a hedgehog this year one (or more?) has been visiting for the past week.Food all eaten and 'deposits' left so I know it is not cats!
    Last year I had 2 distinct individuals visit.I had a couple of years with no sightings but hopefully numbers are increasing round here.
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
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