Lovely to see them in action Skyrunner, thanks for taking the time to share.
Still feeding my hedgehog/s - food all gone most nights, but I don't usually witness the action. Am thinking of getting one of the wildlife cameras....to see what goes on at night...quite expensive but maybe for my birthday....
I'm using an ordinary camcorder (Canon Legria HFR 205) but set on low light level mode. I also have the outside shed light switched on, so some light. I've often thought of purchasing one of those cameras you can put inside bird boxes, but rather expensive, especially if birds don't use that particular box.
One advantage with my camcorder, which was one of the many reasons for purchase, was that it had slots for two memory cards. One for video, one for images, (extremely poor quality) but now set for video as well. Must admit came in handy for our China holiday a year ago. Even had another two spare 32GB cards, eventually used three full and one about half, so around 18 hrs video.
Having moved mt feeding station onto my patio, I am seeing my hedgehog visitors most evnings.
The last couple of nights I have noticed that one is scratching alot. Last night he couldn't take a step without having a long scratch. He seemed slow and not his usual self. Anything I can do?
I'm no expert, but they do suffer with fleas, etc. Those on my unedited video, are often seen scratching. Maybe the slowness is due to becoming drowsy and making ready to hibernate. Don't know where in UK you reside, but think that with the cooler nights now, hibernation is now on the cards.
Down here in the south, still eating well, and will have to buy yet another bag of dry cat food, and no the cat can't get to it, being tucked well under my shed. Must say was fun firstcouple of nights, watching him/her on camcorder video, trying to crawl under to reach it. Head and a shoulder only, so gave up, and now never bothers to stop.
Yes, I'm assuming ours will start hibernating very soon - last year our ash trees suddenly dropped most of their leaves, and the next day OH saw one of them in broad daylight taking leaves into one of the hedgehog houses we'd set up. Sometimes they do this in daylight because the nights are so damp at this time of year and they don't want damp leaves to hibernate in. We also put out some hay from the pet shop which they help themselves to.
We found last year that they seem not to suddenly go into hibernation, but spend a few nights asleep, then come out for food one night, and then go back to sleep for a while etc at the beginning of the winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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lovely. Thanks skyrunner
In the sticks near Peterborough
Lovely to see them in action Skyrunner, thanks for taking the time to share.
Still feeding my hedgehog/s - food all gone most nights, but I don't usually witness the action. Am thinking of getting one of the wildlife cameras....to see what goes on at night...quite expensive but maybe for my birthday....
I'm using an ordinary camcorder (Canon Legria HFR 205) but set on low light level mode. I also have the outside shed light switched on, so some light. I've often thought of purchasing one of those cameras you can put inside bird boxes, but rather expensive, especially if birds don't use that particular box.
One advantage with my camcorder, which was one of the many reasons for purchase, was that it had slots for two memory cards. One for video, one for images, (extremely poor quality) but now set for video as well. Must admit came in handy for our China holiday a year ago. Even had another two spare 32GB cards, eventually used three full and one about half, so around 18 hrs video.
It would be great to have hogs in the garden none around here
skyrunner enjoyed the video thanks for sharing.
Having moved mt feeding station onto my patio, I am seeing my hedgehog visitors most evnings.
The last couple of nights I have noticed that one is scratching alot. Last night he couldn't take a step without having a long scratch. He seemed slow and not his usual self. Anything I can do?
Can you find out where your local Hedgehog Rescue place is and give them a ring or send them an email and see what they think?
This site might be able to help http://www.hedgehoghelp.co.uk/index.php?topic=347.0
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm no expert, but they do suffer with fleas, etc. Those on my unedited video, are often seen scratching. Maybe the slowness is due to becoming drowsy and making ready to hibernate. Don't know where in UK you reside, but think that with the cooler nights now, hibernation is now on the cards.
Down here in the south, still eating well, and will have to buy yet another bag of dry cat food, and no the cat can't get to it, being tucked well under my shed. Must say was fun firstcouple of nights, watching him/her on camcorder video, trying to crawl under to reach it. Head and a shoulder only, so gave up, and now never bothers to stop.
Yes, I'm assuming ours will start hibernating very soon - last year our ash trees suddenly dropped most of their leaves, and the next day OH saw one of them in broad daylight taking leaves into one of the hedgehog houses we'd set up. Sometimes they do this in daylight because the nights are so damp at this time of year and they don't want damp leaves to hibernate in. We also put out some hay from the pet shop which they help themselves to.
We found last year that they seem not to suddenly go into hibernation, but spend a few nights asleep, then come out for food one night, and then go back to sleep for a while etc at the beginning of the winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.