Thank you and hello Purpleallium and AnnieD. I don't have a camera yet I'm afraid as I went self employed as a gardener and housekeeper last year so things were a bit tight and busy and now of course they are even tighter as most of the work has dropped off now, understandably... the bright side is I have a lot of time to work in my own garden for once! I've managed to take photos in the past of the hogs but try not too disturb them. All I do is put out food and water and create the right environment and everything and it's family turns up!
My camera last night was set off 25 times between 9pm and 5.30am, it looks like most of the night it was one individual, with a second hog only coming first and last thing. But I could be wrong.😄
Had two again last night rather than the regular lone visitor. Was quite comical watching the pair shoehorn themselves into the feeding station at the same time!
Hello all my first post as a new forum member and my first sighting this year of a hedgehog, we've had them before in the garden but lovely to see them back again. Food left out last night and new camera bought and put to see what's going on. Phase 2 a hedgehog home!
Welcome @moonmarian and good luck with the hogs. I have hogs here most of the year and they don’t seem to bother with the house that I bought for them at great expense! If the estate agents weren’t all closed I’d probably put it on the market
We had three hogs last year. OH made a lovely house for over-wintering (much cheaper than buying one, using an upturned hanging basket lined with plastic compost bag cut to size, and covered with coir matting). Fabulous - except hogs decided that it was not their des res purple bricks notwithstanding! This last week, they have returned. And today I found one curled up in said hog house. Do you think it might become a hedgehog maternity home? (I do hope so).
Hello to @moonmarian and welcome to hogs watching. I too have a lovely hog house ( bought as Christmas present by hubby) but have yet to have a permanent occupier. Only two visitors at the moment, and I am wondering what has happened to last years adults, I too hope they are tucked up with young. Maybe like last year I will get a visit from a litter brought by mother, I can only hope.
Two pairs of mating hedgehogs in one little town centre garden in the same night! Different ends of the garden at the same time so certainly two pairs at least!
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This last week, they have returned. And today I found one curled up in said hog house. Do you think it might become a hedgehog maternity home? (I do hope so).
Only two visitors at the moment, and I am wondering what has happened to last years adults, I too hope they are tucked up with young. Maybe like last year I will get a visit from a litter brought by mother, I can only hope.
Two pairs of mating hedgehogs in one little town centre garden in the same night! Different ends of the garden at the same time so certainly two pairs at least!