Feeding foxes and hedgehogs
Discussion
What can I feed this guy and or hedgehogs that the cats won’t eat?
I’ve tried everything cat, dog food, scraps of meat. This one is eating a fat ball that’s fallen out of a bird feeder but is that a good diet for him?
I’m thinking maybe a dog he’s? Cats aren’t going to eat that. Not sure he will.
Without a specific feeding thing cats can’t get into you’ll probably struggle to feed hedgies alone - though peanuts are a really popular and fat and protein rich food which I don’t think cats will eat? Don’t think foxes will either tho.
Fatballs won’t hurt a fox but they prob shouldn’t have too many
What’s ‘dog he’s’ meant to be? Dog food? Our cat will certainly have a go at it!
Fatballs won’t hurt a fox but they prob shouldn’t have too many
What’s ‘dog he’s’ meant to be? Dog food? Our cat will certainly have a go at it!
Nightmare said:
Without a specific feeding thing cats can’t get into you’ll probably struggle to feed hedgies alone - though peanuts are a really popular and fat and protein rich food which I don’t think cats will eat? Don’t think foxes will either tho.
Fatballs won’t hurt a fox but they prob shouldn’t have too many
What’s ‘dog he’s’ meant to be? Dog food? Our cat will certainly have a go at it!
Typo. Dog chew which is mostly cereals. Cats won’t eat those. Fatballs won’t hurt a fox but they prob shouldn’t have too many
What’s ‘dog he’s’ meant to be? Dog food? Our cat will certainly have a go at it!
Might tyre peanuts. Do hedgehogs eat nuts?
ker of the animal kingdom I love our local foxes and have had many in the garden over the years.
We had a litter of six cubs in the garden earlier in the year and they were fascinating and amusing creatures. There are still four regulars and 'Dad' as we call him who visit the garden.
I feed them daily and they like cheap dog biscuits and those Webbox chubb roll things from the pound shop. Plus any meat leftovers.
Really don't get the dislike of these beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Living in London, we don't see many hedgehogs.
We had a litter of six cubs in the garden earlier in the year and they were fascinating and amusing creatures. There are still four regulars and 'Dad' as we call him who visit the garden.
I feed them daily and they like cheap dog biscuits and those Webbox chubb roll things from the pound shop. Plus any meat leftovers.
Really don't get the dislike of these beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Living in London, we don't see many hedgehogs.
vixen1700 said:
I love our local foxes and have had many in the garden over the years.
We had a litter of six cubs in the garden earlier in the year and they were fascinating and amusing creatures. There are still four regulars and 'Dad' as we call him who visit the garden.
I feed them daily and they like cheap dog biscuits and those Webbox chubb roll things from the pound shop. Plus any meat leftovers.
Really don't get the dislike of these beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Living in London, we don't see many hedgehogs.
Appropriate User name......We had a litter of six cubs in the garden earlier in the year and they were fascinating and amusing creatures. There are still four regulars and 'Dad' as we call him who visit the garden.
I feed them daily and they like cheap dog biscuits and those Webbox chubb roll things from the pound shop. Plus any meat leftovers.
Really don't get the dislike of these beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Living in London, we don't see many hedgehogs.
vixen1700 said:
I love our local foxes and have had many in the garden over the years.
We had a litter of six cubs in the garden earlier in the year and they were fascinating and amusing creatures. There are still four regulars and 'Dad' as we call him who visit the garden.
I feed them daily and they like cheap dog biscuits and those Webbox chubb roll things from the pound shop. Plus any meat leftovers.
Really don't get the dislike of these beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Living in London, we don't see many hedgehogs.
I absolutely love foxes. But the more they are fed by well meaning but misguided people, the less they will hunt for natural food. Such as nice and rats that many of those same people would be annoyed to have coming near their houses due to the lack of predators. We had a litter of six cubs in the garden earlier in the year and they were fascinating and amusing creatures. There are still four regulars and 'Dad' as we call him who visit the garden.
I feed them daily and they like cheap dog biscuits and those Webbox chubb roll things from the pound shop. Plus any meat leftovers.
Really don't get the dislike of these beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Living in London, we don't see many hedgehogs.
By all means feed creatures that need help due to us screwing with their habitat etc, but foxes should be left to fend for themselves.
Use a box or crate, flip it upside down, cut a CD sized hole for hedgehog to access, place food at far end to opening and weigh down with a brick or two.
mickyh7 said:
Just cut small holes in all of your fences.
The Hedgehogs will then have access everywhere and feed themselves, with natural food.
Don't bother with Foxes. Vile things.
If my experience is much to go by, many of those suburban homes have fake grass and slate chippings everywhere...The Hedgehogs will then have access everywhere and feed themselves, with natural food.
Don't bother with Foxes. Vile things.
wiggy001 said:
I absolutely love foxes. But the more they are fed by well meaning but misguided people, the less they will hunt for natural food. Such as nice and rats that many of those same people would be annoyed to have coming near their houses due to the lack of predators.
By all means feed creatures that need help due to us screwing with their habitat etc, but foxes should be left to fend for themselves.
I can see exactly where you're coming from and really wouldn't want to mess up any equilibriums, but the small amounts we put out for them has stopped them leaving our bin areas looking like a nuclear war zone each day. They were real sods for that. By all means feed creatures that need help due to us screwing with their habitat etc, but foxes should be left to fend for themselves.
All hedgehogs will be hibernating this time of year. If you see one one pop it in a box (lots of details online) and call a local specialist. No need to feed foxes unless you are specifically trying to observe them as they are very good at finding enough food, fantastic things to watch though.
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