Just found a hedgehog on our drive
Discussion
st_files said:
IMO its not a good idea to de-sensitize these animals to humans, there are so many morons/sadists about you need to keep them very very wary of humans for their own good. Look, observe, enjoy but try to to touch or interact(unless they are in distress obviously).....
I agree to some extent but our badgers still brick it the second they realise anyone is about and dissappear. Most of the neighbours have never seen them and didn't know we had badgers.The badgers live in the middle of these houses below and have done for years and I know quite a few people who live around the edge and most have never seen them so they're pretty sneaky.
I doubt any chavs have the patience to stand still and quiet long enough to even see one let alone actually catch one etc (our main badger is bloody huge, must weigh over 10kg and I imagine anyone trying to grab him would be in serious trouble
)As for hedgehogs if I was the op I'd definitely move any hedgehog I saw in an exposed place during the day as they can be quite vulnerable to cats/dogs and more obviously cars. Far better to have him tucked up in the back garden then exposed in the road somewhere.
SirClarke said:
(our main badger is bloody huge, must weigh over 10kg and I imagine anyone trying to grab him would be)
That's not a badger, that's a rat. A big badger is a heavier than that from ones I've seen."In parts of Russia, badgers have been reported to weigh up to 42 kg (92.5 lb) in the autumn." ... that is an animal I'd not want to mess with.
Back to hedgehogs.
Last year I found one that had fallen into my garden pond and was unable to get back out. Rescued the poor thing him just in time as clearly cold and exhausted.
A couple of nights with some food and water in a large apple box in the garage and he was on his way.
At the time I recall reading up on them and it said don't feed them milk or bread which harms them. Just feed meat or cat food. My visiting hedgehog was very partial to chicken flavour.
David
Last year I found one that had fallen into my garden pond and was unable to get back out. Rescued the poor thing him just in time as clearly cold and exhausted.
A couple of nights with some food and water in a large apple box in the garage and he was on his way.
At the time I recall reading up on them and it said don't feed them milk or bread which harms them. Just feed meat or cat food. My visiting hedgehog was very partial to chicken flavour.
David
Edited by XTR2Turbo on Wednesday 28th October 09:31
obviously no sense of direction overnight.Resurrection....
Found 4 hedgehogs in our modest size garden the other night. Our garden is on several levels with steps and small walls, so when I saw on down the bottom level, with walls and steps all around I offered a scaffolding plank to safety but by the next night he hadn't taken it and didn't do much job of hiding himself when I went to find him.
So repositioned him onto the middle lawn and put cat food and water out for him. Still not convinced he can find a way out, but I'll keep him fed for the time being atleast.
Found 4 hedgehogs in our modest size garden the other night. Our garden is on several levels with steps and small walls, so when I saw on down the bottom level, with walls and steps all around I offered a scaffolding plank to safety but by the next night he hadn't taken it and didn't do much job of hiding himself when I went to find him.
So repositioned him onto the middle lawn and put cat food and water out for him. Still not convinced he can find a way out, but I'll keep him fed for the time being atleast.
Edited by Evanivitch on Friday 21st July 06:47
Evanivitch said:
Resurrection....
Found 4 badgers in our modest size garden the other night. Our garden is on several levels with steps and small walls, so when I saw on down the bottom level, with walls and steps all around I offered a scaffolding plank to safety but by the next night he hadn't taken it and didn't do much job of hiding himself when I went to find him.
So repositioned him onto the middle lawn and put cat food and water out for him. Still not convinced he can find a way out, but I'll keep him fed for the time being atleast.
Badgers or hedgehogs?Found 4 badgers in our modest size garden the other night. Our garden is on several levels with steps and small walls, so when I saw on down the bottom level, with walls and steps all around I offered a scaffolding plank to safety but by the next night he hadn't taken it and didn't do much job of hiding himself when I went to find him.
So repositioned him onto the middle lawn and put cat food and water out for him. Still not convinced he can find a way out, but I'll keep him fed for the time being atleast.
King Herald said:
He was curled up in a ball by the dustbins. Wifey says we need to call the RSPCA, but I can't see why. I have no idea where he came from, so I put him in the back garden under the hedge, so he doesn't get squashed by traffic at the front.
Oh yes, Princess Herald is worried we might have separated him from his family. Shall we just leave him in the back yard, or the front drive, or what?
DINSDALE!!!Oh yes, Princess Herald is worried we might have separated him from his family. Shall we just leave him in the back yard, or the front drive, or what?
Edited by davhill on Friday 21st July 03:35
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My sister has an adult and baby living in the hedge in her front garden, she's leaving cat food out for them and they seem very happy, not scared of her when she stands in the doorway watching them.... hoping that they survive the winter, I've always had a little soft spot for hedgehogs
Boosted LS1 said:
Put out water for the hedgehog. At this time of year they sometimes can't find any. They search along the gutters and sleep next to car wheels and then, you can guess what happens....
Bowl of water, bowl of dry cat food. Picked up some wet cat food (we only had fish based) in Lidl for pennies the other day too.Hoping to see the rest of them, but maybe they've moved on.
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