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Its a bit waffly but read on ..
I've noted before that I am feeding 2 Hedgehogs, Hoggy the brave
and grumpy git.
Grumpy git turned up late last summer, and was very wary.
Grumpy is still wary but no longer curls up and hisses if I get close.
I continued to supplement its natural diet of slugs etc, with a small bowl
of meal worms, and fresh water until it was no longer eaten.
This I put roughly where I think it was sleeping, at the far end of the garden.
Come the spring, I went out to put the mealworms out, to see if Grumpy git was awake.
And nearly trod on a hedgehog sat by the back door,
I wasn't sure if this was grumpy or not as it looked quite small,
Did it lose a lot of weight over the winter?
No, this was most certainly a different one, Hoggy the brave.
And why was it sat by the back door? I've never put food there, I've no idea.
Hoggy the brave is not at all phased by my presence, I'm sure I could hand feed it, as I actually have added meal worms while he was feeding.
But those teeth are sharp and I need my fingers,
Since that night, I've been putting food out by the back door, if grumpy gets there first, there is food left for hoggy,
But if hoggy turns up first the double portion is gone!
It seems the average intake per night is around 75g I put out approx 150g.
Mealworms, dog food and any other raw meat that I have such as mince or finely diced chicken.
Last night I checked for the feeding, and saw a licked clean bowl, and hoggy heading back down the garden.
So I added a handful of mealworms to the bowl, in case Grumpy showed up.
Something caught my eye in the distance, its to big for a hedgehog, much too small for a cat and certainly not a rat.
I grabbed a torch and went for a look.
*And there I found the answer, to the question, the female lays flat and stretched out, this lays her defensive spines flat,
and the male half stands on her back.
I quickly turned the torch, off, made my apologies and went back in side.
I wonder if the female will stay, and have them here or move on...
I'll find out in a couple of months or so...
Its curious Hedgehogs are supposed to be solitary, and territorial,
but grumpy & hoggy have been co-existing for at least a couple or so months,
and for now, it looks like I'm feeding 3...
Its a bit waffly but read on ..
I've noted before that I am feeding 2 Hedgehogs, Hoggy the brave
and grumpy git.
Grumpy git turned up late last summer, and was very wary.
Grumpy is still wary but no longer curls up and hisses if I get close.
I continued to supplement its natural diet of slugs etc, with a small bowl
of meal worms, and fresh water until it was no longer eaten.
This I put roughly where I think it was sleeping, at the far end of the garden.
Come the spring, I went out to put the mealworms out, to see if Grumpy git was awake.
And nearly trod on a hedgehog sat by the back door,
I wasn't sure if this was grumpy or not as it looked quite small,
Did it lose a lot of weight over the winter?
No, this was most certainly a different one, Hoggy the brave.
And why was it sat by the back door? I've never put food there, I've no idea.
Hoggy the brave is not at all phased by my presence, I'm sure I could hand feed it, as I actually have added meal worms while he was feeding.
But those teeth are sharp and I need my fingers,
Since that night, I've been putting food out by the back door, if grumpy gets there first, there is food left for hoggy,
But if hoggy turns up first the double portion is gone!
It seems the average intake per night is around 75g I put out approx 150g.
Mealworms, dog food and any other raw meat that I have such as mince or finely diced chicken.
Last night I checked for the feeding, and saw a licked clean bowl, and hoggy heading back down the garden.
So I added a handful of mealworms to the bowl, in case Grumpy showed up.
Something caught my eye in the distance, its to big for a hedgehog, much too small for a cat and certainly not a rat.
I grabbed a torch and went for a look.
*And there I found the answer, to the question, the female lays flat and stretched out, this lays her defensive spines flat,
and the male half stands on her back.
I quickly turned the torch, off, made my apologies and went back in side.
I wonder if the female will stay, and have them here or move on...
I'll find out in a couple of months or so...
Its curious Hedgehogs are supposed to be solitary, and territorial,
but grumpy & hoggy have been co-existing for at least a couple or so months,
and for now, it looks like I'm feeding 3...
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