Hedgehogs.

I was out at 4.30 am,walking the dog,all of a sudden,I heard a huffing and a puffing,I knew straight away what it was,as they visit my garden,..yes,two hedgehogs,what a wonderful sight,I wanted to get up close,...but they were in the grounds,of a row of flats,under a window,I was a bit wary,so thought better not,...I know these creatures are in decline,...just happy to see,they are still around,....as i see quite a few,dead on the side of the road.

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That smiley,should not be there,it should be a sad one.

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Hope folks are putting out water in shallow dishes in this hot weather, to help our wild friends.

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Indeed. We have the largest one I have ever seen, regularly visits our back garden. Much to the annoyance of our two chihuahuas.

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Hi Nom,I have 2 small ponds,would they not drink from those?..or should I still put out a shallow bowl of water?..I know they are in desperate need at the moment,because of this heatwave.

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It depends on wether they have a gentle slope to the water, can,t have the wee critters falling in Pauline.

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We have hedgehogs here in our little village, with a no through lane and few vehicles it is quiet and ideal for them and I see one most night when out for my late walk with Chloe. I would guess this dry weather is causing them problems with a lack of slugs as well as water . When I water the flower tubs in the front garden at night which is open to the lane, I fill a saucer with water at the same time.

My son leaves his utility room door open at night for the cats (the farmhouse is set in fields ) and they had a hedgehog who came in and ate the cat food so started putting food out and now have a family of hedgehogs who come to the door for food.

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Oh no Nom,I would never forgive myself if that happened,they can get out,I will put a shallow dish out tonight,....Meg,how lovely to have a family of hogs,I am jeleous,...I don't think my hogs are visiting my garden at the moment,I wonder why this is?..when I can afford it,I am going to have another camera added to my cctv,..zoom in at night,to watch all wildlife.

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I've heard of a couple drowning in ponds locally.

Poor things are struggling at the moment. The ground here is like rock and no sight of slugs ,snail or worms.

Do they eat chicken ? I read somewhere that they do .
We can get Hedgehog Museli too, which I was about to buy online , until the final cost popped up. It was almost the same for postage as it was for the food. So I decided not to bother.

There was a problem on local tv last night, saying the numbers being handed in to a rescue centre have sored this year. The poor little critters are having a hard time this year.

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Puddleduck,the hogs were always in my garden last year,I put out bought hog food,it was always gone in the morning,..but the problem is,how do I know that they ate the food,same if you put out chicken,online it showed you how to build a small house,to put the food in for them,so cats,fox etc,don't get it first.