doglovinpiggylover
Senior Guinea Pig
Hi guys, i have just found the cutest little hedghog outside, the dogs were barking at it grrr, anyway, i just wondered if i should put some food out for it, and if so what?
Thanks x
Thanks x
You can give it cat/dog puppy/kitten food (biscuits or wet) & water to drink or you can buy hedgehog food from tesco
Have a look here http://www.thehedgehog.co.uk/diet.htm
Dog food is good, but encourages vermin. I put out a mixture of lard and oats for the birds and the hedgehogs also eat it.
Hedgehogs should be fattening up about now, they shouldn't be too small and need to get nice a fat before starting to sleep. If you do put out food then put it underneath a big box, weighted down, with only a small entrance so that a cat can't get in or reach in and the hedgehog is safe when eating. If this is simply too hard to sort out tonight then do try tomorrow as your hedgehog may be simply looking for new territory.
I have hedgehogs visiting the garden plus a hedgehog home at the bottom that we made from a old drawer with an entrance cut into it, a wooden floor underneath it and a lot of rotting wood piled over the top. It works.
Best of luck. Although wild and rarely seen, hedghogs are fab. You can tell if your hedgehog is still around by the poo - it is black, sticky, about half inch by two to three inches long and they simply leave it behind as they walk along so it's likely to be somewhere obvious.
great thread, I've just been thinking about the hedgehog we had last year. Must start feeding it again properly. i did actually start a few weeks ago, but it attracted all the local kitties . . . . . and now we own a 3rd cat ")
The link shows a DIY hedgehog feeding hide that is cat proof, so gonna work on that.
ha ha oh bless, my two (whippet & whippet x) both tensed their muscles and played big dogs, then ran inside when it moved!!
Yeah, fleas......bummer, but as you say, only downside!
he he x