Worried about a Hedgehog?

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Category: Hedgehog Videos

To post videos of the Glatton Hedgehogs.


A regular nightly visitor now. Loves the peanuts that a tame pheasant has left.  


This is a video of one of our local hedgehogs anointing, I believe this was taken in June 2019. Self-anointing in animals, sometimes called anointing or anting, is a behaviour whereby an animal smears odoriferous substances over themselves. These substances Read more…


This pair of amorous hogs look like they are going to be adding to the Glatton population.


This harassment went on for over 1.5 hours.  He eventually gave up.


Shrepreth requested pictures of drinking hedghogs.  This is the first of 11 feeding/drinking sessions last night, which is usual in my garden.


I think the hedgehog may have survived but I am not sure.  Sorry the picture is so poor of the attack. Just at the edge of camera.


Pleased to report I have a hedghog coming to the feeding box again.


I thought at first I was seeing a rat in my garden but I think this is an early hedgehog. I will put food out tonight.


I had 2 young hedgehogs feeding together last night. They clear two bowls of food every night and are putting on weight so hope they will hibernate soon.  The large hogs are in two of the boxes already.  Now have Read more…


Despite the very cold night the hedgehogs are still eating me out of house and home. I have a number of young hedgehogs eating as much as possible. The water was frozen in the morning. The larger hogs have already Read more…