What is the Argos hedgehog house? It’s called the Mini-Mates Hedgehog House (…but it’s actually on the market in a number of other places as the Ryecroft). About the hedgehog house Product Description The Argos website quotes: “This hedgehog house gives shelter and sanctuary from dangers in the garden making it an ideal place for […]
Hedgehog Housing Census: 5,000 UK Hedgehogs Voted…The Results!
The has been much debate over “What the ideal hedgehog house really is…” And whilst many have their opinions, The facts speak for themselves…enter, The Hedgehog Housing Census. […]
How many hedgehogs are there left in the UK? (2021)
UK wildlife statisticians have estimated that the population of hedgehogs in the UK today is 36.5 million. (And this is how the experts did it…) The count for Britain’s hedgehogs In 1969, Maurice Burton recorded in his Corgi Survival book The Hedgehog his estimation that in the early 1950s there were about 36.5 million hedgehogs in […]
How should I treat a hedgehog for dry skin?
Have you every thought what it might be like as a hedgehog to have such prickly spines? Actually, as you can probably imagine hedgehogs are highly prone to dry skin complications. […]
Do hedgehogs dig holes in gardens?
This is an often accusation by many a gardener who find holes dug up in their garden and suspect that a hedgehog has “dunnit”. […]
What is hedgehog quilling? A Mini-Fact Sheet
Hedgehog quilling is the physiological process of a hedgehog shedding its spines i.e. exchanging new spines to replace the old ones. […]
Can hedgehogs eat crickets?
Hedgehogs are insectivores (insect eating creatures). Crickets, therefore, are a favourite snack for wild and domesticated hedgehogs. […]
What do hedgehog footprints look like?
Being nocturnal, wild hedgehog sightings are very rare. Their footprint or stools are the only easy way of really proving hedgehogs were ever there at all. Hedgehog footprint tunnels are a great way to examine what their tracks really look like. […]
Can a hedgehog eat cat food or dog food?
Hedgehogs can eat dog food or cat food – but some caution is to be exercised. Each class of animal has its own: […]
Wild Hedgehog Food List: Feeding Hedgehogs In The Garden
Hedgehogs are in their element in the wild. They forage, they find, they feed. However, if you are wanting to give them a helping hand in your garden, then this hedgehog food list was made for you. […]