Hedgehogs

Understanding Hedgehog Sleeping Habits
Understanding Hedgehog Sleeping Habits
What You Need to Know Hedgehogs sleep for about 14 hours daily, hoglets up to 20 hours. They are nocturnal, active primarily at night to forage for food. Proper environmental... Read more...
Top 5 Weather-Resistant Wildlife Houses for City Gardens
Top 5 Weather-Resistant Wildlife Houses for City Gardens
Creating a wildlife-friendly garden in the city can be fun and helpful. As cities grow, it's important to give local animals safe places to live. In this article, we'll look... Read more...
DIY vs Pro Wildlife Housing: Your Ultimate Guide
DIY vs Pro Wildlife Housing: Your Ultimate Guide
Creating a safe place for local wildlife can be fun and rewarding. But should you build it yourself or buy a professionally made one? Let's look at the good and... Read more...
5 Best Predator-Proof Hedgehog Houses for Year-Round Protection
5 Best Predator-Proof Hedgehog Houses for Year-Round Protection
Hedgehogs need our help to survive in the wild. Their numbers are dropping quickly because of things like cars, pesticides, and losing places to live. One of the biggest dangers... Read more...
Top 10 Hedgehog Feeding Stations for Your Garden
Top 10 Hedgehog Feeding Stations for Your Garden
Hedgehogs are cute garden visitors, but their numbers are going down in the UK. Setting up a feeding station is a great way to help these spiky friends. Let's look... Read more...
Cozy Comfort: Hedgehog-Safe Bedding for Home & Roost
Cozy Comfort: Hedgehog-Safe Bedding for Home & Roost
Choosing the right bedding is important for keeping your hedgehog happy and healthy. Let's look at the best hedgehog-safe bedding materials for your Home & Roost hedgehog house. Good bedding... Read more...
How to encourage hedgehogs
How to encourage hedgehogs
"Gardens across the UK have become vital sanctuaries for hedgehogs, whose numbers are declining due to intensive farming. While these beloved creatures face challenges in the countryside, urban garden populations... Read more...
I have a hedgehog in my garden what do I do
I have a hedgehog in my garden what do I do
Hedgehogs are one of our most loved wild animals here in the UK. But their numbers are in decline, and they are not the common sight they used to be.So... Read more...
When do Hedgehogs Have Babies?
When do Hedgehogs Have Babies?
Baby Hedgehogs - When, Where and How? Hedgehog numbers in the UK are declining rapidly. So the sight of a mother leading a little procession of baby hogs out on... Read more...
What Is a Healthy Weight For a Hedgehog?
What Is a Healthy Weight For a Hedgehog?
Healthy adult hedgehogs typically weigh between 1 and 2 lbs in the wild. But there is vast variation, depending on the age and sex of the hog and the time... Read more...
Hedgehog Noises and What They Mean
Hedgehog Noises and What They Mean
For such little animals, hedgehogs can make one heck of a racket! And like the very worst noisy neighbours, they generally get started in the garden at night. When you... Read more...
Hedgehogs In Summer - What To Expect and How To Help
Hedgehogs In Summer - What To Expect and How To Help
Summer is the time of year when you are most likely to actually see hedgehogs in your garden. Though they are nocturnal creatures, nights are so short in the summer... Read more...
Hedgehogs In Spring: What to Expect and How to Help
Hedgehogs In Spring: What to Expect and How to Help
Our hedgehogs may have had a quiet time during winter hibernation, but they make up for it with a very busy few months during the spring. Just getting out of... Read more...
How To Set Up Your Hedgehog House For Hibernation
How To Set Up Your Hedgehog House For Hibernation
Hedgehogs traditionally hibernate in places like mature tree roots, old rabbit holes and the bases of established hedges. There aren’t too many of these habitats to be found in many... Read more...
Does Rescuing Hedgehogs Work? Can Released Hogs Survive and Thrive in the Wild?
Does Rescuing Hedgehogs Work? Can Released Hogs Survive and Thrive in the Wild?
Thousands of sick, injured and underweight hedgehogs are rescued in the UK every year. Rescue can save a hog from death or suffering. Once nursed back to health, or just... Read more...
Drunk Hedgehog: Can Hedgehogs Really Get Squiffy From Eating Fallen Fruit?
Drunk Hedgehog: Can Hedgehogs Really Get Squiffy From Eating Fallen Fruit?
Autumn is well and truly with us, the ground is covered with fallen fruit and hedgehogs are eating like crazy to put on enough weight for hibernation. So could that... Read more...
How To Help Hedgehogs In Autumn | Preparing for Hibernation
How To Help Hedgehogs In Autumn | Preparing for Hibernation
For most of the hedgehogs in our gardens preparing to hibernate is the focus of their activity over the autumn months. Hibernation is a crucial but dangerous part of the... Read more...
Why Are Hedgehogs Important? 6 Good Reasons Why Hedgehogs Are Special
Why Are Hedgehogs Important? 6 Good Reasons Why Hedgehogs Are Special
Of course, every creature on the planet is special (yes, even slugs!) and deserves the right to live out its life as nature intended. Hedgehogs are in decline and need... Read more...
Hedgehog Running In Circles - Does it Need Help?
Hedgehog Running In Circles - Does it Need Help?
Hedgehogs have some strange behaviours, and along with self-anointing running in circles is high on the list. There are a few theories as to why hedgehogs run in circles, though... Read more...
Hedgehogs and Dogs | Can Both Be Safe in Your Garden?
Hedgehogs and Dogs | Can Both Be Safe in Your Garden?
We get questions from a lot of people worried about whether their dog might attack hedgehogs in the garden. Others worry about hedgehogs hurting the dog - or passing on... Read more...
Hedgehog Spines: Everything you Need To Know About Hedgehogs' Amazing Prickles
Hedgehog Spines: Everything you Need To Know About Hedgehogs' Amazing Prickles
Hedgehogs are the UK’s only native species of spiny mammal and their prickles are a unique and formidable defensive mechanism. But there’s more to hedgehog spines than just armour. From... Read more...
Do Badgers Eat Hedgehogs? Do They Threaten Hedgehog Survival?
Do Badgers Eat Hedgehogs? Do They Threaten Hedgehog Survival?
Yes, badgers do eat hedgehogs. Badgers are the hedgehog's main predator in the UK and whilst hedgehog numbers are in drastic decline badger numbers have doubled since the 1980s. Early... Read more...
Wildlife Friendly Slug Pellets - Do They Exist?
Wildlife Friendly Slug Pellets - Do They Exist?
Traditional slug pellets, made using metaldehyde are now banned from manufacture in the UK and you'll be committing a crime if you use any old ones in your garden after... Read more...
What To Feed Hedgehogs In Your Garden | The Best Foods and What To Avoid
What To Feed Hedgehogs In Your Garden | The Best Foods and What To Avoid
There is a whole range of proprietary hedgehog foods on the market, some rescuers swear by cat food, and you can even find recipes for homemade hedgehog food on the... Read more...
Can Hedgehogs Swim?
Can Hedgehogs Swim?
Your average hedgehog might not look like a natural athlete, but they are full of surprises. They climb, they run, and yes, they swim. The garden pond can be a... Read more...
Will Hedgehogs Dig Holes In The Garden?
Will Hedgehogs Dig Holes In The Garden?
Being a keen gardener and loving wildlife usually go hand in hand. The one adds so much to the enjoyment of the other. But when holes start appearing in unexpected... Read more...
Do Hedgehogs Eat Frogs?
Do Hedgehogs Eat Frogs?
As the first hedgehogs emerge from hibernation in March, so do the frogs, toads and newts in our gardens and countryside. Everyone is hungry. So who's eating what? Do hedgehogs... Read more...
When Do Hedgehogs Come Out of Hibernation?
When Do Hedgehogs Come Out of Hibernation?
In the UK, hedgehogs typically come out of hibernation between March and May. There is a lot of variation between years, between different areas of the country and between different... Read more...
How To Stop Cats Eating Hedgehog Food
How To Stop Cats Eating Hedgehog Food
Ooooh, this is a tricky one! Offering food to the hedgehogs who visit your garden can really help them to survive and thrive. But cats love most hedgehog food. Just... Read more...
Where Do Hedgehogs Live?
Where Do Hedgehogs Live?
Hedgehogs have been around for 15 million years and today can be found from equatorial Africa to Finland. They are hardy and supremely adaptable. Yet in the UK habitat loss... Read more...
Why Do Hedgehogs Hibernate?
Why Do Hedgehogs Hibernate?
The seasons seem strange just now you can't predict what the weather will do from one day to the next. We still had bees in the garden in November, and... Read more...
How Long Do Hedgehogs Live?
How Long Do Hedgehogs Live?
It's often said that wild hedgehogs in the UK live for 2 - 3 years on average. This is true as far as it goes. But it's really just a... Read more...
Will Cats Attack Hedgehogs?
Will Cats Attack Hedgehogs?
Hedgehogs in the UK are in trouble. Their numbers are rapidly declining, and as responsible wildlife gardeners, we need to do everything we can to help them when they are... Read more...
How To Choose the Best Night Vision Binoculars
How To Choose the Best Night Vision Binoculars
If you love wildlife and encourage hedgehogs, birds and more into your garden, it won't be long before you get to wondering what's going on out there at night. The... Read more...
Are Hedgehogs Nocturnal?
Are Hedgehogs Nocturnal?
Hedgehogs are nocturnal, they go about their business at night and sleep in the daytime. But have you ever wondered why they live this way? Are they especially adapted to... Read more...
Do Hedgehogs Have Fleas?
Do Hedgehogs Have Fleas?
Hedgehogs get a bad rep for being flea-ridden. But is it really deserved? Yes, hedgehogs do have fleas. But don't worry, it's perfectly natural, they won't infest your dog, your... Read more...
How To Sex a Hedgehog
How To Sex a Hedgehog
Is that a Harry or a Hermione hedgehog you have snuffling around your garden? How can you know? You may think you can tell what sex a hedgehog is from... Read more...
The Best Hedgehog Houses - How To Choose?
The Best Hedgehog Houses - How To Choose?
Our gardens are becoming an ever more important haven for hedgehogs and all wildlife. Providing a hedgehog house along with the freedom to roam and fresh food and water help... Read more...
How To Tell If a Hedgehog is Dead Or Hibernating?
How To Tell If a Hedgehog is Dead Or Hibernating?
As we move into autumn clean up mode in our gardens, there is a chance you could come across a hedgehog. Hopefully, he or she will scuttle off out of... Read more...
Why Do Hedgehogs Fight?
Why Do Hedgehogs Fight?
Many of our readers report seeing hedgehogs in their garden "fighting."  Whether you catch this action live or on trail cam it's a fascinating and often alarming sight: two pin... Read more...
The Best Bedding for a Hedgehog House
The Best Bedding for a Hedgehog House
In their natural environment hedgehogs will happily gather up their own nesting material and build the nests they need for hibernation, breeding, or just a daytime nap. But as British... Read more...
How To Make A Hedgehog Home
How To Make A Hedgehog Home
Soon it will be time for our hedgehogs to hibernate. Do you have suitable homes for them in your garden? Hibernation is one of the most challenging times of the... Read more...
Why Do Hedgehogs Have Late Litters?
Why Do Hedgehogs Have Late Litters?
Every time I spot a poor little skinny hedgehog out and about in November, I ask myself why? After 15 million years why haven't hedgehogs stopped having babies so late... Read more...
What To Put In A Hedgehog House
What To Put In A Hedgehog House
So you have your lovely new hedgehog house. What should you put in it? How can you make it more welcoming for prickly visitors? This is a question we get... Read more...
Watch Out for Autumn Juveniles
Watch Out for Autumn Juveniles
All hedgehogs need our help. But autumn juveniles are the most vulnerable group and need our support most of all. As we move through September into autumn and winter, it... Read more...
How to Rescue and Over-Winter a Hedgehog
How to Rescue and Over-Winter a Hedgehog
Because hedgehogs are so rare now even sick or weak individuals need to be given a chance to survive. This is why there will be times when you will need... Read more...
Plants For Hedgehogs| Top Hedgehog Friendly Species for Your Garden
Plants For Hedgehogs| Top Hedgehog Friendly Species for Your Garden
If you want happy hogs in your garden, you need to have plenty of the bugs they like to eat. That means growing the plants that the bugs like to... Read more...
Can Hedgehogs Climb? And Why Might They Want to?
Can Hedgehogs Climb? And Why Might They Want to?
Some studies estimate that around 10% of hedgehogs die in ponds and swimming pools. Not because they can't swim, but because once they are in, they can't climb out. Then... Read more...
Hedgehogs, dogs, cats and most mammals can become hosts for fleas and ticks. "Will hedgehogs give fleas to my pets?" Is a question we often hear. And the answer is "No". Here's why.
Will Hedgehogs Give Fleas to My Pets?
Hedgehogs, dogs, cats and most mammals can become hosts for fleas and ticks. But can hedgehogs pass fleas and ticks to your pets? And what should you do if this... Read more...
Do Foxes Eat Hedgehogs? Is It Safe To Feed Them Both?
Do Foxes Eat Hedgehogs? Is It Safe To Feed Them Both?
Every animal has predators. Everyone has to eat something. At the risk of going all "Lion King" on you, it's the circle of life. But what about foxes and hedgehogs?... Read more...