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...
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...
What to Do if You find a Hedgehog Out in the Daytime
What to Do if You find a Hedgehog Out in the Daytime
Hedgehogs are nocturnal and usually sleep during the daytime. Pregnant or nursing mothers may need to be out during the day. Otherwise, hedgehogs seen in daylight are probably injured or... 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...
How to encourage hedgehogs
You can encourage hedgehogs to live and breed in your neighbourhood by: providing “highways” or holes in walls and fences so they can move around freely. offering extra food and water during spring, summer and autumn. Providing hedgehog houses for nesting and hibernation. Creating a natural area in your garden to offer shelter and encourage the creatures hedgehogs like to eat. From Beatrix Potter to Sonic hedgehogs are one of our most loved and recognisable mammals.But hedgehogs in the UK are in trouble. Numbers are in steep decline as intensive... 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...
How To Encourage Hedgehogs
Gardens up and down the country are now incredibly important environments for hedgehogs. And the good news is that whilst hedgehog numbers are still in decline in the countryside, hedgehogs in gardens are on the increase. 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...
Cat v’s Hedgehog
Cat v’s Hedgehog
We often get questions from customers who are worried that cats may hurt hedgehogs visiting the garden. The truth is that whilst they may love hedgehog food, 8 out of... 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...
The State of Britain’s Hedgehogs 2022 | Some Good News For Our Hogs
The State of Britain’s Hedgehogs 2022 | Some Good News For Our Hogs
We know our hedgehogs are in trouble with numbers across the UK in sharp decline. This year’s State of Britain's Hedgehogs report confirms that. But it also shows some good... Read more...
This Year's Donation Goes To Hartford Hedgehog Rescue
This Year's Donation Goes To Hartford Hedgehog Rescue
This year our customer helped raise over £2,000 for animal welfare charities. The rescue that gained the most votes, and has received this year’s donation is Hartford Hedgehog Rescue in... 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...
Hello Dormouse! Meet Britain's Sleepiest Mammal
Hello Dormouse! Meet Britain's Sleepiest Mammal
There are 29 species of dormouse worldwide and 3 present in the UK. But only one, the hazel or common dormouse, is a native species. The Hazel dormouse is an... 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...
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...
When do Hedgehogs Have Babies?
When do Hedgehogs Have Babies?
Baby hedgehogs, called Hoglets, are born in the UK in June and July. A second litter may be born in September or October. They are usually 4 or 5 hoglets... 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...
Why Do Hedgehogs Self Anoint?
Why Do Hedgehogs Self Anoint?
Hedgehogs are ancient and exotic creatures with a unique appearance and some pretty outlandish behavioural traits. Perhaps top of the list of wired and wonderful hedgehog behaviour is the practice... 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...
Christmas Gifts for Hedgehog Lovers
Christmas Gifts for Hedgehog Lovers
if you have a hedgehog lover on your Christmas gift list this year and you need inspiration. Or indeed if you love hedgehogs yourself and need to leave some little... Read more...
How Is Climate Change Affecting Hedgehogs?
How Is Climate Change Affecting Hedgehogs?
Hedgehogs in the UK traditionally hibernate in October or November and come out again in March or April. But is this pattern changing due to global warming? Could climate change... Read more...
The Best Hedgehog Books 2020
The Best Hedgehog Books 2020
When the weather outside is frightful there’s nothing more delightful than curling up and hibernating with a good hedgehog book. So here are our favourite hedgehog books for 2020, for... 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...