We have some hedgehogs in our garden and in this film we show you the feeding station, and the wildlife camera, and film of hedgehogs coming and going, as well as other night time visitors to the garden.
Recently moved and the neighbour popped his head over and asked me not to block the hole in the fence because it’s hedgehog route for the ones that come to his hedgehog house in his garden! Best neighbour ever! Invited me to watch them on his cameras. Amazing!
I’ve just moved to Ireland from South Africa and we have hedgehogs in our garden too! Thanks for the information We’ve just made a little house out of cement blocks and added in some bedding We’re going to make a feeding station too in the hopes that they visit and even use the safe little house If we all just did things like this my faith in humanity would be restored Thanks for caring
If you look on local neighbourhood websites you can keep in touch with like minded ppl in your area re Hedgehogs'. I live in Bexley Borough and we have a website called Nextdoor, which I find very useful for sharing HH info.
@@jamienewman1488 yeah i heard that they are getting hit alot on the roads. What are they doing to try to help them? Raccoons arent really that spectacular, they are considered pests. There are a ton of raccoons where i live they love to raid my outdoor cats food and knock down my bird feeders :/
WᴏʀʟᴅsSᴍᴀʟʟᴇsᴛVɪᴏʟɪɴ Ah maybe keep the Racoons then, though they do amuse me when they run on two legs haha. To be honest and like a common theme with most animals in decline the prime cause is humans... Housing and infrastructure development is destroying natural habitat. Its now thought that there are more hedgehogs living in the Urban Setting as opposed to woodland so that said people are actively building suitable habitats in the gardens for them. I have noticed that during the Covid-19 lockdown there has been a huge increase of butterflies and bees! Bees are another animal we are killing off with social development, destroying marshes full of wildflowers so people are planting bee gardens, I did so today, I hope during the lockdown animals such as hedgehogs will be on the rise . Seeing the positive impact lockdown has had on the environment I have found myself more caring about it, london alone has seen a fall of 60% carbon emissions!
We’ve got a minuscule garden but we built a hedgehog house out of old wood in the garage last year and it’s been occupied since around Christmas. The house is right under our kitchen window on a patio area so not up the back in the flower border. We built a bug house at the back of the garden using ridge tiles stacked on each other in fish scale pattern and filled the gaps with fur cones, straw, bamboo canes etc, two of the gaps have been rearranged by other hedgehogs and made into tiny sleeping chambers. They’re not always occupied but it’s nice to see the bug house used to the full.
Jamie Newman yes I have lots of bees and butterflies all thanks to the budlia plant we have which butterflies love I usually see the cabbage whites and the peacocks the cabbage white are a nuisance because they eat our Brussels haha
I would like to point out to those who are unaware that it is not recommended to feed meal worms to hedgehogs, they love them but long term feeding can give them a particular bone disease, therefore I have stopped feeding these to ours and stick to Spike and ready made hedgehog food which comes in tins. I too started off with a home made storage box upturned but even with bricks on it the Badgers upended it & scoffed the lot!. I have now had a purpose built one and not a cat or badger can get into it. Love these little creatures. Nice video & good luck with your little family.
Wonderful to watch and get ideas for a house. I've discovered a hedgehog in my garden tonight, knocking on the cat flap. It's the first Iive hedgehog I've seen in six years so I hope it hangs around long enough for me to set up a hotel for it.
Great vid, been thinking of doing this for some time, now definitely will be out with the jigsaw this weekend cutting holes and building me a feeding station Nice one Mr Rogers
Your garden looks incredible for hedgehogs and other wildlife, lovely shrubs and trees, hedges and flowers. Great that you are helping your hedgehogs. They are so lovely and it's an honour to have them choose to visit our gardens. Hopefully the numbers will begin to increase.
We have a Hedgehog who knocks over our oat milk delivery and gulps it down. We caught him in the act recently. So now on the days the milkman comes we put out a bit of cat food. That way we get our milk and he gets some munch 👌🦔
On re-watching this clip. Reminder fleas are host specific; they are not adapted to live on anything else. During hedgehog presentations, it certainly reassures the ladies!
Aawwww! Wonderful! I saw a hedgehog for the first time in a LONG while a week or so ago in my field. I was worried he would get sliced up by the mowers making silage in the neighbouring fields. I wonder how many are killed by grass cutting to make hay and silage? Country file were showing off a grass cutter that did the verges. I thought that might kill a lot of hedgehogs!!! Poor things.
This is just what I needed - you have saved me £30.00 on Ebay thank you!! We have loads of hedgies round here and really want to do what I can to look after them thank you! PS. Tom is gorgeous! :)
5 nights ago I found a hedgehog coming into my garden. It’s a little courtyard city centre garden so I was very surprised to see it. I’ve been feeding it dog food and leaving fresh water out every evening and so far it’s decided to stick around. I’ll definitely be making a little feeding station for it, and perhaps another box filled with sticks and dried leaves etc for it to nest in safely.
Maybe you already know but I just wanted to mention that these days hedgehogs are much more common in the city areas than they are in the country areas I heard in the past that chicken or turkey dog food in jelly not gravy is what is best to feed them good luck with your hogs ❤
Thank you for sharing with us all 👍🏻😊🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔can I just say if u could add a bit of bedding for them they would love that either Hay or Straw would be good 👍🏻😊🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔
A very pertinent video - like all wildlife at this time of year they appreciate access to water in the summer months. Great that you are mastering wildlife cameras and bringing us the results ! For the sake of completeness, do you think that you ought to add to your introduction a link to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society ? it has loads of information and advice ! It is now over 2 years since its founder, Major Adrian Coles, passed on. Making this video proves your versatility in bringing a wide range of subjects to our attention - many thanks for doing so !
I've just seen my first hedgehog! Sitting on my doorstep and I tripped over it. I was amazed 👍. You have given me a good idea on how to feed it, if it should come back. Thank you
I think it’s lovely your helping the hedgehogs! The little house on the left…they might use it more if they could sleep in the back room where the food is. They are exposed sitting there in the little entranceway. Just my own thought though! My Grandmother and several Aunts and Uncles we’re from Norfolk. England is so beautiful! I was fortunate enough to go to England around 2006. Spent time in The New Forest area, Chester and Portsmouth. Lovely, lovely area! Keep up the good work now! Mary 🇺🇸🙏❤️🙏
Bless u for all u do xx I have a hedgehog he usually comes about 10pm. I always leave food out for him now. I was sat outside one night about two weeks ago and he just appeared and comes right next to me. So now I go out and have a cup of tea every night in hope of seeing him. I get his food ready and I love to watch him eat. Love this video. I always think it's the same hedgehog as he comes about the same time. Will he be the only one who comes or will several?
Thanks so much for posting this. We became aware that we had hedgehog visitors in our urban garden and came across your video while searching for advice. We built a feeding station out of an old crate, like you did, and within one night - the food was all gone! Next day, bought a night vision camera, and after a few nights of trial and error managed to capture a large hog entering and leaving the station several times during a night. Even managed to capture the sound of it eating. Now to make a sleeping box ... Again, thanks for the inspiration.
Those hedgehogs are so lucky! I didn’t know they push each other as well it’s quite funny to watch. I have the same camera I hope I can use it soon and see my hedgehog, just discovered there is one in my garden and I bought a house for him!
I have about 2-3 hedgehogs in my garden during the summer... the two pushing each other are usually older males fighting for food dominance, I've found if its two young siblings or a male and female they tolerate each other.... try moving the two feeding stations to opposite ends of the garden... also caught the occasional fox and badger in the garden this year. I usually put just dried meal worms out in early spring, since if the hedgehogs aren't about they will go to feeding the local birds, then when the hedgehogs do make a regular appearance, it's a mixture of different dry food + semi-moist + dry kitten biscuits (i avoid 'wet' cat food since it attracts flies, and by late morning it's covered in fly eggs and has to be thrown)
Hedgehog food isn’t regulated like pet food is because it’s for wild animals. They overprice it and can put anything in it. Dried kitten food is best, for a fraction of the price. Less than £1 per kilo, and chicken or Turkey as a main ingredient is fine. NEVER feed hedgehogs mealworms. They are high in phosphorous and low in calcium, eventually crippling and killing the hedgehog. Multiple bowls in different areas help prevent fighting. They are naturally solitary.
Rescue centre near me,chicken based food either dry or canned,just water,as they are lactose intolerant,they like chicken drumsticks too,I’m luck,a real have for them where I live,so they are thriving,also had a couple,after being nursed back to health,after months of dedication re released here,wonderful we are all doing our best to get their numbers back up,thanks for sharing xxx 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔
Had hedgehogs in the garden every year since they first showed up in 2017, I think lockdown last year was a big turning point in their decline, thousands of people suddenly seeing what awesome wildlife was in their garden being stuck at home! The hedgehog group I joined on Facebook, awesome resource by the way for anyone wanting to help save our prickly friends so can highly recommend joining, was created in 2010 and as of the start of 2020 only had a few hundred members, fast forward to now & it's just over 18k, a, clear symbol right there of how many people have become aware of hedgehogs & are now helping them. Food of choice is tesco kitten biscuits, only 75p a box too & all the hogs absolutely love it.
theres around 5 hedgehogs that visit my garden. i built 2 houses for them for winter. I live in Finland so lots of snow during winter. It would be cool if they would use them as their nests. also been feeding them for like a week now. not too much so they dont get lazy but there are 2 small babys tho. I think the other one doesnt have a mom so i feed it a lot when i spot it
This was so fun to watch, we’re doing exactly the same at the moment. We currently have four hedgehogs and two foxes. We feed them all every night and have two cameras to catch all their activities, and love watching the clips each day. They’re so cute!
Nice video thanks 👌My hedgeys won't touch spikes dry food. They much prefer Black soldier fly larve / calciworms. Anyone looking to attract hedgehogs then stick out a couple of handfuls of these.. Plus cats don't eat them.
You are doing very well with 2 Hedgehogs in your garden, our regular Hedgehog was killed and eaten by a Badger right outside the window when we lived just up the road to you at Eynsford, we get plenty here in France still.
Fabulous! We don’t have hedgies in Las Vegas. Poor things would starve cause there’s no bugs for them to eat. I love watching them. Though. Thanks for the video !
They're so cute and so noisy. They grunt quite loudly. We had some just Infront of my house, mating with a young one beside them a few months ago.Could hear the noise indoors. It's a mild November and we have a hedgehog house unoccupied and now I'm worried that any babies they had may die. They do like cat food and raw chicken eggs besides the usual grubs.
I feed wild hedgehogs kitten biscuits. It is so much Cheaper to buy kitten biscuits, than Spikes products, as they have better nutrition and the pet food industry is regulated to meet certain nutritional standards, unlike hedgehog feed.
You are right about the fish. But chicken and turkey is OK. Cat biscuits, dried dog food and even jerky is OK too. Plenty of water. They are always thirsty.
It is so noble of you that you support the hedgies - I do that too. But it is IMMENSLY important to wash the water disch DAILY as well as the fooddish, and to put food-portion just for the night, because it gets contaminated with bakterias and thus you harm them rather than help them. I do wash all disches in the morning and fill them with fresh water and food in the evening.
Which camera do you have please? I have just purchased the Riverside woodcraft hedgehog house riverside golden brown starter set, Riverside woodcraft hedgehog eco feeding station & feeding kit and the Riverside woodcraft cat resistant hedgehog tunnel would you recommend putting them side by side like yours or linking them together with the tunnel?
They can safely have fish,but ensure that none of the food contains wheat.James Wellbeloved dry food for cats is perfect.Check the ingredients of the food sold for hedgehogs,it often contains wheat.
I'm finding hedgehogs and slow worms in my garden recently now I've let some areas be more overgrown. Going to make these feeding stations. I am a bit worried about inadvertently feeding rats.
I have a hedgehog house but by putting food out for our hedgehog the mice have a field day taking the food and taking it back to their den I use rechargeable batteries they last 4 days might be worth thinking about but yes love the video ❤
I wash my visiting hedgehogs water and food bowls every day to get rid of anything nasty that may be lurking there so aim to feed only what I think they’ll eat in a night. What’s left I throw away. From our videos I can see some have ticks and/or fleas so I don’t want them being passed on. I love your hog’s fight. Great video, thanks.
Thank you so much for this. We no longer seem to have visiting hedgehogs but are trying to encourage them back, so we are going to set up a feeding station like yours. I regularly left out wet cat food but the foxes/cats just devoured it! We have already but a hole in the fence which backs onto a field and will add a little ramp and make the hole 13cm as you suggest. So..... fingers crossed.
thanks for good video got them in garden again here in holland and loving them just got to make one of them houses you have,thanksx again ernie in holland
Hi I left some boxes of leaves in my walk in plastic cold frame about 4 years ago it's on a very deep pea shingle base so it's bone dry I see them most days, My place is like an open zoo so they all get on well, 2 A.M. and I have just fed the Foxes, I like the boxes idea I will be looking at up grading cardboard this week, there has been many more hogs about in the last few years, thank you your film has helped me and my visitors...
We have hedgehogs in our countryhouse land, but we kinda like to leave them in peace. We just added a little foodbox (for cheese or something, like a bird-feeder) outside their bush, so they would stay. We also trained our dog that this box is a no-no. (she was too lazy to roam the full path anyway, she usually gone out on the street to "read the daily mail" from drifters) And it took only couple of shots (with blank shells) for neighboor cats to get that this is hostile territory for them. Now it's up to five of them at once, it's a joy of joys watching them roam around the lawn in the evening.
Used to have Hedgehog and Badgers visit the neighbours garden, they used to hunt for worms, but they built more houses and we no longer see any. Some have said they visit houses on the edge of the estate, but I have not seen them. The badgers dug a huge hole under the neighbours fence to escape when she surprised them, or should I say, they surprised her lol. I heard a noise outside one night and looked out and there was badgers tipping over things on the hunt for things to eat. Hedgehogs stopped coming when they built more houses.
It's a shame but seems to be a combination of roads and garden fences without access holes that make their life difficult...added to that strimmers, slug pellets and so on.
@@harryrogers Loads of slugs around here for them to eat, but it appears they have decided to stay in the countryside which is not far away at the moment, just a few streets away at the moment, but they have expansion plans :-( but progress can't be stopped. However, someone bought a house here where they had planned to build houses, he also bought the fields around him, so that will hold them up for a while. Badgers life up on the rougher ground on the hill where they have a lot of cover. Neither badger or hedgehog has been back since the builders moved their machines in. There is to much concrete and tarmacadam around now. Though the builders opened up a drain and took it above ground as a stream now instead of a drain and the tadpoles that are in it is amazing, what they get to eat is beyond me, but there are plenty of frogs and toads around now.
What an absolute joy watching this, thank you so much for sharing! I loved looking at the hedghogs, and I really enjoyed learning about the feeding stations, but what warmed my heart the most was watching you interact with eachother. So much kindness in both of you 😊 Greetings from Ireland!
Is that some special hedgehog food or cat/dog food please? And thanks I will be cutting a plastic container during the weekend. Good show. Can you add a link to the wildlife camera please?
Sadly I found a small dead hedgehog in my pond a few days ago I am gutted I could not help the little hoglett before it drowned earlier, it is sad but now it the little hoglet will can become plant food for the shrubs and trees around where it is buried circle of life, also I don't mean to disagree with u but... I watched a BBC wildlife programme about hedgehogs and it said (David Attenborough) that you can feed them chicken or turkey,, dog food... as long as it is in jelly and not gravy 😊
Hello that is sad, but a hedgehog ladder will stop it happening again...just a plank of wood with some grippy cross pieces weighted down with a stone will do the job. I have been seeing more hedgehog ladders especially in public gardens and in cattle grids.
Really enjoyed your video. I made a hedgehog nest / hibernation box from scrap wood which is very similar to the one you had purchased. I have been putting food in an offcut of plastic waste pipe to try and stop cats eating the food but it's not easy to keep the inside clean. I really like your plastic bin idea as it's much easier to replenish with food and keep clean. Out of interest do you have any details on the camera you have as I'd like to get one. Kind regards and keep up your sterling work 👍
I live in South Yorkshire and I heard a lot of strange sniffing noises while outside last night. When I looked there were two little hedgehogs hiding behind the wheelie bins. We're hoping to get some food and make a little house for them today. 🙂🦔
@@harryrogers Dear Mr. Rodgers, Please can you tell me the name and model of your great wildlife camera. If you can recommend one if you think there is a better one than the one you use xxThankyou xxx
@@harryrogers Hello Mr. Rogers. I am not au fait with technology and do not understand what you mean by wired internet camera? Is it powered by a cable to indoors? If it is a model that can be bought, please can you tell me what model it is so that I can buy one. x
Hi thank you for a great video. Can I ask can I make a big home for a hedgehog with a plastic box like yours, and feed them in it as well. I am worried when I lift it to feed them that it will disturb their hibernation. Thank You Natalie
Hi Natalie...we have allocated one box for feeding and one for nesting... so I think you are quite right its best to have one or the other if only one box.
If you wish to attract hedgehogs into your garden, when getting dark, throw out a handful of dried mealworms, pre soak for an hour during hot dry spells, hogs just love them,
We have just found a family, a petite mum and 3 or 4 babies. They visit every evening. I’m feeding them as they are all too small to survive winter. Currently they have cat meat, cat biscuit, hedgehog kibble, chopped apple and the last of the blackberries. They are creatures of habit, on my patio every night. I was surprised but delighted to see them, we have a large one in the front but my back garden is fenced, I had no idea there was a way for them to get into my back, so I’m very responsible for them now, I don’t want them getting out onto the road.
I have recently become aware of a hedgehog entering my back garden from under my fence gate at dusk and making its way along the path towards my house. I have been sprinkling little cat "biscuits" which it appreciates, whereupon it usually has a little walk round the garden before scuttling back to where it came from.
Hi it 's still me , watching your video again ! I like it . So amazing ! Have Good times in your garden And at home . Keep healthy And Take care of you two . 💚💚💚
Lovely footage so cute i just found my first one in the front garden under my tree and hedge will leave him water and doggy biscuits tonight ! Il 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔♥️✅
Why don't you use the new house, as there home for nesting, had 3 in my garden at same time, making them a nest box, but I think they are in a lock up garage at the moment, so doubt they will trade down lol. Keep up the good work.
Nice wor! We have had them recently in the garden could do with buying the dried food and some worming tablets I've only been using mealworms at the moment which are meant for the birds but they seem to enjoy them just as much
