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Poor little thing got trapped in the rat cage trap last night - the second time this has happened, though as this was a different trap with a tunnel to climb up it hadnt crossed my mind that a hedgy would manage it! It seems ok, I phoned Tiggywinkles for advice & they think it sounds big enough to be independant (tennis ball size). I made it a nest in a shoebox inside a pet carrier with food & water, I heard munching, I shall release it by the feeding box this evening & hope it comes back. I've never actually met a baby hedgehog before, I wonder how many there were?
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Lovely to see a baby hog (perhaps not great circumstances!!) It just shows that we should be using humane traps for the likes of rats & rabbits as at least anything else can be released unharmed. I had the same thing last week on the allotment, our neighbour there has put a rabbit trap down on our plot, the other morning there was a hog in it, he/she wasn't very chuffed about it but I got it out & put it in the garden area & it trundled off!
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I've made a new improved hoggy feeding station with a bigger, more transparent box. I set the camera last night & was delighted to see the big hedgehog and the baby hedgehog visiting several times last night. Baby hog was last around at 3.30, nearly time for bed, so I think there's a good chance its sleeping somewhere nearby - maybe in my old rotten hedgehog box (must build a new one!)
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How special kitla )t' )t'

As they say, those born now or a few weeks ago should be up to weight by the time hibernation comes round, just have to watch out for small ones more late August onwards.

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Brilliant news Kitla!! I keep meaning to put our camera out but keep forgetting!
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Left my camera out pointed at next door neighbour's garden shed last night, it's next to a beech hedge & a VERY overgrown veg patch, we think some hedgies might sleep there.
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baby hedgy didnt come out from under their shed, a big rat did though! But recently when I put the food out within a couple of minutes I hear munching, so I thought baby might have moved into my nearby manky old hedghog house. So I put the food in then stood quietly behind the house & waited...soon enough baby hedgy came under the fence from nextdoor & made his way to the food, brushing right past me! He's still quite small & not fat enough for winter, unlike the very big hedgy that also visits the box. I'll have to put extra food out.
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Sounds like he's in a good place kitla.

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It's a good job there are people out there happy to feed these fast declining mammals. We have at least 2 visiting at the moment & eating well! My hubby reckons the birds & hogs cost more to feed than our 2 cats used to!! I looked at the hog house yesterday that I thought had a female nesting in & am pretty sure she did, it is packed tight with bedding but hasn't been used for a week or so (I put sticks in front to make sure) & the hogs that are coming at the moment are certainly small ones as well as the large one. Keep up the good work Kitla!!!
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