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Post by Amanda on Mar 12, 2021 7:43:13 GMT
Good morning folks! I have spotted my first hedgehog of 2021  |
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Post by YorksherLass on Mar 12, 2021 15:39:20 GMT
 Amanda! Great news that he/she has survived the long hibernation. 
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Post by karenupnorth on Mar 12, 2021 18:43:53 GMT
Really good to see Amanda, mine still to appear  |
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Post by WildlifePaul on Mar 12, 2021 20:31:22 GMT
Great news Amanda  Its nice to have them back isnt it? I missed them  |
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Post by Amanda on Mar 13, 2021 19:44:13 GMT
Awwww yeah Paul, great to see them back. I moved my feeding house during my break yesterday and put some food in. I will sort it out properly tomorrow. It is now by the 2other houses. I have a camera on all 3 entrances. Last night a hedgehog went. I’m not sure if there were 2 different hogs as the visitor around 1pm had a distinct mark on its rear, I couldn’t tell with the one below  |
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Post by Amanda on Mar 14, 2021 9:20:35 GMT
This is the one with the mark on its back  |
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Post by karenupnorth on Mar 14, 2021 10:11:12 GMT
Awe great to see them safe out off hibernation  |
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Post by Amanda on Mar 18, 2021 7:55:30 GMT
Oooooo......This hedgehog is taking leaves in the hedgehog house. I’m not sure if anything wintered in this box. There is no camera in the box.
Yet another hedgehog with a white mark on their back, it’s a different shape to the other hedgehog. I wonder if someone is marking them? I had this last year too 🤔
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Post by karenupnorth on Mar 18, 2021 11:47:37 GMT
Bless him, it is frowned upon marking them but I have heard some rescues do it. Mud can also appear as light marks on them though so hard to tell really. Great they are back!
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Post by WildlifePaul on Mar 18, 2021 12:49:18 GMT
That marking looks exactly like "our" patch, He hasn't been marked because I have seen him in the garden its just lighter patches on him.
God knows what it is caused by but it does look alot like patches marks.
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Post by Amanda on Mar 20, 2021 10:33:18 GMT
A few have patches on them, maybe it is the infrared camera’s that are picking it up!
I have just looked at last nights motion detects.......Oh my goodness, these hedgehogs are so aggressive towards each other! A hedgehog went in to the house of the video above (taking leaves in) well this hedgehog got ‘bulldozed’ out of the house and they viciously fought and rolled around for 16 minutes!! They went off the camera’s view, so I don’t know what the outcome was. They are as bad as the blue tits for fighting!!
A hedgehog did go back in later on though. I have hedgehogs occupying 3 out of the 4 boxes at the minute.
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Post by karenupnorth on Mar 21, 2021 9:00:33 GMT
The males fight very aggressively, I too have had fights caught on camera and they grab hold and shake much like dogs do  I know I have two different hogs at the mo as one had some marks on and one hadnt both males. It is great to have them visiting again, but I have noticed they dont seem to be eating much |
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Post by Amanda on Mar 21, 2021 15:56:48 GMT
Glad you have visitors Karen Yes, you are exactly right, they were like dogs fighting! |
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Amanda! Great news that he/she has survived the long hibernation. 
I know I have two different hogs at the mo as one had some marks on and one hadnt both males. It is great to have them visiting again, but I have noticed they dont seem to be eating much