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[Penny]

Where would I acquire a hedgehog and a toad? My garden is friendly enough for them to live. I know there was a hedgehog cull in the Hebrides at one point - does anyone know if they'd like a hedgehog rehomed?

[The Dogmother]

Try scouting around locally for an animal rescue centre, or ask at your vet - they'd be sure to know.

[chickencam]

If your garden is the right place for them they will move in They may even be there already.

[redhotchick]

Chickens may try and eat the toads! Mine caught one last week, I got it off them and popped it over the fence, I think it was ok!

[The Dogmother]

My toads live on the patio, well out of reach of marauding chickens

[Penny]

The snag is, I've got a high stone wall all round the garden - there's no entry or exit point as it's in the middle of all the other gardens and it's reached by a path between high stone walls from my back door. So I don't think I've got a hedgehog or a toad - although my garden's very hedgehog-friendly - lots of quiet corners and piles of logs and so on.

[Lewis]

You could try asking any of your friends/family who have a pond if you cound have a toad from their garden.

[Penny]

You could try asking any of your friends/family who have a pond if you cound have a toad from their garden.

 

I don't think my friends or family would have a spare toad unfortunately - I am already regarded as one picnic short of a sandwich what with the hens in the garden and if I go and ask for toads, I'll be locked up !!

[Lewis]

We have 100's of frogs ... but its a bit far to drive!!!!

[craftyhunnypie]

hi - try preloved for your hedgehogs & hoglets. Not sure about toads, some local pond dipping in a brook?

 

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[fluffymuppet]

Unfortunately, if you've got no entry and exit points in your garden then it's probably not suitable for a hedgehog. They need quite large territories to roam around to find enough food and range across several gardens every night.

 

We have a gate with a gap under it, which is where our hedgehog(s) usually come in. There's a big step up to the garden from there, so I built them a ramp

[Lewis]

They need quite large territories to roam around to find enough food and range across several gardens every night.

 

I saw on the telly the other day (Zoo Vet at Large ) that they have a territory of 3 square miles!