bunee1 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Sat out with the G-pigs in the sun this afternoon they were thrashing round in my rosemary bush (fav spot) all of a sudden they went very quiet so i have a peek in and there's a small but healthy looking hedgehog trying to climb in to the garden.... just thought i'd share this as i can't say iv'e seen many that close even in all my days living in the sticks(they're usually flat in the road) Hannah and the bewildered G-pigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Lucky you , I love hedgehogs karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 How lovely. Never seen one , only flat on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Ooooo - you lucky thing. I LOVE Hedgehogs We had one on the patio once - it gave our big brave Staffie a real fright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I think hedgehogs are such little amazing creatures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 we have a hedgehog that regularly pops through and round the garden and Molly would be happy to sit and watch him for hours Only sad thing for us was that we went on hols to Scotland and left at 4 in the morning, and when we got back found a dead one in the garage. The poor little mite had gone in there when we were disconnecting the electric cable from the socket in there :( Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust sent a magazine out with some company brochure and they sell little hedgehog houses. and Joey wants one! Joe's going to find it and I'll pop the web address on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana1 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 There were three in our back garden when I went to put the chickens away during the twilight hour. They stopped still, two curled in a ball. I walked to the eglu and back and they must have thought I hadn't seen them - bit daft really. I love hedgehogs too and frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 omg you let your gpigs free range? i could never catch mine :C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 we have a hedgehog that regularly pops through and round the garden and Molly would be happy to sit and watch him for hours Only sad thing for us was that we went on hols to Scotland and left at 4 in the morning, and when we got back found a dead one in the garage. The poor little mite had gone in there when we were disconnecting the electric cable from the socket in there :( Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust sent a magazine out with some company brochure and they sell little hedgehog houses. and Joey wants one! Joe's going to find it and I'll pop the web address on here How sad But the hedgehog house sounds great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Sat out with the G-pigs in the sun this afternoon they were thrashing round in my rosemary bush (fav spot) all of a sudden they went very quiet so i have a peek in and there's a small but healthy looking hedgehog trying to climb in to the garden.... just thought i'd share this as i can't say iv'e seen many that close even in all my days living in the sticks(they're usually flat in the road) Hannah and the bewildered G-pigs Good point Jess. How do you catch them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 omg you let your gpigs free range? i could never catch mine :C We couldn't catch ours either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 omg you let your gpigs free range? i could never catch mine :C Oh yeah they take i little cornering but after they've had they're game they let you catch them...also if they're out long enough they get sleepy and head off back to the Guinlu for a nap, funny little things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 Just thought i'd mention that the more you let them out they get used to being caught or as i said before they take them selves back home. Plus my daughter is becoming a ninja guinea pig stalker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I wouldn't risk letting small guineas free-range. I yhink in my garden especially they would find away out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I wouldn't risk letting small guineas free-range. I yhink in my garden especially they would find away out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conkers Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 We've got about four in our garden (quite a wild garden with lots of hideyholes). Didn't realise it until one night we heard strange sounds - heavy panting (honestly - you can hear it here: http://www.overthegardengate.net/wildlife/hedgehog.asp -scroll to bottom of page). Very disconcerting. I went out to investigate but it was night and I didn't have my glasses on - saw four large brown bodies eating up bird nuts on the ground and thought they were rats - ran inside screaming. OH took a look and told me they were hedgies, oops. Got some new glasses since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
