How to attract hedgehogs to your garden. UK wildlife gardening. Blink camera.

[@TheKongWizard]

Thanks, this was very useful. I picked up an Autumn hoglet in early Dec 23. She was around 350gr and out in daylight. I warmed her up slowly, gave her food and water and started to understand where to go from there. We’re now a couple of months on in early Feb and she’s thriving, she’s getting close to 750gr and we’re beginning to think about releasing her. She’s an absolute joy - obviously she’s a wild animal and we’ve tried to keep it that way but she roams about the house happily. I let her out on the lawn to re-acclimatise her and hopefully she’ll do well once released and go on to produce many more hogs. Thanks again for your advice, it’s very helpful.

[@slashingbison2503]

Sounds lovely, well done, she will thank you.

[@bellanina1271]

Hi Trev, just found your video. As we have found a hedgehog in out garden two nights ago so educating ourselves now. Thank you for spreading the excellent info. We’ve already notified our neighbours, so hedgehog highway is underway. 😂

[@TrevsTreks964]

Great news. Hope you have them for many years! Well done & thank you for watching👍

[@diydebs]

Great video Trev you have done a brilliant job, very informative and interesting. Love all your little clips of the hedgehogs. I had hedgehogs last year and hoping they will return again this year, I am all ready for them. Thank you

[@TrevsTreks964]

Many thanks Debbie. I’m sure they will return. Still waiting for mine any time now I would think. Thank you for watching🙏

[@derekclark4762]

Concise and comprehensive video Trevor very interesting, keep them coming

[@TrevsTreks964]

Cheers db👍

[@beverleymaclachlan8420]

Thoroughly enjoyed this Trevor, so informative as always. So sad to know the decline in numbers. Your advice was clear and practical for anyone who would like attract the hedgehogs to their garden. One being me. It might have been a bit a windy but your talk was very clear. Looking forward to your next Trek. Xx

[@TrevsTreks964]

Thanks Bev xx

[@ginawood3480]

Isn’t nature wonderful! Must have taken you hours sifting through footage to compile these little videos…and worth every minute. Beautiful. So many things you are told about as a child, are completely wrong…I was certainly guilty of the bread and milk 😮. Thank you for sharing x

[@TrevsTreks964]

Thank you Gina. I think we all were😕x

[@dee2251]

I’ve seen a tweet from a lady who rescues hedgehogs and as a former nurse, she nurses injured, baby or starving hedgehogs back to health, though sadly sometimes they die. She recommends dried only cat or dog food with meat as the top ingredient on the pack. They can’t digest a cereal dominant dried food. It can give them diarrhoea. Wet food attracts the flies which then lay maggots that get into the eyes and ears etc of hedgehogs and she spends hours picking them all out, or the hedgehog would die.

[@ScrumpyP]

What a beautiful, informative video Trev. I love the amount of effort you've put into helping to protect our lovely hedgehogs. In the summer I regularly see a hedgehog in the early hours, foraging on someone's front lawn. He put a sign up saying "Pick up after your dog!" But I literally know everyone in the village. Nobody would let their dog poop 💩 on his front lawn without picking it up. I bet it's Hedgehog poop! 🤣

[@TrevsTreks964]

😂thanks Paul. Love them hogs!

[@lilianbainton3292]

Thanks for the info. I hope he stays. Have been feeding him for a week now.

[@Frostie3672]

Absolutely love hedgehogs, got 4 hog houses in the garden, feeding stations & have created garden borders & planted shrubs that will give them dense ground cover, they first started visiting back in 2017 & for the first time last year hoglets were born in one of the hog houses. That purina one kitten food is what I feed them, lots of shallow water dishes around the garden too & I wouldn't bother with wet food as chewing the dry kitten biscuits also cleans their teeth. I have 8 ring cameras out in the garden & in each feeding station, great quality video & audio & the motion alerts are great for knowing when hedgehogs are active in the garden, they're also invaluable for helping sick or injured hedgehogs & knowing the contact details of your nearest rescue centre is a must, I've rescued quite a few over the years & your right don't try & treat a hedgehog, unless you're trained & know exactly what you're doing, leave it to tut experts as these animals have such complex needs! At the moment I'm being a entertained by two cute wood mouse that l live in the garden, one house has a hibernating hedgehog. Regarding the fight at the end, that is the one time, if I saw it happening live on the camera feed that I would go out & intervene, pushing & shoving is fine but when one has the other gripped in its teeth like that & its shaking it like a rag doll, that can lead to some serious injuries & there's been posts from rescues on a hedgehog facebook group I'm a membe of about hogs brought in with fighting injuries. Oh & anyone who loves these animals needs to join the Hedgehogs! group on Facebook, an amazing group, learnt loads since I joined & there's lots of rescues that are on that group as well.

[@TrevsTreks964]

Great stuff thanks for your input. It’s a pleasure to have them isn’t it? They really are up against it. Thank you for watching🙏

[@marilynclark9876]

So lovely and very informative Trev and great to see your hedgehog escapades in your garden! Hope our one returns this year. One or two dips in sound but could hear you well and didn’t spoil yet another brilliant’Trek with Trev’! Xx

[@TrevsTreks964]

Thanks Mal I hope he returns too!xx

[@trevorsomers8344]

Hi Trev. Hedgehogs are cool. I have 2 that live in my garden and a further 3 that visit. Just a correction mate... Hedgehogs can walk up to 2 miles each night. Hedgehogs can climb tree's, fences,walls. Hedgehogs love to climb but they can't get down very well. Great video.

[@TrevsTreks964]

Many thanks Trev. They sure are! We are lucky to have them. Thanks for the input. Atb👍

[@trevorsomers8344]

@@TrevsTreks964 cool man! I have a recent photo of my feet crossed (as I'm sat down) with 1 hedgehog less than 12 inches by my right foot and another hedgehog less than 12 inches from my left foot! 😜👍👍 We gotta do what we can mate! 😎

[@geovanniali6060]

Thank you Trevor for this. I have one in my garden under and old pile of logs. Thanks again for your help 👍

[@TrevsTreks964]

That’s great news. You’re welcome thanks for watching🙏

[@davidmorris8307]

Very informative , I have hogs in my garden ,and have feeding stations, being on the edge of a town there is a disused railway at the bottom of the garden which is good and a corn field on the other side. The one problem I found with the feeding stations like yours was rats ,and they dash in while the hogs are feeding grab a mouthfull run off ,return a minute later for more ( capture on camera ) .I tried all the rat repellent remedies ( lavender oil, human hair , garlic onion , urine etc all useless . Finally solved the problem by installing hinged 2way flaps which the hogs soon mastered , and the rats just stand outside, smelling the food but wont enter (2years now so fingers crossed ) .I feed with calci worms ,purina kitten food / hedge hog granules , and peanut kibbles , comment please .

[@paultreviews]

I know that peanuts are bad for hedgehogs so I'm not sure about peanut kibbles.

[@dianeunderhill8506]

And calci worms as well as peanuts!

[@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757]

Brilliant video and info Trev. We have fairly recently become aware of a Hedgehog in our back garden in Norfolk which is quite small and in the middle of a housing estate. We have put a plastic shop style crate with a cut out hole in it to feed it and it takes it every night. I had been giving mealworms and a hedgehog specific food from Amazon, Over the past few nights I noticed the mealworms were going first, now I know why lol. I will stop the mealworms now. It seems bizarre we even have one let alone having 2 or more so we don't expect Hoglets or another but we live in hope. How would I know? He/She normally comes out at the same times but noticed it has got earlier with the nights drawing in..... I give about a half of a ceramic/glass dish ,the type that have posh Cheesecakes in of food and hope thats enough .,,,,It isn't always all gone but 99% of the time it is...... My Dogs are obviously aware of it as they sniff the box and area every night when we let them out for their last pee of the night....all fascinating stuff....Ramakin, thats the word I was groping for!

[@TrevsTreks964]

Many thanks John. You are doing everything you can. It’s such a privilege to have them. When you are woken by the noise of courting Hedgehogs you will know there’s a chance. Thanks for watching👍

[@fairplay300111]

Very informative! I don’t have any but hoping I can encourage some to come into my garden. I have lots of wildflowers would that be a good place to put the food and house

[@TrevsTreks964]

The house should be placed in a quiet corner somewhere & the food further away. Wildflowers are always good & I hope you get some visits soon. Thank you for watching🙏

[@angiecassidy04]

We’re quite excited as we have a hedgehog in our garden this year, we’ve made a house and make sure there is water and food for it - not sure if it’s a nursing mum as a few times it’s been out about 9 in the morning but we Checked it out and it’s running around ok and eating and drinking

[@TrevsTreks964]

Hi Angie. It sounds like it might be. They can have a second litter. Pleased to hear you have them! Thank you for watching🙏

[@WendL-e6r]

Very informative video, thanks. What approximate size should the entrance hole be?

[@TrevsTreks964]

Many thanks. Roughly the size of a cd case. Thanks for watching👍

[@knutsiku2]

Hello and thank you for your very informative, clear and interesting video. I have learned a lot from it which I plan to use later on. I do have a question please. I have a hedgehog house (identical to the one you have in your video) and I know it has a resident in it already. I have set up a feeding station very close to it but is this correct or should I set it up perhaps somewhere where perhaps other hedgehogs will feel welcome to feed too? You mention that they are not territorial except about food. And I do not want to cause or encourage any stress or fights. Thank you.

[@TrevsTreks964]

Thank you Danka. A few metres away should be fine. Well done looking after your hedgehogs👍thank you so much for watching🙏

[@francesca4966]

J’ai une autre question. Les hérissons sont ils capables de monter et descendre des talus très raides ?

[@dannysanders5391]

Just thought i would add if you can get your hands on ferret kibble thats great for em

[@TrevsTreks964]

Cheers Danny I will do. Thanks for watching atb👍

[@spex357]

Yes if you do put out Mealworms, the first Hedgehog will get hiccups as it quickly devours them. I put them out for Birds that feed off the ground, but noticed Hedgehogs and Cats love them.

[@dianeunderhill8506]

Mealworms are bad for hedgehogs, also peanuts.

[@Jo-yn7lj]

Thank you great info. I have 3 hedgehogs. Can they have Calciworms or are they the same as the mealworms bad for them. I do give them dry chicken kitten food. I also give them lots of clean water and a shelter for the food.

[@TrevsTreks964]

Thanks Jo. Calci worms are better for Hedgehogs as the calcium to phosphorus ratio is better. I would feed in moderation as the jury is still out with these.

[@Jo-yn7lj]

@@TrevsTreks964 I only give them a few, its just so wonderful that they have chosen our garden to spend time in. Only a small garden and chemical free. Thank you for reply its appreciated.

[@francesca4966]

Cette année j’ai 3 hérissons en pleine forme dans mon grand jardin. Je leur donne de l’eau fraîche tous les soirs et quelques croquettes, pas trop pour qu’ils gardent leur instinct de chasseur. Est ce qu’on peut leur donner aussi des morceaux de tomates et de melon ?

[@barbaranelson4431]

I've recently moved house & am delighted to discover I have a visiting hedgehog, we first saw a little fella out during the day mid Summer, he was a lively little thing so not Ill, I think his food supply had diminished due to the hot dry weather. Ive been putting out dry cat food under a plastic box with a hole cut out. Is it too late to put out a house for the hedgehog for hibernation?

[@TrevsTreks964]

Ah lovely Barbara. Dry kitten food is better as it’s smaller kibble. Don’t forget water too. It’s never too late & it’s been quite mild our hedgehogs are still out. Thanks for watching🙏

[@DaveStone-bv7hv]

I noticed 2 hedgehogs in my garden last night will they return I've put some very small dog biscuits down the kibble size down I've ordered a hedgehogs house and was going to put it down in my garden Or would they already have a home many thanks for any advice

[@shimages]

Brilliant!.. stumbled across a hedgehog in my middle of a busy town garden at the weekend.( Posted a video I took of him on you tube ..my only video ive ever uploaded ) He loudly polished off a packet of chicken cat food as he was famished. Hope it was ok to offer him cat food? I was a rather concerned as it was out before dark?

[@TrevsTreks964]

Many thanks much appreciated. Cat food is ok. Nesting mothers will leave the nest during the day for a break or to forage. If it was feeding & moving with purpose then it’s less concerning. I’ll have to watch that. Thanks for watching👍

[@shimages]

@@TrevsTreks964 Thank you Trev!

[@goodtimegwyn]

I’ve got a walled Victorian garden and I’ve seen a hedgehog . However most of my garden is paved with a lot of pots and border shrubs. I’ve been leaving cat food and I’ve bought a hedgehog house. I don’t know what else to do. I don’t have anyway of knocking a running hole as it would destabilise my wall which is 150 years old. Hubby won’t let me do that as the wall is rickety. I don’t know how wide to help it. I’ve only seen it once. But it’s there. I think that it climbed up the shrubbery from next door. Should I’ve put bedding in the box when it comes? If I’ve can catch it, should I’ve release it in a park?

[@TrevsTreks964]

Hi. Hedgehogs are good climbers but it more than likely found a gap somewhere. Do you have gated access to the garden? They can squeeze through small spaces. You can put some straw in the box but they will make there own nest. I would leave it there if it’s got food & water. Good luck & thanks for watching👍

[@barbaranelson4431]

Hello Trev, the young hedgehog that visits my garden is still coming every evening for food. Should he not be hibernating? Am I doing the right thing by putting food out for him?

[@TrevsTreks964]

Hi Barbara. It very much depends on the temperature & where you are in the country. We had a short spell of very cold weather in the south west. Mine have hibernated now since then. They can wake in spells of mild weather. Yes absolutely keep feeding👍

[@boblordylordyhowie]

Is there any medications for hedgehogs that can be given to them? I have 4 that come into my garden and can tell them apart due to discolouration on their back.

[@TrevsTreks964]

Great to hear Bob. Not generally only by a rescue or vet. Thanks for watching👍

[@saturahman7510]

You must give them low-lactose milk.

[@thebluerose88]

Please don’t ever give hedgehogs milk, water only.

[@saturahman7510]

@@thebluerose88 Yes, maybe soya-milk or beer.

[@Gardening_timelapse]

We are lucky enough to have a hedgehog visiting our garden, some videos on my page. Don't think they have used our hedgehog house though sadly.

[@TrevsTreks964]

It’s lovely to have them. Mine don’t seem to use the houses all the time. I’ll take a look at your videos. Thanks for watching🙏