Hedgehog

[Si Benson]

Gary,
Oh how sweet. You should be proud to of helped them out:smiling4:
Si

[Peter Gillson]

We have seen one around for the last few weeks and this evening saw two little ones out in the garden. The good news is that we must have a breeding pair in the garden, the bad news is they are under a New Zealan flax plant that we were going to remove. All garden re-design plans on hold.

[Si Benson]

We have seen one around for the last few weeks and this evening saw two little ones out in the garden. The good news is that we must have a breeding pair in the garden, the bad news is they are under a New Zealan flax plant that we were going to remove. All garden re-design plans on hold.

Same situation here Peter, I had plans to landscape the garden, but would like to encourage the hedgehogs so I’m currently researching ideas to make a friendly environment for them.
Si

[Peter Gillson]

Si
One thing to remember with hedge hogs is they roam a lot. Tracked hogs have been known to walk over 2km in a night so it is important to have some access they can get into, and out of, your garden.

Peter

[Si Benson]

I had a check round and they have plenty of spaces to get between the gardens....my neighbors garden is practically a jungle, bet they love it in there:smiling5:

[colin m]

Si
One thing to remember with hedge hogs is they roam a lot. Tracked hogs have been known to walk over 2km in a night so it is important to have some access they can get into, and out of, your garden.

Peter

Very true. I made a Hedgehog Highway in my fence to allow a bit of roaming. We haven't seen one yet, but have lots of little 'deposits' which suggest one or two patrol the garden at night. Also, not many slugs which I believe is a clue, they are about.

[Peter Gillson]

Hogs are the best form of slug control

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[SimonT]

When I were a nipper we had a Jack Russell that always managed to find hedgepigs in the back garden in winter

Every time he did he ended up with fleas

[Peter Gillson]

hi all

A busy day today - but not modelling!

we have a family of hedgehogs, all living under a flax plant which we want to remove. A problem since we cannot remove the plant while the young are there, nor if one decides to hibinate there, so I spent this afternoon building three hedgehog homes. The idea is that I will put one close to the plant and the other two elsewhere around the garden and hopefully if they hibernate in the garden they will choose one of these houses.

Here are the plans I used. I adjusted the sizes for the width of the plywood, and gave a slight slope to the roof to stop water pooling on the roof.

I just need to seal the raw edges with a water based sealant. Does anybody have any suggestions what I can use?

Peter

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[Gary MacKenzie]

this link @ http://www.therabbithouse.com/outdoo...ewoodstain.asp states that the named paints/preservative are safe for rabbits.

[Si Benson]

Hi Peter,
That looks just like the ones I’ve seen on various websites. Nice bit of carpentry there:thumb2:
Si

[Peter Gillson]

this link @ http://www.therabbithouse.com/outdoo...ewoodstain.asp states that the named paints/preservative are safe for rabbits.

Brilliant, thank you

[Guest]

Here’s an alternative I came across when looking into much the same thing. It doesn’t have the trip hazard of the entrance tunnel:



(It’s in Dutch, but I’m sure experienced modellers don’t need translations of the names of a few simple pieces )