Hedgehog

[Peter Gillson]

My daughter volunteered at our hedgehog charity for part of her Duke of E and i recall that any dog or cat food is fine as well as a good supply of water.

Normally any hedgehog seen put in daytime is likely to be ill, the exception is in drougth conditions when mother hogs may be out looking for food for their young.

Peter

[Kelly McFadden]

When I saw the title of this post I thought it was about this;
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[Guest]

Pretty amazing Si. Lovely that the one in the video (a youngster?) is so friendly.

We also have hedgehogs, but unfortunately for them we also have a Jack Russell. He doesn't normally bark in the garden, but when he does we know he's found a hedgehog. Their defences always defeat him - the last one I rescued from the bottom of a trench the dog had dug trying to get at it. Before the dog, I used to don a pair of garden gloves and bring them in briefly to show the children when they were little.
Another time, camping in the south of France, I was woken up by something grunting and pushing at my head from outside. Investigation revealed the biggest hedgehog I've ever seen - it had obviously taken a shine to me.

[Guest]

I used to don a pair of garden gloves and bring them in briefly to show the children when they were little.

You can pick up a hedgehog without gloves easily enough if you scoop it up with both hands at the same time. I discovered this a few years ago when I came across what looked to be a a fairly young one rolled up in the middle of a bicycle track. Figuring it was just a matter of time before it would get run over, I decided to try picking it up like that and putting it underneath the bushes off to the side. It worked really well, you hardly feel the prick of its hairs if you make sure to support it with as much of your hands as possible. (Two people stopped as I was doing this, one of them commenting that he “would never have dared to do that” … WTF?! It’s a hedgehog, not a tiger!)

[Si Benson]

Hi all,
It’s really nice to read your positive input, see your pictures and read your hedgehog based anecdotes.

I wasn’t sure how the video would be received, being it’s a modelling forum but it’s heart warming to have you guys comment in such a positive manner :thumb2:

I’ve uploaded another video to YouTube from last nights dinner date with our prickly friend.
I can put a link if anyone would like to see?
Cheers
Si

[Dave Ward]

When I saw the title of the thread - I thought of this![ATTACH]309988[/ATTACH]
Dave

[Steve Jones]

Terrific build Si. The spines must have taken ages to add. I take it you used a small battery pack and motor for the mechanics. It's the most realistically built hedgehog I have seen. Wonderful work mate. You must be very pleased. What's next on the bench - an otter, rabbit or even a kitten? Good luck with the next animal:thumb2:

[Kelly McFadden]

When I saw the title of the thread - I thought of this![ATTACH]309988[/ATTACH]
Dave

What is that?

[Guest]

What is that?

An anti-submarine weapon carried on Allied warships in the Second World War and after. It’s basically 24 spigot mortars¹ set on a single base to give a predictable spread of the projectiles: the ship would set course toward the submarine (or where it was suspected to be) and at the right range, fire the Hedgehog. The projectiles then launched up into the air and fell more or less vertically into the water in a large area, a few of them hopefully striking the submarine and detonating against its hull.

And I must say that like Dave, I too thought the thread would be about that type of Hedgehog when I first clicked on it the other day

¹ In a spigot mortar, the projectile has a hollow tail that fits over a metal rod, and when the propellant is set off, it pushes the projectile off the rod. Basically, the projectile carries its own barrel with it.

[stillp]

Normally any hedgehog seen put in daytime is likely to be ill

I used to have a desk in an office overlooking a grassed area next to a small wood. I sometimes saw hogs in daylight - apparently they had ticks, and would come out in daylight for the blackbirds to peck the ticks off!

(Two people stopped as I was doing this, one of them commenting that he “would never have dared to do that” … WTF?! It’s a hedgehog, not a tiger!)

Perhaps they were thinking about the fleas and/or ticks transferring to your arms?

Pete

[Guest]

The impression I had was that he was afraid of the sting, probably thought a hedgehog’s fur will rip flesh to shreds.

[stillp]

:rolling:

[Graeme C.]

Pretty cool having a hedgehog family in your garden Si, my dad found one in the back garden and brought my nephew out to see it, he was only 2 or 3, he gasped and kept saying ee-og!
As for mink, some misguided individuals released some from a farm near me in the name of animal rights & they proceeded to destroy the local wildlife. Wrong to keep mink for fur, but even worse to let them loose.

[Guest]

Beautiful Si.
Yes please to the link .:thumb2:
Thanks for posting .
John.

[Gary MacKenzie]

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A hoglet ( one of 4 ) we raised a few years ago , released in local area.