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The start of Autumn is the time many people work on their garden. It’s a great time to tidy up, put in a pond and cut back trees and shrubs. If you’re doing work in your garden please try to leave some area ‘untidy’ for wildlife. Hedgehogs love log piles and a heap of leaves makes a great nesting place for them.
If you are going to burn garden waste, please make sure you light the bonfire on the day you make it or move it before lighting it. Hedgehogs can creep in overnight!
At this time of year, we also get asked about autumn juveniles – hoglets born this summer that may still be small in size. If a hedgehog is out in the day, please call us immediately on the number above. However, small hedgehogs out at night can be supported in the wild with cat food and water.
- Hoglets can double their weight in a month, they don’t need to be rescued just because they’re small.
- Hedgehogs can successfully hibernate from 450g
- Hibernation only happens when temperatures are regularly below 5C – frosty days.
- Hedgehogs do not need to be over wintered. They get stressed in captivity and putting out food and water and nesting materials (dry leaves, straw) will help them stay healthy in the wild.
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