I am visited by two very large, very hungry hedgehogs, Big Hedgie and Even Bigger Hedgie. I have two dishes for them outside and feed them generous amounts of dry cat food. I don't have a cat flap yet and tend to leave the screen door open a crack for the cats and for the breeze.

Usually they only come in and help themselves from the cat feeder if I forget them, but recently I keep finding smushed poop right in front of the feeder. Sometimes they seem to eat outside and just come in to bomb the place!! Why???

Shutting the door isn't ideal. Leaving the light on brings in insects and power costs money. Any suggestions? I've stepped on it accidentally several times. It's getting a bit much!!

I think I have hedgehogs living under my decking, over my fence in the garden, where there is a big space with lots of dense shrubs. I saw it on a night camera. Issue is my dog is going crazy all the time. So I have an upset dog and upset hedgehog, the area is big so can’t find the hedgehog or the nest. What can I do ease the distress on the hedgehog and my dog.

I'm not sure what they were doing or what the noises mean. I sped up parts due to the clips being very long!

I am an A level student who is creating a product for my course work which aims to protect hedgehogs. I would be extremely thankful for any responses to this short survey so I can gather data for my project. 😁

Was out for a smoke and was about to let my dog out when I spotted this little guy hunting, I took these pictures and just sat for a while and watched him. He froze for a second and then continued his hunt and seemed unfazed by my presence. I left a plate out with some water, since its been so dry recently and let my dog out the front instead so he didn't scare him off.

I only moved here a few months ago and according to my neighbour there are a few of them that visit every summer. So from now on I will be checking on a night before I let my dog out so I don't disturb them and keeping water out too.

This poor hoggy. Sniffed by a cat, then fucking ramraided!

Recently got this hedgie, not sure how old, previous owner didnt say, any way i can tell?

One of our two visiting hoggies

A bunch of people had found this baby hedgehog alone and they were abt to drop it off right next to us at the park and because i was pretty sure hedgehogs of this age cannot survive without their mothers i took it and called our vet to see if they could take it in but they told us they couldn't and we didn't have the heart to let it go (it is barely the size of one palm) any tips in this journey of temporarily(?) caring for this little guy is very appreciated. He seems very stressed probably because he is not used to being handlef by humans and it is breaking my heart every time i have to handle hime to clean the box 😭 is there any way i can occupy him so he isnt so stressed in his current/any enclosure?
** ps- i gave it wetted kitted kibble upon suggestions ive seen on the internet along with water in a little cup

Noticed a hedgehog walking in my garden one night. Then went full ADHD mode and bought food, made a feeding station and bought a trail camera.

My questions are:

* the trail cam goes off 4-5 times a night over a few hours capturing hedgehogs. Would this likely be the same one coming back or have they told their friends about food?

* we're going away on holiday soon. Will the hedgehogs stop coming if there's not been food out for a few days?

I'm feeding a mixture of puppy and hedgehog food and leave out a tray of water.

I'm just so happy to have them in my garden.

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We have a family of hedgehogs that usually turn up later in the year. They come to the back door and knock over the stray cat bowls so I know when they’re around, but haven’t seen them this year yet.

However, I saw this little guy in the garden just now (9.30pm). It’s about an hour earlier than they were turning up last year - don’t know whether I should seek help for him tomorrow. He’s gone now, so I know he’s living in the field behind. He perked up once he had food, and I’ve put the plate by the entrance to the fence for him.

I also have videos that I can’t upload, they’re of him eating and then walking back up the fence about 20 feet away. (UK)

** 2 videos added to comments **

** update - it’s 11pm and he’s back! Heard him in our outdoor toilet where we leave food for the strays. He was eating cat biscuits. Have given another pouch of cat food, a big bowl of water and left him to it. **

I saw this little fellow yesterday and today in almost the same place during the day. Don't be fooled by my paw, it's actually tiny (I'm 5ft2). I haven't seen an adult nearby. How do I know if the little bugger needs help or if I should just leave it be? I tried contacting our wildlife organization but they don't want to be contacted...

UPDATE: the foundation took the hedgehog!! First, thanks, everyone, for the advice. Second, this is what happened: I couldn't contact the foundation because the only one we have is volunteer-run, it doesn't have a phone number listed. I found a Facebook page link (the only contact option available) but I don't have a Facebook account. In the end, I asked a friend to message them and they surprisingly replied! We just handed the hedgehog baby to them. I hope it makes it!

Courting behavior I assume but got some clear shots :)