On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:25:12 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"Emrys Davies" wrote in message
I have had a hedgehog visiting my garden for a very long time. I am
quite fascinated by them. I leave it catfood (non fish based) and some
water in a brick tunnel so that the foxes cannot get at it.

I wish you luck with your new friend.


Yes, we fed the hedgehogs one year with the cat food that our two fussy ones
left each day, and guess what, we ended up with another cat. It wasn't the
hedgehogs that was polishing off the food each night, it was a stray. Now
he's the fussiest of the lot!

Try putting a plate over the dish of food laid out for the hedgehogs.
It seems that cats and the like aren't up to figuring out that they
have to push the plate off to get at the food.
The hedgehog, however, is the 'Klingon' of the small mammals - and
will simply shove the plate off, climb in the dish, eat most of the
grub, kick the rest around and quite possibly crap in the dish in
appreciation.

Regards,



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