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Old 09-08-2006, 12:57 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Hedgehog repellent?


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On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:48:01 +0100, "BAC"
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"Evan" wrote in message
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I swear to God I'm going to start using these darn things as footballs!
While I have no problem with hedgehogs per se, they drive my dog mad
when they saunter into our back yard at night.

In the morning, I find "micro-craters" all over in the grass where the
dog has encircled the hedgehogs while barking and pawing at them.
Whether she's trying to eat the things or make friends I do not know,
but I've seen her pick them up in her mouth and carry them into her
kennel.

Short of creating a diabolical set of wooden obstacles that hang on my
iron gate, is there any household substance that might discourage a
hedgehog from visiting?


Why don't you construct a wire compound around your dog's kennel, thus
keeping the animals apart?


The hogs would not venture into a dog kennel.


No, but if the dog is fenced off the lawn, it won't be digging it up.