Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo plants and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her ........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?

"nambucca" wrote in message
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Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo plants
and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her ........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?





you forgot..........humans..........

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:18:34 +0000 (UTC), "nambucca"
wrote:

Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo plants and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her ........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?

It could be badgers - they take out hedgehogs. You could perhaps
contact the British Hedgehog Preservation Society for advice:
http://www.software-technics.com/bhps
Address: Hedgehog House, Dhustone, Ludlow, SY8 3PL.
Phone: 01584-890801.

Email is , but their web site says,
oddly, *N.B. We have to send email enquiries by post so they take
about a week*, so you might be better off phoning.
HTH


--
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bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
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"nambucca" wrote in message
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Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo plants
and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her ........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?


Probably Fox, may I suggest you contact St Tiggywinkles Animal Hospital

http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/

Experts in all things Hedgehog who should be able to guide you.

--
Regards
Bob

Some photos of my plants at.....

nambucca wrote in message
...
Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo plants
and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her ........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?





Hi Nambucca,
Last year's mum may have been hit by a car while out foraging. The babies
would have died of starvation. If a fox had been involved, it would
probably have returned for the babies.
You could help this year's mother by putting out cat food and fresh water,
so that she can replenish her energy without foraging too far away from the
nest. You can *definitely* help her by not using slug pellets.
Spider

"Spider" wrote in reply to
nambucca ...
Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo plants
and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies
lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her ........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?


Hi Nambucca,
Last year's mum may have been hit by a car while out foraging. The babies
would have died of starvation. If a fox had been involved, it would
probably have returned for the babies.
You could help this year's mother by putting out cat food and fresh water,
so that she can replenish her energy without foraging too far away from
the
nest. You can *definitely* help her by not using slug pellets.
Spider


Care re putting out cat food for the hedgehogs, it's how we got our last
cat, a stray that decided the food was good enough for him to stay and make
himself comfortable. :-)

--
Regards
Bob

Some photos of my plants at.....

On 28/6/04 4:16 pm, in article ,
"Spider" wrote:
snip
Last year's mum may have been hit by a car while out foraging. The babies
would have died of starvation. If a fox had been involved, it would
probably have returned for the babies.
You could help this year's mother by putting out cat food and fresh water,
so that she can replenish her energy without foraging too far away from the
nest. You can *definitely* help her by not using slug pellets.

When we put out cat food for a hedgehog, a fox ate it (the cat food, I
mean!). So probably don't put it too close to her nest!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds after garden to email me)

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:07:10 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 28/6/04 4:16 pm, in article ,
"Spider" wrote:
snip
Last year's mum may have been hit by a car while out foraging. The babies
would have died of starvation. If a fox had been involved, it would
probably have returned for the babies.
You could help this year's mother by putting out cat food and fresh water,
so that she can replenish her energy without foraging too far away from the
nest. You can *definitely* help her by not using slug pellets.

When we put out cat food for a hedgehog, a fox ate it (the cat food, I
mean!). So probably don't put it too close to her nest!

Put in a brick/slab tunnel or something to limit access. Though we
also feed our dear South London foxes, you do need to ensure fair
shares all round.

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:30:36 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"Spider" wrote in reply to
nambucca ...
Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo plants
and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies
lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her ........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?


Hi Nambucca,
Last year's mum may have been hit by a car while out foraging. The babies
would have died of starvation. If a fox had been involved, it would
probably have returned for the babies.
You could help this year's mother by putting out cat food and fresh water,
so that she can replenish her energy without foraging too far away from
the
nest. You can *definitely* help her by not using slug pellets.
Spider


Care re putting out cat food for the hedgehogs, it's how we got our last
cat, a stray that decided the food was good enough for him to stay and make
himself comfortable. :-)

The trick, apparently, is to place a lid ( such as a saucer ) over the
food.
The cat is either too weak or stupid to overcome this little puzzle -
whilst the hedgehog ( being the Gordon Brown of small mammals ) will
shove the lid aside, eat the food, and probably crap in the dish by
way of thanks.

Worked for me and my clan of hogs!

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

"Stephen Howard" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:30:36 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"Spider" wrote in reply to
nambucca ...
Last year a Hedgehog made a nest at the base of one of my Bamboo
plants
and
had 3 babies but one day i found the nest disturbed and the 3 babies
lying
dead

Now theres a new nest and i can see mum curled up at the mouth of it

Is there any way I can protect her without upsetting her
.........still
trying to fathom what caused the problem last year

Rats? Fox ?


Hi Nambucca,
Last year's mum may have been hit by a car while out foraging. The
babies
would have died of starvation. If a fox had been involved, it would
probably have returned for the babies.
You could help this year's mother by putting out cat food and fresh
water,
so that she can replenish her energy without foraging too far away from
the
nest. You can *definitely* help her by not using slug pellets.
Spider


Care re putting out cat food for the hedgehogs, it's how we got our last
cat, a stray that decided the food was good enough for him to stay and
make
himself comfortable. :-)

The trick, apparently, is to place a lid ( such as a saucer ) over the
food.
The cat is either too weak or stupid to overcome this little puzzle -
whilst the hedgehog ( being the Gordon Brown of small mammals ) will
shove the lid aside, eat the food, and probably crap in the dish by
way of thanks.

Worked for me and my clan of hogs!

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk