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Hedgehogs

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Posted by: Ro

8th Dec 2011 11:09am

Hi folks we have noticed this year that there are not as many Hedgehogs about this year (2011). We usually have lots of them in our garden but not this year.
I miss the little critters and the slugs and snails are rampant.


Comments 8

godsbaby
  • 17th May 2012 08:13pm

I thought hedgehogs came from the u.s. of a. but it just goes to show that you can learn new things everyday.. we here in oz have echidnas

Anonymous
  • 5th Jan 2012 03:47pm

my dog loves hedgehogs so i see them everywhere lol

Ro
  • 4th Jan 2012 10:29am

We have hedgehogs. I think they were introduced to NZ from England.
Our native bird the kiwi nests on the ground and I do understand that the Hedgies get in and eat the eggs as do Possums.
There have been some albino hedgehogs born in NZ very cute.
We finally had our first one the other night, we used to have 5 or 6 regulars and as each have different markings we knew the same ones kept coming back.

Mazzs1
  • 22nd Dec 2011 11:17am

That hedgehog is just so cute, the only time I've seen one was on a trip to UK to visit family and there was a mother one in my cousins potting shed, apparently it was a female and she came every year to have her young in safety.

Mazzs1
  • 26th Dec 2011 09:20pm
There are Echidnas in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, details here; http://www.australianfauna.com/echidna.php

Hi Again Ro
Have a look at the site Bob has supplied and then let me know which do you have as Hedgehogs and Echidnas are different animals and are they a native to NZ or an introduced animal?

Bob
  • 26th Dec 2011 12:30pm
Hi Ro, no I am in Australia, no hedgehogs here in Melbourne.

There are Echidnas in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, details here; http://www.australianfauna.com/echidna.php

Mazzs1
  • 22nd Dec 2011 04:12pm
Hi Mazzs1are you in NZ ? When the hedge hogs have their young they are so small and cute. We used to have one that nested in the leaf litter in my garden. She would often have 5 or more little ones...

Hi Ro, no I am in Australia, no hedgehogs here in Melbourne.

Ro
  • 22nd Dec 2011 03:32pm
That hedgehog is just so cute, the only time I've seen one was on a trip to UK to visit family and there was a mother one in my cousins potting shed, apparently it was a female and she came every...

Hi Mazzs1are you in NZ ? When the hedge hogs have their young they are so small and cute. We used to have one that nested in the leaf litter in my garden. She would often have 5 or more little ones that she would take out at sunset to hunt for slugs, snails and other nocturnal insects.

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