Hedgehogs

[Pete Thomas]

We have a hedgehog feeding station:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOi1xAKdDv8&feature=youtu.be

 

[Alice]

I’d love to have some hedgehogs in the garden here.

 

[Pete Thomas]

I put together a little video of the little snufflers...(not to mention cats and rats)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCIeeU7acXM

 

[Ivan]

I'm no D Attenborough, but some of them hogs look like rattus norrvegicus

Be that as it may.. .the music is inspired

 

[Jeanette]

I put together a little video of the little snufflers...(not to mention cats and rats)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCIeeU7acXM

Brilliant, we were only saying the other day we don't see hedgehogs any more.

Jx

 

[trimmy]

Brilliant, we were only saying the other day we don't see hedgehogs any more.

Jx

I see lots of them, albeit splattered on the roads !!

 

[Jeanette]

I see lots of them, albeit splattered on the roads !!

Jx

 

[Pete Thomas]

I'm no D Attenborough, but some of them hogs look like rattus norrvegicus

Be that as it may.. .the music is inspired

Only one rat

 

[kevgermany]

Only one rat

Useless cat.... Should have sorted it out by now.

 

[Pete Thomas]

One of the little ones was only 350 grams couple of weeks back. We were worried he/she might be too small to hibernate (supposed tube 450grams)

But here's the good news

(Beware, this film may contain scenes of extreme cuteness)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em_sYcWO82Y&feature=youtu.be

 

[Pete Thomas]

So I wonder what they are up to here:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q7AO5n1AOk&feature=youtu.be

 

[Jazzaferri]

curious behaviour

 

[Pete Thomas]

curious behaviour

How about this then (from last night) I speeded it up after the first 20 seconds.

View: https://youtu.be/qTVPiV9hxJ0

 

[Colin the Bear]

Courtship? He wants to, she doesn't.

 

[Alice]

You'd better play that "Benny Hill" theme!

 

[jbtsax]

I must admit that I have never actually seen a real hedgehog. The stuffed toys my dog loves to play with are the closest I have come. Unfortunately they are not native to North or South America. They certainly are cute animals. The name "snufflers" seems to fit.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Courtship? He wants to, she doesn't.

Maybe it's she wants to, he doesn't.

 

[MikeMorrell]

Fascinating, @Pete Thomas! I'd always imagined hedgehogs to be slow, timorous, ponderous and solitary creatures. Though the laws of nature mean they must procreate somehow and sometimes. It's wonderful to see how sociable they are!

 

[Targa]

It's the start of the mating procedure, the male circling the female, he might have to do it for several nights before she decides if he's suitable. Ususally it's the female making the snuffling noises.

 

[Alice]

It's the start of the mating procedure, the male circling the female, he might have to do it for several nights before she decides if he's suitable. Ususally it's the female making the snuffling noises.

Oh how sweet!