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I have two hedgehog boxes in my garden at the moment. One is used to put the bowl of food in . And the other
one has a infra red camera in which is connected to the video and tv which makes some interesting viewing some nights.
The food I put out for the hedgehog is Pedigree Chum dog food. Either original or chicken flavour.
There is also a bowl of dried cat food and a bowl of water.
Compost Heaps
Compost Heaps are a good thing to have in your hedgehog garden. Not only can you recycle all of your garden
waste on your compost heap. But it will be home to all of the creatures which make up the hedgehogs diet. And you can also
put a hedgehog box in the bottom of the compost heap so the hedgehog has some where safe to spend the winter hibernating.
At the moment I am making a small compost heap into which I want to put a hedgehog box in side to try
and get one to hibernate there this winter.
The picture above shows how to make a compost heap with one side removed to show a hedgehog box
in place.With the entrance to the box on the left and ventalation pipe coming away to the right all that needs doing now is
to add some bedding for the winter,put the side back on the compost heap cover the hedgehog box with some water proof protection
and start to fill with compost.
Log Piles
Log piles do not have to be large.Stack the logs only two or three logs high with a gap in the bottom stack
so the hedgehogs can get in side to get at the slugs and other insects which will also be inside.
Water
Water is very important in any wildlife garden.After eating the dry cat food in my garden the hedgehogs
always enjoy a long drink.
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