Things You'll Need:
- Dog/Cat Food
- Milk
- Shoebox
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Step 1
There are many 16 hedgehog species around the world, and they are common in most of the world apart from North America, where they are only found as occasional pets. Because of their foraging lifestyle they can often live happily in urban areas, as they tend to stick to hedgerows and leaf litter. Knowing you have a hedgehog in your garden isn't always easy, as sometimes you will only know they are there if you see them curled up asleep in a hedge or border.
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Step 2
Hedgehogs tend to live off insects and worms in the wild, but will also eat from garbage and pet dishes left outside. Pet hedgehogs are often fed on cat food, which they seem to like a lot. Leaving a little food out in your garden like this, or in fact any kind of meat will usually be eaten. However it is best to leave the food overnight and let the hedgehog eat alone, as they are nocturnal, and can be intimidated by human presence.
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Step 3
Although hedgehogs get on well with most pets, it is usually a good idea to keep wild hedgehogs away from dogs and cats. Most hedgehogs will be infested with fleas, and will pass these along to nay animals that they come into close contact with. Secondarily if there is a conflict between your pets and a hedgehog, both of the animals could be injured, and hedgehog spine wounds often become infected.
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Step 4
Most hedgehogs will move on after a coupe of days, although many of them are injured when crossing roads. If you find a hedgehog that is obviously injured, then contacting a shelter is the best option. There are many shelters and animal rescue centers which specialize in hedgehogs, and will collect any injured animals from you.
Comments
soanyway said
on 5/2/2009 Oh! Where do you live? We don't have them in California... but man! are they cute!I have recomn'd you. Pay it forward! ;-)I am trying to rate your article, but the rating thingie still isn't working. 5*