Feeding time at the zoo

We've always had hedgehogs in our garden, but it's only lately that we've had regular visitors. And I do mean regular: there's one we dubbed the "Nine O' Clock Hog", or "Mr. Nine O' Clock", because every day he turned up, around nine, to get dindins.

So what do we feed them? We have both meat-based and veg-based food for them -- Spike's Dinner, a chicken-based food, and Wildthings hedgehog food, which is the veg-based one. You can order these foods, and get more information, from Spike's World.


There're also other things they like, apparently -- dried banana is a favourite, and apparently they're fond of raw minced beef (rather them than me, certainly!). Cat food is okay for them, too, and currants, but they don't tend to like fresh fruit. And bread and milk is actually bad for them, so don't even consider it. :)

We've made a "feeding station" for ours, to prevent local cats and such eating the food -- though the blackbird (you'll hear more about him later) likes the leftovers. My dad made the feeding station, of course, and it's low enough to do the job, but high enough that our spikey friends can get under it.


(Also -- I'm in the process of getting my mum to lie in wait for the hogs tonight and take some photos. Fingers crossed!)