Bless those Brits
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We see hedgehogs in the garden late evening, and even in winter(occasionally) in daylight at the edges of fields, when food must be scarcer and they are normally hibernating.
They appear sweet little things, children are always fascinated by them.
Our government plans 1.5million new houses in the next 5years; given the size of the UK this build will inevitably affect a lot of our wildlife.
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My neighbor had a little hedgehog as a pet. She said they had been banned in CA due to concerns about crop damage, but she kept him anyway.
Sweet little animal - behaved like a mellow hamster.
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Crop damage? Are we talking about the same animal !
They eat beetles and worms and it's hard to imagine them decimating a crop of wheat any more than a harvest mouse. -
Seems they are regarded as an invasive species that could affect the indigenous fauna.
Bit like our rabbits and grey squirrels.I was brought up liking hedgehogs as they're good for the garden, but told they're prone to be flea ridden.
The idea of keeping such a wild, spikey animal as a pet (and microchipped like a dog) is rather strange to me. -
My wife said it was a Pygmy hedgehog and I have it confused with a ferret.
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Ha! I was right! Banned in CA because they can transmit diseases.
