Hedgehog house

[mamos]

Anyone got a link to some plans for hedgehog houses?

Ours keep trying to sleep in the goose house and then the geese are too frightened to go in there

mamos

[Squirrel46]

I'd like one on my allotment, but I'm always afraid of rats taking up residence.
Just googled these:
http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/FAQS ... _homes.htm
http://www.wildforms.co.uk/html/hedgeho ... ood_f.html

[mamos]

Thanks Squirrel46

I have to build the balustrade around our covered deck this weekend and I am going to use the offcuts to build the hedgehog house.

If I get it finished I will post pictures of both the deck and the hedgehog house.

The weather isn't looking all that good on Saturday and We are having a VW tune up day on Sunday so I will have to get it done tomorrow

mamos

[mamos]

Well, despite the weather (we had hail at one point) I managed to get the deck done. A coat of preservative tomorrow so it will blend in with the rest and a gate and we're done.

The hedgehog house will have to be done tomorrow

mamos

[Millymollymandy]

lol for a moment I thought that was a very posh hedgehog house!

[mamos]

LOL

It definitely is not posh but it is cosy and easy to maintain

I will try and get a hedgehog house up tomorrow i promise

mamos

[Gert]

you have some big hedgehogs down your way

[mamos]

Here you go

It has ventilation and an entrance tunnel and a divider to shield the hog from drafts and preditors

We are going to bury it in a mound of leaves and see what happens

Managed to get the woodwork on the deck painted before the heavens opened

mamos

[Millymollymandy]

Brilliant Mamos! My husband made something similar years ago though his ventilation was a bit of pipework with a bend out of the top! We left it behind when we moved house cos the hogs used it every winter and we didn't have to heart to take it away.

[mamos]

Well it has been in place for over 24 hours now but no hogs have taken up residence yet.

I have lightly propped a twig across the entrance so i will be able to tell if anything has gone in there

Fingers crossed eh

mamos

[Kayz]

Did you get any takers for the little house? Looks lovely - I hope it is being used!

[Squirrel46]

That looks smart, but I'm still thinking RATS!
Going to make something similar for bumble bees!

[mamos]

We have hog in our house

Well, their house I suppose. but a hedgehog has taken up residence in the hedgehog house

mamos

[spider8]

That's lovely mamos . I envy you as we intend making a hog house when and if we get our own place so well done. Nice to know he/she will have somewhere cosy for the winter.

[Sky]

Brilliant