Monday 26th July 2010

Yesterday, I weighed the hedgehog, still no name but maybe Hoggy? Or Mr Hoggy!
Anyway, he now weighs 5 oz (125g). Thats amazing.
He has grown so much.
I decided that he needs to spend some time on the back garden lawn every day and learn how to forage for insects and worms. According to the preservation society he would start accompanying his mother about now. So as I seem to be his mother thats what we will do.
I have bought some meal worms - they were so expensive. I can't imagine why, they are worms after all! They come in different flavours. I would have thought just ordinary meal worm flavour would be fine.
Anyway I hid them in the grass and he hunts them out. He just loves to crunch them and has started to self anoint. Meal worms are obviously very exciting for hedgehogs!
He is starting to dig around but I have no idea how to really transition more into the wild and I guess I have lots of time as he's no where near big enough yet.
My husband has promised to build a hedghog house for the garden - let's see!