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Seen this one having a drink by the front door tonight.



Had a faint dulux on its back, so one of my regulars.

Caught in mid-snooze !! Might as well have a kip, the other one's eaten all the mealies.

Well now, 'ere's a thing ~ as per, I put out the first bowl of dried mealies last night (with a drop of water in because I like to hedge my bets ) and a bowl of water as per Willpar's comment.
Quelle surprise !!! Mealies gone this morning and even a fragment in the water bowl from which I deduce that hedgie had had a drink. I've never put water out before because I've just relied on the pond to provide the necessary liquid refreshment.
I know they use it because I find the crunched up shells of the water snails .

Very pleased - I can still feed 'em but now without the hassle of live mealworms .

Well done placi. I leave water by the front door and up in the garden. They do drink a lot of the stuff.

I marked a big hog last night.
Tonight there was a bloke and a laydee out there. Yes, I could tell
The bigger one didn't seem to have any tippex marks on it.
The bigger one had gone by the time I went out with my tippex, so I marked the female. She was at the feeding tray when I did. 10 minutes later, she's still there eating away

There seems to be at least two hedgehogs without markings caught on camera last night. Gardencam seems to be very busy the past few nights.

Collecting the hedgie from the wildlife hospital on Friday - they said to have some cat biscuits ready or they can give me some. It's a female

That's good news nuthatch. Is it one that you took there.

Yes, Willpar - the one we found in the garden in November - I forgot to ask how much she weighs now. She weighed 282gms then