Reply To: Cats eating hedgehog food

[mikesouth]

Hi Everyone, I have followed this post with great interest as I have the same problem with a stray cat coming in at night and stealing all or most of the hedgehog food I put out. So First of all I tried putting the dish of food under and clear storage box with an access hole for the hedgehog, nope cat got in, so made the entrance smaller just the size for hogs…nope cat crawled in, so decided to put a piece of wood in front of the entrance extending about a foot either side of the entrance with a gap of 5 inch so the hedgehog could navigate the gap then access the hole in the storage box and get the food, nope cat figured that out and managed to crawl in and out!. So next step put 3 bricks inside in front of the dish inside the storage box with the entrance plank and top attaching it to the storage box, nope last night the cat managed to navigate all that and still get at the food, ggggrrrrr!!!!… so my question to everyone is, has anyone tried the RSPB cat scarer that clainms it has no effect on Hedgehogs? I have had a quick look through the this web site but could not see anyone mentioning, so have I missed the thread or article? if not what does the champions think?. I have had hedgehogs for 3 years as far as I know, may have been longer but only noticed 3 years ago and feel a bit miffed if this one cat is going to ruin it for me. I note that sprays etc are not advisable as the Hedgehogs use a powerful sense of smell and I film them most nights and I see how much the nose twitches searching for the food. Anyway, can anyone help?