Reply To: Baby hog reappeared.

[Annker]

Hi Hedgie Lover, I was just thinking what a lovely name to give your hog when you said about Autumn births. It usually takes me ages to think up a name. I guess when they are all adults this naming business will all go to pot, as won’t know who is who! I didn’t even know the girls were back, as last I saw of them was after hibernation!
I can’t remember where you live, but here in Lancashire we are getting a lot of cold weather, frosty and damp, and the hogs have hibernated sooner than last year. No food has gone for two days now. It became a bit milder last week, which was when baby and mum came for a snack. If baby would follow mum it would find the food! But its off adventuring on its own. These cats are getting a bit much. Neighbour has 4 cats and 2 kittens. Another kitten appeared looking like one of neighbours cats and a cat appeared looking like one of the kittens. Another 3 or 4 cats have now appeared as well! The kittens and new cats are after the birds and had to get one out of the Hawthorn tree yest, where it was sat, with all the birds sat at the top of the tree. I think it was after the gold finches really. This trail cam is good, I’ve had it facing the hog boxes and flower pot with hay in, but out of all the pics, still not seen what goes in the flower pot! I just hope the cats aren’t disturbing the hogs though, as they are jumping all over the tops of the boxes. Will have to take lessons off you, on how to cover them with brash! Sorry your fox is back, does no one know of a deterrent, apart from what you’ve done? As my hogs are asleep now, after the kittens were trying to get the birds, I went out and sprinkles some strong cat deterrent under the bird feeders, smelt of garlic. That was when I found one in the tree! Suppose I could get some garlic cloves and rub it on the branches! Best wishes.