Hi Stedwomas and Daffydil and Loveinamist
Don’t worry about the hedgehogs not hibernating. Some decide not to and that is o.k. as long as you keep offering them food and water. The rats are a bit of a problem, but they tend not to like wet food so much. The cold probably won’t bother the rats, I’ve had one visiting here in frosty weather but there aren’t any hogs still about here. But we have had several reports about hogs getting into ‘humane’ rat traps.
When I have had hogs not hibernating here the cold doesn’t seem to have bothered them too much either, although they were more inclined to stop for a nap in between snacks, so that may have been an opportunity to warm up a bit.
So, just keep offering food and water. If you’ve got somewhere sheltered nearby they can go to have a nap, that might be handy.
But they still might decide to hibernate.
