Hi Sawbohog
Great news about the hog! I would leave the hog house for now and until you are absolutely certain that the hog has completely vacated. The hog may still be returning there from time to time and it’s possible it’s a different hog and one is still hibernating there. So it’s best not to disturb.
Hibernating nests are likely to completely fill a hog box and so you would probably not even be able to easily see whether a hog was in there or not.
The real reason for cleanng out boxes, as well as helping to minimise external parasitses, is to make them availalble for potential re-use in the Summer, so there is no real hurry yet.
Good luck with the hogs. I hope all goes well. Happy hog watching!
