Does anyone else feel like they rarely see hedgehogs?

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  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    dc6088 wrote: »
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
    Not native to Australia ..so not seen them

    Looks like you have plenty of experts willing to impart their knowledge though ..lol

    It is a very important topic, please be serious. A girl can't have any meaningful relationship until she's clear on her hedgehog values

    Aww then I guess I will never have a meaningful relationship ..should I move to a place that has hedgehogs? ;)
  • elka67
    elka67 Posts: 268 Member
    bromleymart wrote: »
    Louise1491 wrote: »
    bromleymart wrote: »
    Well I live in England and we basically have no wildlife here except for cats dogs and horses so I thought that might of been the reason but clearly not.

    They must be extinct which saddens me deeply.

    I live in England and have seen a lot of hedgehogs.where do you live?

    Also, hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal, try looking in bushes during the day, just don't act sketchy when doing so.

    Unless you mean the other hedgehog urban dictionary definition...then...I dunno. I heard somebody had two ribs taken out so that they could achieve it.

    I live in Brighton. Can hedgehogs swim?

    OK I will ask them nicely to reveal themselves before me, and then engage them in casual conversation being careful not to cause suspicion.

    England here too. I've seen one once about 30 yrs ago. It was adorable but covered in fleas. They are becoming much rarer now, possibly endangered and they've been on the news lately regarding this.


    http://www.hedgehogstreet.org/pages/help-hedgehogs.html
  • Gimsteinn
    Gimsteinn Posts: 7,678 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas (the extinct genus Amphechinus was once present in North America).

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    Now I want a hedgehog as a pet...
  • CM_73
    CM_73 Posts: 554 Member
    They have been very scarce this Year, normally get a few in the garden driving the dog insane but none at all. Did see a couple in marshy areas though where I'd never seen them before!
  • kkarcher94511
    kkarcher94511 Posts: 196 Member
    never seen one in the wild before ever! though, working in an animal hospital we see pet hedgies from time to time, I think they adorable!
  • Grey_1
    Grey_1 Posts: 1,139 Member
    We have a family of woodchucks that live under our shed out back. My dogs keep wanting to play with them lol. No hedgehogs though.
  • elka67
    elka67 Posts: 268 Member
    Now if you'd asked about foxes and squirrels!? They're all over the place, come right up to my kitchen door to look at me. And I'm in London, not the countryside at all.
  • flymyprettyfly
    flymyprettyfly Posts: 61 Member
    I've heard that the numbers are decreasing because people are paving their gardens and putting up walls instead of having hedges. This means the hogs can't wander through the hedges to meet other hogs.
  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    i have a pet hedgehog :) but never seen one in the wild, only in pet stores sadly
  • fitnotfluffy
    fitnotfluffy Posts: 213 Member
    I have a pet hedgehog as well. She just turned 5! :)
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    fitnotfluffy wrote: »
    I have a pet hedgehog as well. She just turned 5! :)

    Prove it. Take a pic of her holding a piece of paper with today's date and make her voice verify
  • bromleymart
    bromleymart Posts: 18 Member
    bellaa_x0 wrote: »
    i have a pet hedgehog :) but never seen one in the wild, only in pet stores sadly
    What's it's name?
  • bromleymart
    bromleymart Posts: 18 Member
    fitnotfluffy wrote: »
    I have a pet hedgehog as well. She just turned 5! :)

    How long do hedgehogs live for?
  • kristikitter
    kristikitter Posts: 602 Member
    bromleymart wrote: »
    Louise1491 wrote: »
    bromleymart wrote: »
    Well I live in England and we basically have no wildlife here except for cats dogs and horses so I thought that might of been the reason but clearly not.

    They must be extinct which saddens me deeply.

    I live in England and have seen a lot of hedgehogs.where do you live?

    Also, hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal, try looking in bushes during the day, just don't act sketchy when doing so.

    Unless you mean the other hedgehog urban dictionary definition...then...I dunno. I heard somebody had two ribs taken out so that they could achieve it.

    I live in Brighton. Can hedgehogs swim?

    OK I will ask them nicely to reveal themselves before me, and then engage them in casual conversation being careful not to cause suspicion.

    You know, I never saw any when I lived in Brighton. Possibly due to the masses of urban foxes? I love those foxes, they used to keep me company on the long walks up to see various friends.

    Now I live near the New Forest and I see a few bumbling round the garden.
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