I was going to maybe "adopt" two or three but your points Mr H about them being robbed of their food source by foxes and the rats problem makes sense, I hadn't thought of those. Love these sites, always something to learn ........... 😊 "...... rats attack hibernating hedgehogs. If a rat comes across a sleeping hedgehog, it will attack and chew their legs or, worse, bite their throats. Rats are not common predators but rather occasional predators of hedgehogs..........Hedgehogs usually stop coming to places where there are predators present. For instance, the presence of rats can drive the hedgehogs away............Rats do come across hedgehogs, and when they find the opportunity to attack hedgehogs, they do not hesitate........A hedgehog and rat will rarely co-exist in the same environment.........Such foods include cat food. the rats won’t be able to eat but a hedgehog will feed on it gladly............Hedgehogs do not prefer tiny gardens; instead, they tend to go out to the log piles and wild grass areas to feed and nest in" https://pestcontrolweekly.com/do-rats-attack-hibernating-hedgehogs/

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	04/08/22 16:28:00	Rosco White
Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	04/08/22 17:20:00	Peter Yale
Re:Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	04/08/22 21:11:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	04/08/22 23:09:00	Beryl Bashford
Re:Re:Re:Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	05/08/22 10:16:00	Rosco White
Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	05/08/22 13:31:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	05/08/22 18:13:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	11/08/22 18:15:00	Tony Colliver
Re:Re:Re:Re:Anyone see hedgehogs in their garden anymore?	12/08/22 16:23:00	Rosco White

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