From piles of leaves to mini hedgehog houses - hedgehogs aren't picky
The most important criterion for the perfect winter accommodation is reliable protection against cold, snow and rain. By piling up the swept leaves in autumn, you are already making your prickly winter guests happy. Hobby gardeners with manual skills offer hedgehogs a touch of luxury with a protective house in the garden. The frugal spiny animal is completely satisfied with the following criteria:
- Stable, impermeable roof
- Entrance: 10 cm x 10 cm to a maximum of 15 cm x 15 cm
- Bedroom: area dimensions 30 cm x 30 cm and larger
- Weatherproof floor on underlay Wire mesh(€ 17.32 at Amazon *) to protect against attacks from the earth
- Straw or wood wool as nest material, none Sawdust or wood chips
also read
- Why, when and how do hedgehogs hibernate?
- Feeding hedgehogs correctly - guidelines for appropriate feeding
- Tips for a hedgehog-friendly garden
If you take a disused, wooden wine box as the starting material, this trick reduces the workload. You build a hedgehog house for eternity from bricks on a stone base plate.
Tips
Are you not sure whether there is actually a hedgehog in your garden? Then his excrement gives a clear indication. Hedgehog droppings is pencil-thick, 2 to 5 cm long and tapers to a point. Since the prickly animals excrement while running, their remains are spread out and do not form piles. In contrast, leave behind marten an 8 to 10 cm long solution with a twisted tip.
