Yet another classic thread saved by Punkfolkrocker

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Subject: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Leadbelly
Date: 12 Dec 14 - 08:02 AM

Hi, I'm living in Lower Bavaria, Germany, and recognized that even today hedgehogs are active. I do feed them regularly but I think most responsible might be the relatively moderate climate this year.

Who made similar observations and from where? Thanks.

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Stu
Date: 12 Dec 14 - 08:22 AM

I was in Bavaria last month. Lovely part of the world, superb fossil sites.

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Dec 14 - 12:46 PM

No hedgehogs around still looking for something to eat instead of going to sleep for some month'? Come on please.

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Don Firth
Date: 12 Dec 14 - 07:11 PM

I've always felt that hedgehogs should learn to share.

(--Sorry! I'll leave now....)

Don Firth

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: BrooklynJay
Date: 12 Dec 14 - 10:16 PM

There's something very Terry Pratchett on the horizon in this thread.

I can feel it in my bones...


Jay

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 12 Dec 14 - 10:41 PM

Paul Openshaw, The Dorset singer songwriter has made hedgehog boxes for all his pals for Christmas. He feeds the hedgehog in his garden with dogmeat. the hedgehog has got so fat the he has had to make the door of his hedgehog house bigger.

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
Date: 12 Dec 14 - 10:45 PM

The dominant cynical dark humoured part of me could have posted recipes
for traditional west country hedgehog pies...

.. but as it's nearly xmas...

winnie-the-poo-bin-hedgehog

Hedgehogs are quite a special and respected charitable cause in our part of the world.
My old mum is obsessed with the little spikey critters.
We treated her to an open day visit to the rescue centre for her 81st birthday...

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Leadfingers
Date: 13 Dec 14 - 04:57 AM

Not Mister Pratchett , but
Incredible String Band

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Dec 14 - 05:32 AM

Dinsdale!

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Dec 14 - 05:35 AM

Going by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. Depending on the weather, hedgehogs in the UK are most likely to start hibernation between November and January. I don't know how Bavaria would compare.

We had a hedgehog visiting the garden earlier this year. It stopped coming in Oct/Nov. I've assumed it moved on. This visitor is only the second one I've seen in the garden in over 10 years.

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 13 Dec 14 - 11:45 AM

If I were to make a list of things in the UK that I wish we had in North America, hedgehogs would be at the very top.

The British royal family would be at the bottom.

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 13 Dec 14 - 01:32 PM

How about a number matched deal? One 'hog for on royal going even unto the third cousins twice removed?

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: BrooklynJay
Date: 13 Dec 14 - 06:13 PM

Just what we need:

The Hedgehog Song from Wyrd Sisters in Canberra, 2012.


Jay

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Subject: RE: BS: Hedgehogs
From: Joe_F
Date: 13 Dec 14 - 10:05 PM

Confirmation in US academia may be found here.