care reaches hibernation weight either just before winter
care reaches hibernation weight either just before winter
round, weatherproof, well insulated nests during winter
round, weatherproof, well insulated nests during winter
You can find hedgehogs in need of help at any time of year. Sick and injured animals and in the summer months orphaned hoglets cannot survive without appropriate human care. The person finding the hedgehog must find out how to help it correctly in accordance with (German)
of topics relevant to Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter
Hilfsbedürftige Igel findet man zu jeder Jahreszeit. Kranke und verletzte Tiere und in den Sommermonaten aufgefundene verwaiste Igelsäuglinge können ohne sachgemäße menschliche Fürsorge nicht überleben. Der Igelfinder muss sich sachkundig machen, um diesen Igeln von der Pflege bis zur Auswilderung richtig zu helfen. Die Tipps zur Jahreszeit
aktuellen Themen in Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter
In 2009 the German magazine „Igel-Bulletin“ celebrated its twentieth birthday. On the occasion of this anniversary a selection of the most important and relevant articles from these twenty years was compiled on a range of subjects. We have translated the list of subjects and titles but all the articles are published in the original German. A
nests by hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Hedgehogs’ winter
Originally hedgehogs must have lived in woods with a diversity of natural cover which offered both shelter and prey items. They then adapted to changes in the countryside caused by human intervention. Good hedgehog habitat is very varied. Nest sites under hedges and bushes are just as
Winter nests must be well insulated and waterproof
Sick and injured hedgehogs are found all year round, but orphaned hoglets are only found in summer. They must all -when they are fit again, or have grown up – „be released into the wild, as soon as they are able to survive independently“. (BNatSchG = German
been properly looked after in captivity over the winter
A naturally designed garden provides hedgehogs with invertebrates to eat and places to shelter and nest. The garden can very easily be made into an attractive haven for many small animals and by not cleaning up too thoroughly, it can be maintained as habitat for Hedgehog and Co.
From the onset of winter at the latest, you must stop
Hedgehogs are crepuscular and nocturnal hibernating insectivores. In evolutionary terms, they belong to one of the oldest remaining forms of mammal. Their ancestors lived about 65 million years ago, and their appearance has remained unchanged for the last 15 million years. The hedgehog which lives in Germany is called the „brown-breasted“ or Western European Hedgehog, its
Hedgehogs hibernate as a means of survival during the winter
Nearly all the hedgehogs taken into human care – apart from most orphaned hoglets – are sick. Even so-called „Autumn Orphans“ are hardly ever „just“ underweight, but are suffering from severe infestations of internal and/or external parasites. Make sure you observe basic hygiene rules when dealing with hedgehogs!
according to the time of year, he may have to over-winter
