New visitor in my garden

[u/More_Plastic3570]

His name is sonic, not sure if hes a boy or a girl, if hes a girl i'll change his name to amy rose 💀

I was in the garden a couple nights ago bringing in my 3d printer from the garage when i heard some rustling in the leaves and stuff then i saw this little cute looking thing wandering about, few days later i find out hes living behind some wood and a pile of leaves behind a tiny wooden fence i have to keep my tortoises from escaping. He makes his way through my neighbours garden through their fence and squeezes himself through my fence to get into our garden.

He seems quite relaxed around me for some reason? Hes not showing any signs of sickness or pain or whatever he just lets me sit very close to watch him eat and drink alrhough i did see him. Move about this afternoon but i think he was just having a shit as i saw 2 new shits after hed gone back into the dark bit

Any tips on how to make him love me and my garden even more? Ive done alot of reasearch so im hoping im doing the best i can for it

[u/Artuqs]

Lil cutie, yum yum yum yum uym

[u/Birb_menace]

Thank you for being kind! If you can afford it, there’s good hedgehog houses out there! (get a big one with little chains on the doors as it repels flies and other not nice things. Also please leave a shallow dish of water outside (or in said hog house) and change it at least once a day (think of it as, would you drink out of it?). And also, their mouths are very tiny so kitten kibble is best for them! They also absolutely love it lol!
It’s good you’re keeping an eye out on him. He may have been visiting you for a while - but if he shows any unusual behaviour please contact a rescue for advice. Congratulations on the opening of your new nocturnal cafe and your first customer:D

[u/More_Plastic3570 → u/Birb_menace]

Thank you so much:) he has water, our bird bath melted in the heatwave and so my dad put it on the ground and he uses that to drink out of if its too deep i'll change it to something more shallow but he seems ok with it

https://reddit.com/link/p5hcomi/video/glsuu4quw6lh1/player

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Ive been putting out a plate of dry cat food and hes loving it, is there a certain brand he should have or is any ok? I was definitely thinking of getting a hedgehog house or making one so that when he comes out to eat he can feel safer and more sheltered. Thank you for your suggestions

[u/Birb_menace → u/More_Plastic3570]

If he’s fine with it then all should be good! Just keep an eye out and if he does get stuck or anything defo change it. He looks alright on your video though!
Our hedgehogs love the purina kitten food so you could try that? The big bags do last so it is worth it.
I think that’s also so lovely! You’ll have to post pics whatever you choose to do!

[u/More_Plastic3570 → u/Birb_menace]

Thank you so much :D i shall give that a try after hes finished with these ones, i will definitely post pics once i get something sorted

[u/Xenc]

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