2006-09-20 22:23:22 · 11 answers · asked by noodles 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Firstly, LUCKY YOU! The hedgehogs are protecting your plants by eating up the snails and slugs and other bad guys that munch on plants. Secondly, I might be wrong, but I'm pretty certain that hedgehogs are now a protected species so please don't get any silly ideas about poisoning them. If you really don't want them in your garden, there are plenty of wildlife deterrents available - including sonars and scented granules that foxes, cats and so on don't like. A search on the web will help you survey what's about. But quite frankly if you're that intent on getting rid of them, I'd first consider the comments from those of us who are jealous of your fortune and re-examine your motives.
2006-09-21 13:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by janebfc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow - you dont know how lucky you are to have them ! Are they doing any harm? I'd love to have them in my garden. They are great for controlling slugs and snails. Please dont use slug pellets. If you really dont want them coming in, perhaps you could collect up some slugs and smails and place them on the other side of the fence !
2006-09-20 23:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that a big Tom Cat will chase them away. I wouldn't swear a dog would be much help, since they can whip most dogs, and they aren't afraid of dogs anyway. You could always put out some poison! Good Luck!!
2006-09-20 22:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay a few chavs to hang around in your garden, they love playing cricket with the little prickly things
2006-09-20 22:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by hully genius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are good guys in the garden. They eat all the bad guys.
Treat them like royalty.
2006-09-20 23:30:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
use concrete to plaster under the fence or put some animal posion under the fence where they pass.
2006-09-20 22:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by brilliantstar4real 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep a guard dog.
2006-09-20 22:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by The Inquisitive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to keep them out? They don't do any harm. I'd be putting food out for them.
2006-09-20 22:33:25 · answer #8 · answered by jeeps 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to do that when they are just after the slugs and snails?
2006-09-20 22:25:42 · answer #9 · answered by dot&carryone. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must take away their spades and this will obviously deter them.
2006-09-20 22:25:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋