Wild and Not So Wild World - Beyond Tiki

CN Club Nouméa Member Wanganui Joined: May 03, 2010 Posts: 459	CN Club Nouméa Posted posted on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 1:05 AM HOGS!!!! Well, hedgehogs anyway, spotted on my drive the other night. Hog 1: I used the camera flash on this little guy, but decided it was too alarming, so I used a flashlight to illuminate his pal. Hog 2: Hedgehogs were introduced to New Zealand, and are one of the few welcome species introduced by the Acclimatisation Society back in Victorian times. They do a wonderful job of eating slugs and snails around the garden, and sometimes I gather snails from my garden and give them a free feast. Unlike in Europe, hedgehogs in New Zealand do not hibernate, as it is not cold enough in winter, so you see them all year round.

HOGS!!!!

Well, hedgehogs anyway, spotted on my drive the other night.

Hog 1:

I used the camera flash on this little guy, but decided it was too alarming, so I used a flashlight to illuminate his pal.

Hog 2:

Hedgehogs were introduced to New Zealand, and are one of the few welcome species introduced by the Acclimatisation Society back in Victorian times. They do a wonderful job of eating slugs and snails around the garden, and sometimes I gather snails from my garden and give them a free feast.

Unlike in Europe, hedgehogs in New Zealand do not hibernate, as it is not cold enough in winter, so you see them all year round.

Post #632109 by Club Nouméa on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 1:05 AM