I Ain't Afraid of No Cat!

I love seeing the action of a hog raising it's spines, this clip is a good one!

Big Bob The Bully

I've been going through video footage of what the hedgehogs have been up to this summer as I hadn't had time till now and I've found that Bob has been a naughty hog bullying Hoggle!

Round 1




Round 2




Round 3



Maybe that's why Pog and Hoggle stopped visiting. Naughty Big Bob!

I've been a busy hedgehog!

After giving my hedgehog talk this morning at St Peters Church, Rugby we went to get some dinner at Whilton Locks Garden Village.

Here I am buying some supplies to fatten me up for winter.



The staff we're all very helpful!



Whilton Locks is the only place I have found locally that stocks Spike's hedgehog food. They have the whole range too!
My friend Oggy likes the semi-moist best so I'm buying a big bag for us to share.

When I got home I installed a brand new hedgehog house made by my friend Frank.
I'm hoping Oggy will want to hibernate in it.
Doesn't it look good?



In fact it looks so cosy I think I might try it out myself right now for a nap!

Hedgehog Talk

This Saturday 12th Nov I'm dressing up as a hedgehog and doing a short hedgehog/wildlife talk at St John's Church in Rugby. from 11 to 12.

I'll be bringing along some hedgehog poop for disection as well as some videos of my hedghogs.

There will also be making of bug boxes and I'll be bringing some bird boxes made by local carpenter and hedgehog Doors for sale!

A Halloween Apparition!

I thought the fireworks going off and the chance of trick or treaters might make my new hedgehog friend delay her breakfast till later tonight, but she was only a little late in arriving!
The hour changing means I have a chance to see her in person too!





I think as she appeared after my holiday in Wales, and because she reminds me of Pog, I'll call her Oggy. :)

The Hedgehog Returns!

Pog my first hedgehog disappeared from her regular nightly visits about 3 months ago now not long after the appearance of Big Bob. I hoped she had gone off to have hoglets but she didn't reappear with any, so then I wondered if Big Bob's romantic attentions had driven her off.

Then Big Bob and Hoggle had a disagreement and Hoggle decided to try his fortunes elsewhere.

So I was left with Big Bob, scoffing everything in sight and strutting about like he owned the place. LOL

Then about a month ago Big Bob vanished too. ;___;

I've missed my hedgehogs and didn't think I would see any until Spring when I might get some new visitors.
But after arriving back from holiday last week I was excited to find fresh hedgehog pop in my front garden!

I laid a trail of mealworms and moved the hedgehog restaurant to an easier to find location and the very next night, I had a hoggy guest! :3



It looks like a female. She doesn't appear to know where the feeding stations are so I'm thinking it's probably not Pog, but maybe she just forgot.
She did spend the night in one of the hogtels the other night, so I'm hoping, Pog or not she decides to spend the winter. :)

Work in Progress - Hedgehog Pots

All my hedgehog friends have stopped visiting, it's been a couple of weeks since even Big Bob came.
I hope they are all OK.

To distract myself I've been making hedgehog inspired ceramics while my studio is having an open studio exhibition.

Over the last 3 days I've thrown white earthenware pots, dipped them in terracotta slip, burnished them and then carved into them and added features to make hedgehog pots!

They are unfired in the pictures below.







I'm still deciding which style I like best and have a few more pots to experiment with but I'm liking how they are turning out so far.

Which is your favourite?

If you fancy visiting my studio and seeing hedgehog pots being made the exhibition runs all week until next Sunday, 10:30 - 4:00
For more info please visit http://www.gridstudios.co.uk