30/09/2023
Autumn, my favourite time of the year, a few very important points for the weather/ temperatures in our area.
Babies are being born right now.
Hibernation… some hogs will hibernate and go down as early as October and sleep through to spring, some hogs will go into hibernation later and wake earlier. Some hogs especially this years babies and the babies being born now (Autumn juveniles) will NOT attempt hibernation at all.
We do not over winter hogs, any healthy hog will go out all year round. Cold frosts torrential rains heatwaves, we wait for them to pass so we watch the weather continuously for the perfect break.
It is really important that you continue to support feed all year round, particularly now as their natural foods of beetles caterpillars all start to become scarce.
Mix up a few different brands of kitten biscuits/cat biscuits this is all they require to help them get in tip top shape for winter.
Absolutely no need to be scooping up little hogs that are out at night, they can gain up to 100 grams per week when support fed.
Any hog out in the day is extremely poorly, the hogs we currently have in are in very poor condition and packed with internal parasites.
Keep helping them to thrive please. Any questions use the messenger option and we will answer any queries❤️🦔❤️x pic designed and permission granted by Lisa Richards 🦔❤️🦔