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Why can't hedgehogs just (Original Post)
Floyd R. Turbo
Jul 2018
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)1. and why do they want to eat my petunias?
Fla Dem
(23,741 posts)4. Not sure the hedgehoge is the culprit. They're not native to N America.
There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas (the extinct genus Amphechinus was once present in North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog
Some people may have them as pets, but they are actually banned as pets in several states.
More than likely the culprits are squirrels, rabbits or chipmunks.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)6. It was a local woodchuck.
We have one (or more) family of chucks here. I watched the babies playing (and eating the plants) in my backyard.
I moved the plants to a safe location and fed the woodchucks. They are fond of strawberries and cantaloupe.
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)2. Don't even get me started on the ground hogs!!
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)3. Who let the hogs out?! (n/t)
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,364 posts)5. Warthogs can go ahead and bogart the warts. nt