What to do, if a hedgehog now appears in the garden when the temperatures outside drop, man bring scarf hat and gloves out of the closet, but what do the domestic garden animals, among which also the Hedgehog: seek shelter, for example, in one of the houses of the Hedgehog more and more often to be found. That they are becoming more numerous in German gardens a great trend, as conservationists have pleased is the Hedgehog, as well as the Hedgehog houses, where the former quite closely with out already. However, happen to still have serious faults in the interplay of cottage, the Hedgehog and the man. Education emergency, so that a positive development continues and Hedgehog houses does become the real success story in our latitudes. Where can I get an Igelhaus? Long time it was just for hobby craftsmen and passionate hobbyists in’ create even hand: get built a wooden house with a little dexterity and skill within a short time. A few boards or strips, perhaps, a little roofing Hammer, nails and saw. All provided at the end with a coating of glaze finish. But really savvy DIY enthusiasts are now rare.
And a real Igelhaus, accepted also by the absurd creatures, have to satisfy then more than one might first think: who carelessly used today still paint and color, sometimes more than helping them endangered Hedgehog? In short: The sensitivity is greater than ever: do I actually everything right building? Can I trust the well-meaning building instructions from the Internet? Can withstand the Igelhaus brand homebuilt of weather, snow, rain and frost in the winter? How to do I get just a winding entrance, which keeps predators? Here, the retail market in the game comes naturally: online stores but local garden centres, DIY or pet stores now serve the rising demand. Nature lovers can walk safely here on number at specialized dealers usually know that arise from the natural products on ecological base edited with linseed oil or natural wood preservatives and can be used with a clear conscience. Factors such as the strength of weather especially when it comes to a winter quarters for the Hedgehog family are ensured. Tip: In case of doubt so you’d better buy than build yourself! Hedgehog houses in the trading cost also also not the world. When and where do I set the building? At best, where the Hedgehog would also naturally set his shelter: under bushes and hedges, for example. In the winter, it should be somewhat protected from the weather, also quietly and undisturbed, so the winter sleep is not interrupted. Time can be on it quietly with autumn beginning, the more it discovered the Hedgehog and can settle there his winter quarters.
Natural shelter or Igelhaus? Instead of a hedgehog House you can also try garden owner to build a shelter with natural conditions the Hedgehog in the garden itself. This is of course fully and completely the natural Circuit. Unless the fact that falling leaves is swept up not quite so busy, that in the fall it, that you deliberately rounded up sticks – and piles of leaves, that it not supported along hedgerows and tree roots.