Singing hedgehog

Nice creatures. Mind you in some countries they eat them and are considered to be a delicacy. I don't know about Italy but it's better to keep an close eye on them.

Mm, yes, we know - got the recipe off the plumber the other day........He seemed to think we should be grateful.

i live in the depths of norfolk and heard them a couple of times .they only seem to do it around aut/wint before they hibernate[freaks you out first time you hear it yeah?]

Ive heard them grunting and screaching, but nothing as melodic as singing.

We have a couple that often roam the garden disturbing the rabbits.

Oh I`d have freaked out as I`ve only heard them grunting, yours are really spoiled having a cellar to live in, ours have to make do with the garden...

The ones we have make a lot of puffing noises and like to play with the empty dishes. I have not heard them singing but like all mothers I expect they do to their young? I did notice that the young always eat first, then the adults.

I get a lot of hedgehogs down at the datcha (cottage) and I always think they sound like little terrier dogs yapping.

Never heard of such a thing. I wonder if they do it when protecting their young - as a sort of warning to keep away. I hope they'll be all right in the winter aswell

i've not heard of that, but how lovely to have mum and baby i do hope it survives the winter, nice blog.

I've just been down in the cellar to feed the cats, and the baby popped it's head out of the woodpile, so it's obviously found itself a home for the winter. We are having to be very careful to search the piles of twigs and rubbish before our autumn bonfires - OH has just found two more hedgehogs.

A few years ago, we had our wood delivered off the back of a tipper truck. When we were stacking it we found a tiny hedgehog with a big gash on it's back. I took it to the vet and he told me to wrap it in clay and bake it! And then he tended its wound and gave me orphan milk.
It lived for two weeks and then, suddenly and sadly, died. My daughter and I were distraught...

But, yours are in a nice, warm, dry place...and mum's around...they have a good chance! I wish you and them all the best for the winter! :)

I dont have hedgehogs in my garden didnt know they made noises like that, hope yours will be ok Gattina during the winter, am sure they will as they have a nice place to stay. Karenfrance I would have been distraught too.