We aim to share details of activities, strategies, information, equipment and services that are used by us... probably covering education, therapy, daily living and travel. Nothing's a definite but, generally, we will list what's worked for us!
We may be teetering on the brink at times but we muddle through.
The wildlife cam we've been using over the summer has revealed that a neighbourhood cat is enjoying Hedgie's food as a supplementary meal each night. With this in mind (and also that hedgehogs need to gain weight at this time of year before hibernation), we decided the time had come to seek a solution. We aim to engage J in "meaningful" activities and this was one he was happy to take a hand in helping with.... he thought about what we'd need and we assisted in delivering the outcome he envisaged.... Here is what we did -
Having bought a 32litre underbed storage box (ours was £4), we took a white board pen and marked a doorway for Hedgie.
Drilling small pilot holes at each corner, a sharp craft knife was carefully used to cut the plastic - it was brittle so there were some sharp splits. After removing the "door", the rough edges were then filed and covered with electrical tape.
The lid was secured at the door end by using a
drill to make a small slot, then threading a cable tie through (it is rather fiddly but J persisted). Making sure the lid would still open, using the cable ties to form a hinge, the ties were tightened (don't overdo it - you need to get in to replenish supplies)
Placing the food bowls at the opposite end of the box to the doorway, we set the wildlife cam up and waited to see who visited. Night number one was only tabby cat neighbour but he didn't access the box and we're hopeful Hedgie will soon be eating happily.
UPDATE Second night's activity on youtube - an early visit!
Having bought a 32litre underbed storage box (ours was £4), we took a white board pen and marked a doorway for Hedgie.
carefully used to cut the plastic - it was brittle so there were some sharp splits. After removing the "door", the rough edges were then filed and covered with electrical tape.
