Now I have seen an Echidna. Aren't they lovely? A bit like Hedgehogs but with a much longer snout.
Yes, Knight. We live in more or less the same area. It has been very dry where my house is too. I was thinking about that situation for the Badgers. And that they might come into the garden because the earth is a little easier to dig here.
But next to my garden is a small ditch with a tiny stream and the earth is damp there. They also have other stream beds nearby with lots of damp earth still.
Anyway I put quite a lot of water down at the edge of the field to dampen the soil there. By night time it will have sunk in a bit and hopefully loosen things up a bit for them to be able to dig more easily.
I did wonder if male urine might be more effective. But I notice that after sprinkling she hasn't been back....so it might have made a difference....or coincidence? We'll see.
Yes, Knight. We live in more or less the same area. It has been very dry where my house is too. I was thinking about that situation for the Badgers. And that they might come into the garden because the earth is a little easier to dig here.
But next to my garden is a small ditch with a tiny stream and the earth is damp there. They also have other stream beds nearby with lots of damp earth still.
Anyway I put quite a lot of water down at the edge of the field to dampen the soil there. By night time it will have sunk in a bit and hopefully loosen things up a bit for them to be able to dig more easily.
I did wonder if male urine might be more effective. But I notice that after sprinkling she hasn't been back....so it might have made a difference....or coincidence? We'll see.
