Sunday 28th: Last Thursday evening, Melanie moved the 3 Hedgehogs into the house and the warm... and not a moment too soon! Because Friday night saw a deluge of snowfall and overnight temperatures plummeting to -7! It had been getting steadily colder for a few days before and as they hadn't gone into hibernation and were losing weight, we took the precaution of bringing them into the house. They will stay here for as long as it takes during this cold-snap and probably longer. Though all 3 are together in one large penned area, after initial grumbles, they seem to have accepted the close proximity of each other and appear content. All of them sleep all day and do not wake until late at night when they become active for a short while, eat and drink and go back to sleep. Daytime temperatures outside are sub-zero and this is not good for their health. If the weather continues like this, I can imagine that it will have a detrimental effect on any Hedgehogs out in the wild. Saturday night and temperatures were again below zero with a very hard frost! 
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