AboutStephen Vantassel Expertise I was a professional animal damage controller. If you are having problems with squirrels, raccoons, beavers, moles, voles, etc. damaging your property, I can help give you information to resolve that damage. I was an assistant editor for Wildlife Control Technology magazine and have published numerous articles as well as two books in this field.
Experience former Assistant Editor of Wildlife Control Technology magazine, the nation's only exclusive professional magazine for animal damage controllers. I have published two books, the Wildlife Removal Handbook and the Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook.
Expert: Stephen Vantassel Date: 6/1/2008 Subject: hedge hogs eating my tomatoes?
Question I need some advice. I have several large hedge hogs cleaning out my tomato garden. They eat the whole plant as well as all the tomatoes. How can I control them?
Answer I'm sorry but I have no experience with hedgehogs as they aren't native to the U.S. By hedgehog you mean the a real hedgehog and not a woodchuck (maromota monax) or other ground squirrel where people in your area may call it a hedgehog even though it isn't. Sort of like the way people call moles, gophers, even though it is a mole and not a gopher.
I would have to look up the species if it is the true hedgehog. There may be some material on hedgehogs in our digital commons at the http://icwdm.org Go to publications, then to research-wildlife damage then click Digital commons.
You can contact me at work on monday, and I will look into it.
