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Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:49 am
by PLUMPUDDING
Since I last mowed the lawn three small areas of the lawn have turned white. We've no bitches, I'm not aware of foxes, but we do have lots of hedgehogs that leave little wavy trails across the grass at night. I wonder whether the stuff to neutralise dog stains would work?

Re: Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 1:08 pm
by oldherbaceous
Dear Plumpudding, the big house where i work at on a Friday, has a large garden that is securely fenced in and has hedgehogs in it. And the lawns there get these bleached, white marks and as there is no dog, i think you could be right about the hedgehogs causing the marks.

Re: Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:28 pm
by PLUMPUDDING
Thanks OH, do they treat them with anything?

Re: Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:09 am
by oldherbaceous
No they don't treat the patches wit anything, Plumpudding, but the patches soon seem to fill in again.....and the lawns are also huge, so the patches don't show up as much, as if it was a smaller area.....

Re: Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:14 am
by PLUMPUDDING
I'll try a bit of lawn food then and see if it helps green it up again. It's lovely to have the hedgehogs back anyway.

Re: Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:23 pm
by oldherbaceous
There sees a complete lack of hedgehogs around here this yeat....a real shame.