Cleaning hedgehog house?

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I’ve got a couple of hedgehog houses in the garden that were occupied last year. I’d like to clean them out before hibernation season begins - to offer a healthy and attractive hibernation hotel. But I’m not sure how to do it.
I’m thinking perhaps just empty and rinse through with hot water. But does anyone have any advice?
A friend suggested using Dettol to kill parasites but I’m uneasy about exposing the hogs to residual fumes.
Also, would you line with newspaper after cleaning? Or an old towel? Both?
Any experience appreciated!

Warm soapy water. NOT DETTOL! Rinse out very well. You could put down newspaper I use straw/hay.

We have hedgehogs who feed every night, A large one lst year then 2 small ones this year and now one large one. . I don't have anywhere special for them. There was a nest of them in an old box many years ago but the gardener picked one up to show us and I thought he had frightened them away.

I know that they are covered in fleas etc. so maybe they need to change their homes every year. I have a wildlife friendly garden with piles of grass.leaves etc. in different places. Maybe they nest in them.

The soap needs to be very mild, if you're cleaning their box, because wildlife hates the smell of clean human habitation.

Thank you for this.

I think I’ll just use boiling water.

About the hay - is there any issue about it irritating their skin? Or getting stuck somehow? I took one hog to a wildlife hospital a few years ago (injured) & I have a vague feeling they were anti-hay there but can’t remember.

Your garden sounds lovely ppeatfruit.

Oh thanks Gladys

I don't suppose that we humans can really be anti anything that occurs naturally, if hedgehogs like sleeping in hay (which is dead grass isn't it?) how could we stop them!

Did your injured Hh survive?