This Hedgehog box has a mini CCD camera already installed, the hedghog cam provides clear black & white images 24 Hours a day. There is also a built in microphone so you can hear as well as see whats going on. VERY easy to set up & hours of fun for everyone. You can help the hedgehogs in your garden by providing a safe home for them over the winter months. This complete hedgehog camera kit lets you watch the cute little hedgies going about their business from the comfort of your own living room. This Hog camera nest box has been designed & ultimately tested extensively with great success over a period of 12 months by the Hedgehog Preservation Society & their hedgehog "carers". The final nest design has also been approved by Dr. Pat Morris of London University who has contributed to its development. Hedgehogs in the Garden The hedgehog is known as ‘the gardener’s friend’ as it will eat slugs, beetles, caterpillars etc., & does no harm, so if you have a garden a hedgehog is to be encouraged. They should not be kept in close captivity, but regarded as welcome visitors. If you want to attract wildlife to your garden leave wild areas & avoid tidying up too much. Hedgehogs tend to hibernate between November & mid March & may choose the stack of leaves or branches in your garden. For this reason if you have to get rid of such material move it to a different spot before setting fire to it
- a hedgehog may be sheltering or hibernating in it. They like to nest under things such as sheds, hedges & brushwood & they need plenty of dry leaves to build their nest. Why have a hedgehog House?25% of hedgehogs do not survive from one year to the next due to many things like road kill, bonfires, slug pellets, poisonous pesticides & late born hoglets not reaching the minimum 450g safe winter weight. So please help to provide a safer nesting environment. The Camera
- used in this kit is a 520TVL (TV lines) HIGH RESOLUTION CCD. This will produce great black & white images 24/7. There are 10 Infrared LEDs which are invisible to the eye so does not affect natural roosting/nesting process in any way. A built in highly sensitive microphone means that you can hear as well as see whats going on inside the box. This bird box camera also has an adjustable focus lens. The Rest Of The System
- Consists of a professional weatherproof cable connected to the camera in the roof of the nest box. The other end of the cable has three connectors. They are black, yellow & white. The black one is for power & connects to the 12V DC mains power adaptor supplied (looks like a mobile phone charger). The remaining yellow (video) & white (audio) connectors plug into a spare AV socket on your TV, video recorder or DVD recorder. A scart adaptor is also supplied. Hedghog house camera kit contains: High quality Marine Ply Hedgehog Home fitted with a -High resolution Sony B&W CCD camera (520TVL resolution) with built in Infra Red for viewing 24 hours a day. Integral microphone to hear as well as see whats going on inside the Hog Box. User adjustable focus lens that can easily be adjusted to ensure pin sharp images Professional cable that plug straight into your TV. (select desired length above)12v Regulated Mains adaptor Scart Adapter Instruction sheet full of useful tips to help maximise the chances of Hedgehogs using your Nest Box. Click on the Gallery tab above for further images Would you like to connect this camera system to your computer? This kit can be connected straight to your computer if you have the appropriate video capture card connections. If you do not have this connection or you plan to use a laptop we recommend using one of our Video to USB (Universal Serial Bus) adaptors. All you need is a spare USB (Universal Serial Bus) socket, software is supplied to get you started with live viewing, manual recording & movie making. If you would like full motion detection capabilites & much more... we recommend I-catcher Wildlife The system is supplied fully assembled with clear easy to follow instructions. You will also find lots of other useful information in our Advice & FAQ sections of this website. You will have the opportunity to add accessories to this kit such as extension cables & Video to USB (Universal Serial Bus) adaptors after you click on the ADD TO BASKET button above.