Sometimes the young hoglets are too small to reach over the rim of the 'bowl', (a terracotta 'plant-pot' dish), and so they just climb on in to enjoy the treat.

I have since heard that the very youngs ones may have difficulty chewing whole peanuts, and so I am careful to crush the kernels if there is any chance that hoglets are about, though these pictures were taken before I started doing this.

The young are soon able to fend for themselves, and I have seen them 'attacking' their older siblings in order to get first shares of the food. They do this by 'ramming' the sides of the other hedgehogs with their snouts lowered slightly. This can sometimes get quite violent with the recipient ending up being pushed several feet across the garden.