Garden dormice are omnivores. They eat insects, spiders, worms, snails and eggs but also fruits, seeds and buds © Dietmar NillScrees like this one in the Harz mountains are a popular habitat © Sven BüchnerGarden dormice are also at home in orchards ©Klaus MayhackIn southwestern Germany garden dormice also live in allotment gardens © PröhlIts extensive hibernation lasts from October to April © PröhlGarden dormice have callouses on their feet, allowing them to climb up tree trunks and the facades of houses (© Rudi Leitl)