The Hog House: Hedgehog Help

18/09/2025

Ah, gorgeous little hog, so pleased that he was no worse for wear after his little fasting period!

17/09/2025

Very sad news. The hedgehog with the ring around its neck passed away in the night.
On examination I found its wounds were much worse than initially thought. The ring must have been around its neck for many months and was gradually choking the poor creature. At least it died warm, pain free and also free of maggots.
And to the lady who said that I should have taken it to the vets and had it gassed down, (one of my pet hates are people who give advice when it isn’t asked for) to gas down any animal that is that badly wounded would have killed it anyway.
I am upset because of not only the fact that I tried so hard to save this little one, but also of the person who allowed this to happen.
I repeat what I’ve said before,
When God created the world, he made one big mistake, he made man.

14/09/2025

🦔 *UPDATE* I have totted up our Vinted (online marketplace) sales which takes our total up to £191.50 🦔

🎊 £153 from Arminghall bootsale 🎊

Thank you so, so much for the donations and for everyone that came and said hello 🦔🦔🦔

Money will go towards feeding the five thousand (at least that's what it feels like sometimes!) 🤎🤎🤎

13/09/2025

🦔 Arminghall bootsale tomorrow, raising money for our rescue 🤎 Thank you everyone for your donations 🦔

17/08/2025

17/08/2025

🦔 Thank you for the unexpected Amazon delivery from Mills, whoever you are 👀 The hogs are much appreciative of your kindness 🤎

16/08/2025

09/08/2025

Morning ☀️ Happy was not uh… happy to be disturbed this early 💤 Sorry little buddy, but we have to weigh you to make sure you’re growing big and strong 💪 for the outside world 🌎 As lovely as it must be to have daily housekeeping and catering, you belong out there 🦔

07/08/2025

Into its third month, the cull here in Derbyshire relentlessly grumbles on, and despite the hopelessness often felt by many of us after seeing sett upon sett totally destroyed, we are still out there.
Checking setts by day, holding onto any chance that some have possibly survived, and walking paths at night in the quest to stop shooters from killing any badgers that remain.
So many setts, that have stood for centuries, are gone. Where once you’d see diggings, latrines and tracks, there’s nothing but leaf litter and empty entrances slowly taking the land to a depressingly barren feel.
Miles of countryside once dotted with setts are now just void of one of our most iconic native species. Even setts which had survived last years cull, are being found blocked with rubble, covered with rubbish or trampled on by cattle.
And yet, despite this mass extermination of the species that is being held solely responsible for the spread of bTB to cattle, farms are still going down with it.
Most famously, just last week, was Jeremy Clarkson’s farm. He had previously openly admitted to killing all the badgers on his land, and yet despite the absence of the apparent prime suspect, his cattle are now under lockdown. He has even spoken about his confusion on the matter, and maybe if he thinks about it hard enough, he will realise what we’ve known all along- that badgers are, after all, not to blame.

03/08/2025

🦔 Goodbye boys! 👋 Take care out there in the big, wide world 🤎