Happy hedgehogs & small animal rescue

08/12/2024

Join us on the 14th of December for our live nativity starring our wonderful farm animals! Reserve a place for free by emailing Cath at [email protected] 🎄🐓

03/12/2024

03/12/2024

Sharing this excellent poster.

24/11/2024

Back open again but may be restricted hours. But please leave me a message and I’ll advise as much as I can

21/11/2024

Recue temporarily closed as Jacqui is in hospital again

18/11/2024

A massive thank you to everyone who has sent donations this past week we are so very thankful xx

16/11/2024

Struggling for funds every one Pete is driving big miles to collect hogs. If anyone can spare a pound to help we would be so grateful xx

16/11/2024

🦔 HIBERNATING HEDGEHOG 🦔

As temperatures plummet, hedgehogs are more likely to start hibernating. Some will already have been hibernating for a while.

Please take care all year round to avoid disturbing hedgehog nests and hibernacula. Hedgehogs often hibernate in compost heaps, under sheds, in buildings (sheds, garages) that are left open or simply under a pile of leaves or a big plant.

!Think HEDGEHOG whenever you are gardening at any time of year!

🦔 If you accidentally disturb a hibernating hedgehog, cover it back up straight away unless you think you have injured it - in which case seek urgent advice from a rescue.

🐾 If you find a hedgehog that is hibernating in a shed, garage or outbuilding, leave it if you can provide constant access to the outdoors (hibernation is not always continuous). If not (and the hedgehog is now trapped), then you can relocate it into a sturdy wooden hedgehog box filled with plenty of dust extracted barley straw. Place your box in a sheltered area of the garden. Don't relocate it to an entirely new area.

🦔 If you find a tiny hibernating hedgehog or hedgehog apparently hibernating out in the open seek urgent specialist advice from a rescue. You can cause heart failure if you warm them too quickly.

🐾 How do you know if a hedgehog is hibernating and not dead? A hibernating hedgehog will be fully curled in a tight ball with its head not visible (like in this picture). An uncurled hedgehog is not hibernating. It might be dead or it could be alive but very sick and collapsed. Hedgehogs don't tend to die in a tightly curled ball. If you gently touch a hibernating hedgehog, it should 'ripple' slightly.

Thank you for sharing everyone :-)

15/11/2024

We are seeing low nighttime temperatures coming up and possible snow and sleet. Please ensure any outdoor animals have plenty of dry bedding. You may also notice hedgehogs begin to hibernate if you feed hogs please continue to put food out as hedgehogs wake periodically during hibernation to top up their fat levels. They will look to where they can usually find food so please carry on putting food out for them. Any questions please just ask. I’m always here to advise

14/11/2024

Lloyds bank have decided they are changing our happy account and from January will be charging us monthly fees and transactions. So we will be looking at changing our financial set up soon. Please watch this space 🤬

14/11/2024

I received this gift recently at our 10th anniversary celebration at bondgate pet supplies isn’t it lovely

30/10/2024

Huge thank you to everyone who supported us last Saturday as we celebrated 10 years Running the rescue. We raised just over £200 which will help with running of the rescue so much.

25/10/2024

Cake ready for tomorrow don’t forget to call in to bondgate pet supplies to join us for cake

25/10/2024

Peter and I are sat in the summer house ( our happy place) with a kendals picnic and a bottle of bubbles toasting our 10 th anniversary of H. A. P. P. Y. Don’t forget to pop down to see us at Bondgate pet supplies tomorrow from 10:00 and join us for cake as we celebrate our milestone and knowing we have saved over 2,00 hedgehogs

24/10/2024

24/10/2024

A few tips to keep in mind ahead of the spooky celebrations! 👻

🦔 There may be more cars on the road, potential firework displays and of course more people out and about after dark - all of these can disrupt the usual routine for wildlife and cause them to panic. Keep this in mind when driving at night, especially through wooded areas.

🕸Fake web style decorations are a huge hazard for birds, bats and small mammals as they can become entangled. Avoid if you can or check regularly if you/your neighbours are using it.

🎃 Please do not dispose of pumpkins in green spaces. They are harmful to our already endangered hedgehogs and any wax/paint residue is also harmful to other wildlife.
Either throw it in your compost bin, chop up and leave pieces on your bird table for your local birds/squirrels, or if uncarved, donate it to us and our pigs will be very
grateful!

🚮 It goes without saying that litter is harmful to all wildlife, but as there may be extra plastic wrappers about, please pick up anything you see and take it home to dispose of safely.

Let's have fun whilst keeping animals safe 😀