Happy hedgehogs & small animal rescue

21/08/2024

Please do not buy these

*** Update this is apparently just Northern Ireland shops ***

Apparently, these are currently 'in the middle' at Lidl.
Don't buy them. They are no use for hedgehogs at all and in fact if a hog used one it is more likely to trap it than provide any shelter at all. Not my pic. Garforth Hedgehogs Rescue

16/08/2024

Hi Everyone
Sadly people are trying to keep or are already keeping our wild hedgehogs as pets😢 and if you are or thinking about it then DONT.
Just because you have hedgehogs visiting your garden you have by law no rights to keep it,as it is free to roam as any wild animal in their own way to be given the oppurtunity to thrive.
You should never enclose your garden to imprison the poor animal its cruel and causes so much stress on them.
People have been known refusing to hand over babies when they find them,😢 they keep them and after a few days when its so sick they call a rescue for help but its too late it dies because it needed the help when you found it but you were selfish and took it upon yourself to keep it you wouldn't hand it over to someone who knows how to treat it,you may think that because they look ok but unless you have the equipment and knowledge to see inside the hog,full of parasites that will kill them if not treated. And lots dehydrated hogs that need injectable fluids.
You may think having a hedgehog is easy put it in a cage give it a bowl water and food,some of these babies are still feeding from there mothers they are so small they need special formula, some so small needing syringe feeding kept warm on heat pads,monitored checked over for injuries, ticks fly strike dog bites, and bleeding, abscesses, it goes on.
If you want a pet hedgehog then get a Pygmy one and even with a pygmy hog you need to research the care it needs as an exotic pet.
but DO Not keep a wild one.

16/08/2024

A huge thank you to skelldale vets in Thirsk for fund raising for us at festival on the flats. It’s very much appreciated

09/08/2024

Happy hoglet Friday from this crew

07/08/2024

Big thank you to Wendy in Bagby and to Mrs Newbury for your generous donations very much appreciated - thank you

05/08/2024

Petes just called at our vets to collect some poorly hedgehogs and on the way he passed one walking down the road so he scooped him up in the hogmobile too 🦔

04/08/2024

An eventful afternoon after receiving a call about a hedgehog stuck in a basement. This involved Pete climbing down a ladder to retrieve a young hog. Finder not sure how long he had been there. So “lucky” is now safe and rehydrated at the rescue. The drop he’d fallen into was about 8 feet

26/07/2024

Sun is shining yay

23/07/2024

Another 7 admissions tonight, my we are getting full

23/07/2024

And a further 7 admissions tonight my we are busy at the moment not much space left at all

22/07/2024

Busy night for Pete 7 hedgehogs collected on his way home from work 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔

22/07/2024

Petes just arrived home from work with 7 hedgehogs we are just about at capacity now 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔

22/07/2024

Today, we're reminding you to keep in mind! There's loads you can do to help our spiky friends out!

From adding -friendly features to your garden to spreading the word in your neighbourhood!

16/07/2024

Donna Mills 😂

16/07/2024

16/07/2024

01/07/2024

I’m home and open again. Scary few days x

12/06/2024

In October we will be celebrating 10 years as a rescue. We would like to ask all our supporters if we can raise a £1,000to cover the increasing costs of the rescue. If you can donate even a £1 we would be so grateful xxour bank detail in the pinned post thank you in advance xx

12/06/2024

Thank you to everyone who contacted us about our disabled hedgehog but I think we are now sorted

12/06/2024

Hey Everyone
Today i want to try and make everyone AWARE what FLYSTRIKE is and explain what to look for if asked by myself,or any other rescue to check a hog you find to see if the hog has it.
Hedgehogs with Flystrike do not have the time to be kept for hours,or days that hog needs Medical attention as soon as you find it,by a Rescue or a Vet,AND QUICK.
It is when flies look for a host like a sick hedgehog,they dispose of their creamy white eggs that look like small grains of rice in clumps.The eggs are sticky and stick to the hedgehogs spines,and in their fur.
They lay them on moist area's like the mouth,eyes,and around the hogs back ends.
Like any other animal that has dirty flesh,or bleeding wounds,this is where flies will aim for.it can happen in Rabbits,Guinea Pigs, Farm Animals,dogs,etc.
And it is not until a hedgehog is fully examined what was just small rice looking grains, if left to get warm these will go into the process of becoming hatched crawling maggots,eating there way into the body,via nose,ears,eyes,genitals of male and females,and open wounds,once fly eggs take hold for some their is no going back,they are too far gone,slowly being eaten alive, only moving because the maggots have taken control and need to be PTS to end their suffering or a slow painful death.
Here are a photo to show you what to look for if the hog you find has any amount on them GET THE HOG HELP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED AND RECIEVE MEDICAL CARE.
YOU MUST ACT QUICK.

11/06/2024

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Now is the time when mum's having litters. They carry their young for around 35days gestation, some may had already and some near ready to have their babies.
SO PLEASE BE EXTRA CAREFUL IN YOUR GARDENS.
They with nest in anywhere they think a suitable place for them to feel safe to have them,but it is not always a good place for us in our gardens.
They will get into compost bins, dried leaf piles, open black bags of rubbish,under tarpulin,inside a shed,garage,greenhouses,
CHECK the black bags before you bin it
CHECK the compost bin before you fork it
CHECK the leaf pile before you move it
CHECK the old piece of thrown down tarpulin.
CHECK the old compost bag
CHECK around you sheds regularly make sure none are in there trapped and cant get out as in garages and out houses keep the doors shut.
CHECK greenhouses.
JUST CHECK EVERYWHERE
WE ALL ❤ HOGS LETS HELP THEM ALL WE CAN .
Now is the time to be MORE AWARE if you have dogs, even to let out in the day if you are aware you may have a nursing mum then please keep a close eye on your dog.
if YOU ARE AWARE THAT YOU MAY HAVE A NURSING MUM THEN PROTECT HER.
Once a nest is sadly disturbed where babies are scattered from there nests, so small possibly injured ,their mum so scared for her life and her young she runs off and the babies are left orpaned.
Babies need their mums,the first few days of mothers milk gives them the nutrients they need,like any animal and for the first few weeks of their life,she is their comfort their source of food, their warmth she is their guidance to forage later so for babies to be with there mothers gives them the start in life they need and she will care and protect them the best she can,but once a nest is touched or moved or disturbed she will feel threatened and will harm her babies or even eat them or reject them and leave them to die unless they are found and given a chance of survival at a rescue.
If you are concerned for any hog nest you may just accidently come across then cover it back up DO NOT TOUCH INSIDE.
If you have to move a nest then DO NOT TOUCH IT call a rescue for advice.
DO NOT HANDLE THE BABIES, rescues will wear gloves as the scent once touched with a human smell again mum can reject them,and attack them if she gets stressed.
Our Hedghehogs are in Such DECLINE,and we can all help these babies to survive if we are MORE AWARE AND LOOK OUT FOR SIGNS THAT THERE IS A PROBELM.
BABIES WILL SQUEAK FOR MUM TO CALL HER,if you hear continued SQUEAKING and not seen mum then call your local rescue for advice asap.
If you are ever in doubt, pick up the phone call for advice it is always there for you and call your local rescue.

11/06/2024

Hoglets tucking into formula milk. Note NOT cows milk hedgehogs are lactose intolerant

11/06/2024

CALL OUT for help please, does anyone have a fully enclosed secure garden for a disabled hedgehog to live out his life?

02/06/2024

PLEASE remember to cut pringles tubes up before disposing them into the bins

29/05/2024

Kids all fed and toileted this morning

27/05/2024

These tinies to nurse