HogsCroft Hedgehog Rescue

03/09/2025

Inchture Community Biodiversity Mapping Session
Saturday 20th September
2pm until 4.30pm
Inchture Village Hall

Please come along and help us plan some biodiversity projects in/around Inchture! Everyone welcome - we will have displays about the different projects we can offer, including hedgehog highways, swift nest boxes, orchards, pollinator stepping stones, etc.

We have delayed the Abernyte mapping session until we can find a central venue but hope we can plan something before the end of the year.

03/09/2025

Well Mindy and Cora who came in a couple of weeks ago weighing 101 grams and 92, grams respectively have now trebled their weight - word gets round that the more you eat the quicker you get out 😂

03/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our fundraiser for a new rescue building - this means so much to us.
We are however still short of our target and appeal to everyone out there to help us. I have now invested some of my own money in this project but just do not have any more to give. Are you a business who can help us? If you do not want to give through ‘just giving’ there are other ways if you text me directly on 07484 649027 or email [email protected]. We continue to receive a high volume of calls about hogs in need of critical care and whilst we know we could never reach them all we could do more if we increase our critical care unit capacity. Please help if you can - if everyone offered just a few pounds we would soon reach our target. Thank you
Alison

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02/09/2025

Heather and her son brought Luna in on 27/7/25, they had been visiting family in Coupar Angus and spotted her out in the bright July sunshine. Luna weighed 712 grams but was skinny and dehydrated, p**p samples taken the next day revealed 3 different internal parasites. Luna received treatment and after a couple weeks began to pick up and gain weight consistently and p**p samples were showing no parasitic activity. She went back home on Sunday a healthy 842 grams - as you can see once she realised she was going home she was quite keen to leave! Stay well Luna and have a great life!

02/09/2025

Lorri was just a little hoglet, 110 grams, when she came in at the start of July. Ken and Lorraine had spotted her out in the daytime in their garden near Errol.
She did well to start with, eating and gaining weight as expected. A couple of weeks down she the line she was off her food and began to lose weight. P**p samples revealed she had coccidiosis which we treated and she responded well. Lorri has gone from strength to strength and on Saturday Ken and Lorraine came to collect her. She was released back to their garden in a hedgehog house and they will put out water and supplementary food in their every day. Have a great life Lorri - am sure you will go on to have babies of your own next year! ❤️🦔

01/09/2025

When Rachael noticed this little one out in the day in her garden she knew something was wrong, she scooped her up and contacted SSPCA who advised her to offer food and water and release her later that night. Rachael then found our number and tried to call for further advice as they felt unsure about releasing her, unfortunately the call went to answer and she didn’t leave a message. It was raining quite heavily and in the end Rachael and her husband decided to keep her safe overnight and Rachael called me the next morning. It took a wee while to free up a space for this little one and we are so glad we did as she only weighed 98 grams on arrival. Rachael’s little boy named her Fuzzypeg, after a character in a book as he was convinced she was a he - we love the name and wouldn’t dream of calling her anything else! Her p**p indicated she had very empty tummies, she had a few syringe feeds to start with as although she ‘nosed’ around the food dish she wasn’t eating enough to get the nourishment she needed. Her nose was a bit ‘bubbly’ too and she was showing signs of having lungworm. Fuzzypeg is around 4 weeks old when a hoglet should still be in the nest with mum. At that age mum would be taking her on foraging trips but still offering her food. Clearly she had become separated from mum for whatever reason and judging by her weight and general health she had certainly not been with mum for a wee while. She is really picking up after just a day or two in an incubator and following treatment and nourishment her p**p is now a healthy colour, she is feeding independently and gaining weight. Fingers crossed this little girl goes from strength to strength and she can return to the garden of the lovely family who rescued her. But only when she is a bit bigger, healthy and fully equipped to look after herself - with a little help from humans popping out the all important dish of water and supplementary food! ❤️🦔

01/09/2025

🦔❤️ More warnings this week. Please do share this information across social media to raise awareness and help the plight of our prickly friends ❤️🦔

31/08/2025

When Chris spotted this little one out in the day on 26/8 he scooped him up and phoned the rescue, when describing his size I was immediately concerned. Little Rob was only 80 grams - underweight for his age of around 4 weeks old. He was initially slow to gain weight but once given some treatment for parasites he has picked up and is now 117 grams - well within the weight range for his age! He spent the first few days in an incubator inside our house until we could free up a space in the CCU. He’s a very sweet boy 🥰🦔

30/08/2025

Thanks to everyone who has responded to our appeal for newspapers - we are now well stocked again! Below is just a few of them - which I found in our shed having briefly popped, as well as papers was the lovely surprise of a donation. Thank you all you lovely people 🥰

29/08/2025

Lisamarie contacted me about Somme on Monday having found her just outside her home during the day. I requested a photograph which showed a long skinny hog with a very clear dip in its neck, clear indicators of dehydration and malnutrition. Knowing all other rescues were also full and we were struggling for spaces I gave her advice to contact another organisation as a mattter of urgency - Lisamarie had no transport and getting to a vet was not straightforward. Unfortunately she was advised to give the hedgehog some food and water and then release her back into the wild. By this time it was getting late and I knew I couldn’t magic a space up that night so I gave Lisamarie advice on how to look after Somme until the morning hoping the hedgehog had the strength to make it through. Staying up well into the night once again I looked at our spaces - moved things around and set up an indoor hutch, one of our volunteers went to collect Somme the next morning. Somme weighed a little over 400 grams, as a young adult she should be double that, severely dehydrated she required lots of fluids. Initial p**p tests revealed huge parasite burdens of roundworm and lungworm, a second test has also revealed fluke - treatment has commenced though given her weakened state this has to be paced.
Hedgehogs out in the daytime are generally very sick, exceptions are rare. Whilst to members of the public they may look ‘fine’ a trained eye will see the tell tale signs - and the simple fact remains ‘out in the day not ok’
Our rescue is doing everything and more to care for the huge number of hogs struggling - this year we have received more calls than ever. Our volunteers are staying way over their allotted 4 hours and I am in the rescue all hours, we are working flat out. We are struggling to raise funds for the new new buildings we need to allow us to take in more critically ill hogs. We will however continue to offer sound advice about sick hogs needing helps where we possibly can we will take them in. Thank you Lisamarie for caring for Somme until she could get the help she needs - we will do our very best for this wee soul 🙏

28/08/2025

Little Rob here - I’m too tiny to have newspaper bedding but lots of my pals here are needing some. Can you please drop some off at the rescue which is based round at the garage.
Thank you 🦔🦔🦔

27/08/2025

Now sorted

I’ve had a call from someone in Kirriemuir who has a juvenile hedgehog in need of rescue - I’ve got one space and can take this little one but need someone to collect it and bring it here. Can anyone help? 🙏