This little girl was caught on the camera on Friday night, looking to be in a very sorry state.. 😢
Luckily this was at the home of one our experienced volunteers .. Michelle
Michelle spent last night waiting for her return and in the early hours of this morning, she got her!
This poor hedgehog has got quite bad ringworm on her face, a fungal infection that will be very itchy, making the skin sore and prone to infection ..
She also has had a ‘near miss’ with a strimmer in the recent months - thankfully only her quills on her back have been cut and not her skin ..
‘By eck’ …it’s a tad chilly out there this morning 🥶
Remember Mabel, the hedgehog that climbed over the partition in her cage, rather than just walking around it? (I’ll post the video again in the comments if you missed it ☺️)
Here she is tucking into her Brambles food this morning.. Mabel has a head tilt and unable to fully curl up, so we have a home for her in a secure garden when the weather improves a little ..
Stay in and stay warm, that’s our advice and you’ll soon be able to see some of our fabulous Christmas gifts, when I get them posted on the page 🎄🧑🎄
Morning all
Sorry that I haven’t done any updates over the past few days …
We are inundated with juvenile hedgehogs, more so this year than any other year … 😫
All of our cages are full with little ones like this.. We keep all hedgehogs separate unless part of the same litter, to prevent cross contamination, as every one of these youngsters is poorly
I’ve ordered an additional heater to warm up the cold hut and so we can use this as an extension to the main hut… 🦔
[We cannot send any out to foster until they are clear of parasites and all medication has been completed]
Buttercup, Buttercut, Buttercup…
What a pickle you keep getting yourself into!
Brought into rescue as a hoglet - Strike 1!
Returned back to rescue for getting trapped in a shed 🤦♀️ and only weighing 350g … Strike 2!
Released back again from rescue at 650g to get stuck back AGAIN in a shed and now weighing only 275g…Strike 3 and that’s your lot madam!
Do you just like the en-suite, all inclusive option here with us? 🦔❤️
Fill your boots sweetheart… 🦔
It will soon be time for some more hedgehogs to leave us and go home 💙..🦔🦔🦔
2 of our current girls in a secure area / soft release to see if they will be able to forage on their own 🦔🦔
Happy Saturday … where’s the sun gone? 👀
We are not 100% sure why hedgehogs self-anoint (cover themselves in foamy saliva), but they do it when encountering new smells …
Today’s exciting new smell for Maisie and Daisy is baby biscuits .. 🦔❤️🦔❤️
The ‘hallelujah’ moment that all hedgehog rehabbers can’t wait to see… Lapping babies starting to feed themselves … 🦔🦔
[Please note that this is not milk, it’s hoglet formula. Never offer milk to hedgehogs, any sort of milk. Put quite simply, it will kill them…]
🍃🍃A dancing leaf outside of the rescue today🍃🍃
Not hedgehog related, but it made me smile …
A busy little spider 🕷️ was the puppeteer above 🍃
Confirmation that we did the right thing ….🦔🦔
Last night, after we had removed mum and the remaining baby from the disturbed nest, the large male hedgehog returned, searched the compost bin and then searched all of the excess bedding that was removed when the finder brought mum and baby to us ….
Mum and baby are safe and well with us …and you Mr Hedgehog need an ABSO slapping on you!
