Hedgehog advice

Shen81

This afternoon whilst gardening I found an unwell baby hedgehog in the grass by my apple tree. He doesn't appear to be injured but there is something wrong with him as he is very docile and not that responsive. I've made him a little home in the shed and left him some cat meat and water which he has not touched yet but I'm hoping he will eat through the night.

If his condition doesn't improve, is there a place I can take him like the vet or a sanctuary for wild animals?

I don't want to leave him to die.

moggies

Hello can I get back to you a bit later on ,its a bit late now to make a phone call,but my best friend runs an animal wildlife rescue ,and what she doesnt know about hedgehogs blows my head off shees an angel:A,she is in the Bucks area .

Shen81

moggies wrote: »

Hello can I get back to you a bit later on ,its a bit late now to make a phone call,but my best friend runs an animal wildlife rescue ,and what she doesnt know about hedgehogs blows my head off shees an angel:A,she is in the Bucks area .

That would have been wonderful for you to do that but I just checked on him and sadly he has passed away at some point during the night.

scaredy_cat

The British Hedgehog Society has a list of carers on their site with their tel number.

Aldeney

That's very sad, poor little one. Thank you though for looking out for him, hedgehogs need all the help they can get these days.

Froglet

moggies wrote: »

Hello can I get back to you a bit later on ,its a bit late now to make a phone call,but my best friend runs an animal wildlife rescue ,and what she doesnt know about hedgehogs blows my head off shees an angel:A,she is in the Bucks area .

Hedgehog bottom by any chance ?

zaxdog

Some quick steps:

Get something like a storage crate and line with news paper. Add a pile of shredded newspaper in one corner and a dish of dried cat biccies (ALWAYS the meat ones not the fish), make sure there is plenty of water available, a dish of fresh kept filled is fine.

If you have something like a heating pad used in wine making stick it under the crate. If not, keep the crate in a warm area.

Change the crate fully EVERY day. Hedgehog poo has to be smelled to be believed :eek:

Don't worry about humans getting the fleas it's a myth BUT if you get an itchy rash it could be ringworm (which is no panic and easily treated)

Contact the British Hedgehog Society for more advice