I want to thank firstly, everyone who acted quickly to get in touch with me about hedgehogs that needed to come into rescue.
Firstly, George and Stephen who brought in Alex on Saturday, bless him, he is a beautiful boy, also Diane Louise who asked me to collect Primrose, Shafto Way, Dinah who found the little one on Monday night by the TA Centre, sadly she passed away a few hours after arrival, she was so small and where she was, there was no food or water for her. I have also admitted one from Greta Bridge, a little female, a baby 172g from Ferryhill Station and also one from West Auckland with an injured back leg, none of these hedgehogs are adult, they are juveniles, all may need overwintering, totally busy but I won’t turn a hedgehog in trouble away.
What I need everyone to know is that these little hedgehogs are very sick when they are seen out during the day, all I ask is that as soon as you see one out in the day they are not ok, watching them for a couple of days to see what happens is unacceptable and this is still happening, they are totally harmless, inoffensive and welcome the help that you give him or her. They don’t have fleas or any external parasites that can harm you. I have in the past, taken my coat off my back to wrap a poorly hedgehog up to take into my rescue.
I bring them home, they are in the house which is brilliant, because if I am worried about one I come down during the night. Even hand rearing hoglets has been done in the house. It’s extremely hard work being a Rehabber, every day brings a different problem to which I have to find a solution for.
I have had some very generous donations which go to benefit my hoggies, thank you John, Jackie and John Connell and Lynda. I have used some of the money to purchase a suction machine, this is a quick and easy way of removing flystrike which is every hedgehog and rehabbers nightmare. I haven’t had one as yet, so having it here will be a lifesaver for poorly hogs.
Pictured is a beautiful baby that I collected from Ferryhill Station on Sunday morning, she is doing well and she will be overwintered.
Useful contact information:
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society number 01584 890801. My Facebook page is Prickly Haven Hedgehog Hotel, also email which isn’t to be used for hedgehog emergencies: pricklyhaven@yahoo.com