Hedgehog

Young Hedgehogs

Tiny Hoglet
Young Hoglet
Adult Hedgehog

Young hedgehogs will have closed eyes and likely pink in appearance with soft spines. If you find a hedgehog of this age it must be kept warm as a matter of urgency.

If the hedgehog displays any of the following issues please contact us.

  • Smaller than an apple.
  • Not rolling up, or wobbling about.
  • Displays signs of injury such as cuts, wounds or has maggots/flies/eggs on it.

Adult Hedgehogs

If the hedgehog is out in daylight and displays any of the following issues please contact us.

  • Is underweight, or in poor general condition.
  • Displays signs of injury such as cuts, wounds or has maggots/flies/eggs on it.
  • Not rolling up, or wobbling about.
  • Displays signs of injury (inc. flies/eggs).

Safety/Care Advice

Always wear gloves when handling hedgehogs, and place in a covered box for transport.

Remember never give food or water to an animal that is visibly injured, they often hides signs of pain and weakness and feeding takes a lot of their energy which if injured is their most valuable asset, if they try to hard to act normal this could kill them.

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Contact Number Release

We are open from 8am to 7pm everyday except Wednesday. | Ensure prior to contacting us, that you have a accurate location for the animal.
Please note in some circumstances unless an animal is contained we may not be able to attend.
For any animal that has physical injuries that would require the treatment of a vet first, we may ask you to help us get them there, depending on our work load. All of our local vets we work with closely, they will never put down an animal that is able to be rehabilitated.

Contact Details

Please contact us on 07912 862 739. If we do not answer, we may be busy with animals or on a rescue. Please call again, we try but are not always able to return calls or voicemails.