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This time of year there is often a lot of debate surrounding survival weights for hibernating hedgehogs and it can be very confusing for the
13 October, 2025
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This time of year there is often a lot of debate surrounding survival weights for hibernating hedgehogs and it can be very confusing for the
This little 91g female hoglet was found out being bothered by crows this morning in Milborne St Andrew. She’s now safely in one of our
We are still having an incredibly busy time with mums and babies coming in, ranging from 11 on Monday for example, and 7 today. The
A litter of 4 hoglets were born in the rescue this morning to a hog that had been brought in after being ‘picked up’ by
Puddles, the little juvenile hog that had the bottle top ring around his body is also making a good recovery. It’s really great to see
Michela is healing well, she has a serious battle scare on her underside but will soon be ready for release.
Strimmer casualty number 4 of today, a little 301g juvenile male. Wound was full of maggots and infection which stank to high heaven.
Litter – this juvenile hog had a safety ring from a bottle cap around its body, which must have been there for some time as
Strimmer injury 3, again note the chopped off spikes from the strimmer. This one came in this morning from Castle vets in Dorchester after having
Strimmer injury 2 – note the chopped off spines from the strimmer. This hog is currently at the vets.