Found a hedgehog...
Found a sick or injured hedgehog?
Need advice? Please call us immediately on 07949 976717. Our phone line is staffed between 8am and 6pm. Out of hours, please call your nearest emergency vet.
If we are busy, please leave a phone message with your name and contact number and we will call you back as soon as possible. Please don't email or send a message via social media or text as we don't check these very frequently and it's important to get hedgehogs help immediately.
PLEASE DO NOT JUST TURN UP AT THE RESCUE AS IT IS NOT STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY.
If you are outside Gloucestershire, please contact your local hedgehog rescue. You can find your nearest rescue at http://www.helpwildlife.co.uk/
If you have other non-hedgehog related queries, please email wildhogsoffice@gmail.com
Click the link below to our 9-step guide to provide initial care for a sick or injured hedgehog.
Always phone us as soon as you possibly can for advice and do not try to care for the hedgehog yourself as they will often need medication, specialist food or veterinary care.
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If you find an ill or injured hedgehog it will probably be suffering from hypothermia, even in summer.
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Never try and force feed or syringe water into a hedgehog.
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Do not put down food or water in a box for any hog until it has warmed up and is active again as it will be unable to swallow or digest. The danger is the fluid/food will be inhaled.
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Keep the box inside the house, out of the sun, and somewhere quiet - a downstairs bathroom is ideal.
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