Torridge Hedgehog Rescue

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That's not how you're supposed to eat your dinner!!

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Good luck to Nibbles who's gone back home tonight

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This is Carlos who is a healthy "teenager" now

wow carlos has grown x

You can meet Donut tomorrow xx

woo hoo x

We currently have 15 hedgehogs here at the moment of various ages and with a variety of problems. Although this is a small number compared to some other bigger rescues we are still finding it difficult to fund the basics that are needed during the hedgehogs daily care. I don't like to ask as I know everyone is struggling but we are desperate for any donations in the Torridge area of newspapers, kitchen rolls, and cat food (meaty flavours not fish in jelly or supermeat or poultry flavour biscuits) Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks very much

If you see a hedgehog (if it's a small hoglet check the area for more) lying out during the day in the sun please don't wait to help and hope that it will wander off. Please, Please, place it in a box and contact a vet or phone a rescue centre asap. A sick or injured hedgehog will attract flies who'll lay eggs on moist areas like wounds. When these eggs hatch into maggots they will enter eyes, ears and mouths etc and the end result is horrific!! Many hedgehogs that need help are dehydrated at the moment so the sooner they receive that help the better. PLEASE REMEMBER A SICK OR INJURED HEDGEHOG DOESN'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME IT NEEDS HELP NOW! Sadly the little hoglet that came in yesterday was left too long without the help it needed and passed away not long after it arrived, such a waste of a little life

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Huff and Puff enjoying their last breakfast in a pen together as they're moving into bigger separate pens, bet you can't guess how they got their names?

Fantastic news if anyone has donations for the hedgehogs of meaty not fishy flavour tinned (supermeat or jelly) or biscuit cat food, kitchen rolls and newspapers Torbridge Vet Group has very kindly offered to have collection points at their Bideford hospital or Torrington branch for us. We're so grateful for any help that anyone can offer and having a couple of collection points hopefully will make it alot easier for everyone. If you are able to drop off anything please mark it for Torridge Hedgehog Rescue. Thanks everyone and a big thanks again to Torbridge vets

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Remember this little chap? Colin was found during a very hot day lying on the edge of a path and only 154g. He had a respiratory problem but recovered well and now weighing 526g has tonight gone home to a lovely hedgehog friendly garden for hopefully a long and happy life Good luck Colin

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Puff, the most cantankerous hedgehog ever!! but you've just got to love him x

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Somewhere in there is Monkie who's being released tonight I think he's camera shy

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Carlos the man has left the building good luck buddy have a good life

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Well just when I thought it was safe to put away the formula here we go again, two more hoglets in this morning. This little one (in the picture) is only 132g so a little support feeding needed, big brother at 191g seems much happier

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This is Chunk and weighs a whopping 1384g!! he came in a couple of days ago suffering with wheezing and roundworm. As soon as he's feeling a bit better I think it might have to be weight watchers for him

If you find a small hedgehog out during the day or you're worried about one in your garden please please don't leave it and hope that it'll be ok, place it in a box and keep it warm then get in touch with a local rescue for advice and help or take to a vet asap NOT the next day as a few hours can be the difference between life and death. Now that the nights are getting colder it's harder for them to find a good source of their natural food. There are alot of juvenile hedgehogs around at the moment that unless they receive help will perish.

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This is a before and after picture of the hoglet that came in yesterday. He was extremely cold and had been lying in a garden all night in the pouring rain. He was close to death but now look at him after 24 hours in a heated pen and having rehydration fluids, medication and special food. It's still early days but I'm so pleased for him

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Just thought I would do a little update on our hoggy guests the little boy that was so ill has finally turned a corner and is putting on weight slowly hooray!!! he's still not eating properly for himself but things are looking alot better for him now. We also have 5 other juveniles in all having treatment at the moment, one came in yesterday found in the grounds of Okehampton college. Three more releases planned for Sunday one in Torrington and Chunk should be ready to go home to Landkey he's also taking an orphan friend with him too, and two others should be moving into outside pre-release pens today. Phew!! think that's everyone the picture is of the one that came in yesterday such a lovely little hedgehog

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This is Malcolm who came to us on Wednesday evening, a lovely little hoglet that was found in a garden in Appledore. He's doing well and was 183g when he came in but tonight is already 242g.

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It's been a bit of a battle so far with this little boy, he managed to get so dehydrated before he was found that his kidneys may well have suffered, time will tell. He's been given antibiotics and medication by the vet and all the handfeeding and tlc that I can give but it's down to him now to see if he can fight hard enough to overcome all the problems he has. Fingers crossed for him this is a picture of one of the few times he's managed to eat for himself. Not sure why they always have to sit right in the food bowl to eat

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Amazingly we've had a tiny baby in this morning that's only 70g!!

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One of our outside pens all the leaves were gone this morning after Pippin decided to cosy up his bed last night

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This is the second tiny Autumn baby that came in last Friday. He had very swollen feet most likely due to being caught up in something like garden netting, was extremely stressed and covered in ticks. He's starting to feed for himself now and his legs and feet are almost back to normal.