Hedgehogs need your help!If you find a hedgehog that needs help ring us or contact your local vet (they will usually treat wildlife free of charge) For urgent advice call the Hedgehog Helpline on 01584 890801. · Any hedgehog seen out in daylight will need URGENT help· Hedgehogs do NOT lie out sunbathing· Any cut or wound is urgent· Any hedgehog with flies on it or maggots crawling on it needs VERY Urgent help· Any Hedgehog limping or walking strangely needs help· Anything that looks very thin or wobbly or has bald patches or missing spines· If you see a baby hedgehog or any small hedgehog weighing less than about 500 grams, that is about the size of a large orange or small grapefruit, at ANY time, whether day or night, that is out on its own, pick it up, pop it into a box with food and water and contact your local vet for help and advice.A young or small hedgehog that is left out on its own will not be able to survive and will starve to death, by providing them with tinned chicken cat food and water they stand more chance of survival.You can help save numerous hedgehogs by putting a small plate of dog or cat food or cat biscuits in your back garden every night, together with a bowl of water. Put a bowl in your back garden and one outside your front door for the hedgehogs who can't get into your garden.Doing this little thing could help prevent many hedgehogs starving to death and dying of thirst |
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