1 / 19

When & When Not to RESCUE

When & When Not to RESCUE. helping Hedgehogs in your Garden www.PricklyHedge.co.uk. So, you’ve found a hedgehog and you’re a bit wary of what to do. Believe me, we’ve all been there. After all it’s a wild animal and should we do something or should we just leave well alone.

zorion
Download Presentation

When & When Not to RESCUE

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. When & When Not to RESCUE helping Hedgehogs in your Garden www.PricklyHedge.co.uk

  2. So, you’ve found a hedgehog and you’re a bit wary of what to do. Believe me, we’ve all been there. After all it’s a wild animal and should we do something or should we just leave well alone. In most instances, if you ‘see’ a hedgehog without actively going out looking for one at dusk, then there’s EVERY chance that’s there’s something wrong with it and it will need human assistance. If you do find them, they will inevitably curl themselves up in a ball, so here’s a few hints and tips on the best way to handle them.

  3. Wear gardening gloves to pick the hedgehog up • Don’t leave it in the greenhouse or garage – get it inside quickly for some warmth. Pop a hot water bottle or heated wheat bag in with it and a fleecy blanket if you have anything like that to hand. Make sure you wrap the bottle or wheat bag up so that it’s not too warm. Failing that, fill a plastic bottle with hand-warm water and place that in the box with the hedgehog. • Just pop it in a high-sided cardboard or plastic box

  4. Feed the hedgehog if no visible wounds etc – it may just be exhausted from looking for food. Check out our What to Feed & What Not to Feed course. • Call the vet or hedgehog rescue group if you feel there are issues that require medical attention. • . .

  5. WHEN IT’S BEST TO LEAVE ALONE When you see Polly holding her “I’m Fine!” board – that’s the time to leave well alone. Make COMPOST

  6. HOGLETS IN NEST If you find a nest full of hoglets(baby hedgehogs) leave well alone. Mum doesn’t always sleep with them and if you touch them, she will invariably abandon them and you’ll be left having to feed them or hand them over to a rescue. Far better to leave well alone.

  7. HEDGEHOG ASLEEP IN NEST Again, leave well alone. Make COMPOST

  8. OVER 600kg in WINTER If you find a hedgehog in Winter, pick it up (with gloves), place it in a box and weigh it. If it’s 600g (minus box), then again leave well alone, it has enough fat reserves to see it through the winter/hibernation period. Quick Tip: When the hedgehog curls up, if it’s as broad as it is long, it’s fat enough. If it’s longer than it is wider, it needs feeding up.

  9. WHEN YOU SHOULD RESCUE When you see Polly holding her “Rescue Me” board – that’s the time to intervene. Make COMPOST

  10. OUT DURING DAY If you see a hedgehog in your garden or anywhere else during daylight, there is something wrong! It’s either sick or injured. Rescue it. Make COMPOST

  11. BABY AWAY FROM ITS NEST If you see a tiny baby hoglet away from its nest and especially if it has pink skin or white spines. Rescue it. It may have been removed by a predator and will usually make a loud shrill call when in distress. Make COMPOST

  12. UNDER 600g in WINTER Any hedgehog you see in Winter that is under 600g needs rescuing. It will not be able to survive hibernation without fattening up. It needs a bit of TLC, warmth, feeding up and then releasing back to the wild where you found it. Quick Tip: When the hedgehog curls up, if it’s as broad as it is long, it’s fat enough. If it’s longer than it is wider, it needs feeding up. Make COMPOST

  13. INJURIES Damaged legs, lost spines, open wounds – all these things need urgent treatment from a vet/rescue centre. Rescue the hedgehog, keep warm and seek advice. Make COMPOST

  14. BLIND Hedgehogs don’t have brilliant sight, they are designed to manouevre in the dark but it’s going to be fairly obvious if they are blind. A blind hedgehog needs rescuing as it will not be able to survive in the wild. Make COMPOST

  15. BLONDE HEDGEHOGS Increasingly, there are a number of domesticated ‘pet’ hedgehogs being released into the wild. They originate from warmer climes like Africa and cannot survive our British winter. Please DON’T confuse these with our native hedgehogs – the African Pygmy Hedgehogs are bred for captivity. Rescue them – they are in as much need of rescue as our native European hedgehog. Make COMPOST

  16. RESCUE ME!!!! - If out during day - If baby away from nest - If found asleep in open - If under 600g - If hurt/wounded - If blind - If blonde Make COMPOST

  17. LEAVE WELL ALONE!! - If hedgehog in nest - If nest of hoglets alone - If over 600g in Winter Make COMPOST

  18. So what do Hedgehogs eat in the wild? Beetles – Caterpillars - Worms

  19. Thanks so much for caring about the hedgehogs in your garden. They soooo need our help. Don’t forget our 5 No-Cost Tips and our ‘What to & What Not to Feed’ Hedgehogs to Helping Hedgehogs in your Garden. Want more? Email us at pricklyhedgehq@gmail.com

More Related