Baby Hedgehog
I found this baby Hedgehog wandering around in the middle of the day in my village. It was by a road with no gardens nearby so I decided to look after it. I phoned the three nearest Hedgehog rescue centres but all had recorded messages saying they weren't taking any Hedgehogs at the moment. She weighed 76g which seemed light for this stage of development, but I cannot get her to take food voluntarily, though she is drinking. I have tried feeding with a paste of mashed-up cat food, fed through a syringe, but she usually spits it out. Yet against the syringe I can feel tiny teeth. She grubs around on the lawn as if searching for food, though I haven't seen her eat anything, and she ignores tiny worms that I place in front of her. I did chat to a Hedgehog rescuer a long way away, and he reassured me I was doing all the right things. Fingers crossed she survives.
Baby Hedgehog
I found this baby Hedgehog wandering around in the middle of the day in my village. It was by a road with no gardens nearby so I decided to look after it. I phoned the three nearest Hedgehog rescue centres but all had recorded messages saying they weren't taking any Hedgehogs at the moment. She weighed 76g which seemed light for this stage of development, but I cannot get her to take food voluntarily, though she is drinking. I have tried feeding with a paste of mashed-up cat food, fed through a syringe, but she usually spits it out. Yet against the syringe I can feel tiny teeth. She grubs around on the lawn as if searching for food, though I haven't seen her eat anything, and she ignores tiny worms that I place in front of her. I did chat to a Hedgehog rescuer a long way away, and he reassured me I was doing all the right things. Fingers crossed she survives.