can I feed a hedgehog on pork pie?
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None of the above !!
See if you can find a worm/slug or two in the garden and find contact details for your local ' hedgehog lady'.
Most towns have one !
Your local vet will have 'her' number !!
The likelyhood is that it will not survive the night.... Sorry !
Also, if you have other pets, keep the hog WELL AWAY.
It IS riddled with fleas and maybe ticks.
Good luck to both you and the hog.
A jam jar lid of fresh water is also a great idea. Nothing deeper.
See if you can find a worm/slug or two in the garden and find contact details for your local ' hedgehog lady'.
Most towns have one !
Your local vet will have 'her' number !!
The likelyhood is that it will not survive the night.... Sorry !
Also, if you have other pets, keep the hog WELL AWAY.
It IS riddled with fleas and maybe ticks.
Good luck to both you and the hog.
A jam jar lid of fresh water is also a great idea. Nothing deeper.
We're currently feeding our resident hedgehog on wet dog food - Cesar. I think cat or dog food is ok. Don't feed it milk/bread or any other processed food.
Can you find any snails or worms in the garden to feed it?
There's some info here:
http://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/...
Can you find any snails or worms in the garden to feed it?
There's some info here:
http://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/...
We looked after a hedgehog that was underweight, we fed him on wet cat food (not fish flavour), he lived in a large guinea pig cage over winter. It was quite a lot of work cleaning etc (hedgehogs are not particular where they poop...anywhere will do!). When the weather got a bit warmer (April I think) he was put in an outdoor run and then released a few days later.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Just dropped him off at a Hedgehog Rescue centre.
He was 190g so well under weight for hibernation. Vet said that he needed constant heat as well from heat pad or heat lamps.
Certainly much better for 24hrs of being in the warm (constant hot water bottles ) with food, I dont think he would have survived if the OH had left him where he was.
Did some research and found a hedgehog rescue place in Ripon so drove him down and dropped him off with a donation.
Hopefully he'll be OK.
He was 190g so well under weight for hibernation. Vet said that he needed constant heat as well from heat pad or heat lamps.
Certainly much better for 24hrs of being in the warm (constant hot water bottles ) with food, I dont think he would have survived if the OH had left him where he was.
Did some research and found a hedgehog rescue place in Ripon so drove him down and dropped him off with a donation.
Hopefully he'll be OK.
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