Hedgehog SOS
If you see a hedgehog out in the day then it usually means it needs help as soon as possible.
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Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, sleeping through the day and foraging for food in the late evening till early morning.
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Hedgehogs do not sunbathe.
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A hedgehog stumbling around could be severely dehydrated or ill from internal parasites and, if left untreated, will likely not survive without intervention.
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What to do if you find a hedgehog that needs help
Use gloves to pick it up and put it in a high sided box, they are good climbers so it's important they can't climb out.
Put a towel or any piece of material in the box for it to hide in.
Fill a hot water bottle, or any plastic bottle, with hot - not boiling - tap water, wrap it in a towel and put it under the hedgehog. Make sure there is enough room for it to move off the hot water bottle if it gets too hot.
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If the hedgehog has a visible injury or bleeding then it needs to go straight to a vet.
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Contact us on 07434 626832, if we don't answer please leave a message and we will get back to you. BUT if we don't get back to you after a short period time and you have a hedgehog emergency then please find help somewhere else.
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Visit www.yorkshirehedgehogs.co.uk to find other near by rescues.
Or Ring the British Hedgehog Preservation Society on 01584 890801.
