When a hedgehog comes into the rescue, an initial assessment is performed to determine if the hog needs to be seen by our vet due to injury or any other issue which cannot be managed within the rescue.

Hogs almost always need to be warmed up slowly in one of our incubators and stay there until they can regulate and maintain their own body temperature, further assessment will be ongoing and required treatments will be determined. Once stable, they are moved over to one of our standard enclosures to continue their treatments. When treatment(s) are complete and the hedgehog is well, it will be moved to one of our outside runs for further observation and to acclimatise to outside temperatures in preparation for their return to the wild. Hedgehogs have a mental map of their home area and will know where they can get food, water, and shelter so we make every effort to return them to the area where they were found. In rare cases where it's not safe for them to return, they will need to be relocated but release will still be as close to their home area as possible.

The length of their stay will vary depending on what the issues are.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOOK AFTER A HEDGEHOG YOURSELF.

They may be cute but hedgehogs are complex creatures that need specialist care from experts with the required expertise and necessary equipment and medicines. It is a criminal offence to hold a wild animal captive and deny it the treatment it needs.