Worried about a Hedgehog?

If you are ever worried about the health or welfare of a hedgehog, please call the British Hedgehog Preservation Society on 01584 890801 and they will be able to give you advice, and put you in touch with a local rescue centre if necessary.

Month: September 2018


There are lots of ways you can help hedgehogs at this time of year as they’re trying to bulk up in time for hibernation over the cold winter months. Check out the Hedgehog Street free A-Z guide for helping hedgehogs Read more…


We were very lucky to be one of the homes for the second hedgehog release sites ! Our beautiful hedgehog which has finally been named as “Snuffles” has settled in really well and is eating up all of his food Read more…


Hester aka the Sutton Hog has decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth and take up residence in the hog house.  She moved in taking some of her favourite leaves with her.  I am pleased to report Read more…


Our poor hedgehogs seem to have been given the unfortunate names spikey 1 and spikey 2, although spikey 1 is being nicknamed ‘gutsy’ on account of how much it eats!


We have a male and female hog moved into our pen and are very amused by the friendliness of one of them, not at all shy, will approach a person, has explored the whole pen and eats a full pouch Read more…


Still no name as yet, under negotiation with the girls, may need UN referral 🙂  


The female Sutton Hog has attitude! Ladies, I am not characterising, just stating facts.  I think she took offence at my prison post (do hogs do social media?), as she spent 2 hours probing the enclosure perimeter, making various attempts Read more…


Today we collected our hedgehogs. We have a girl and a boy. We have decided to call them “Sonic” and “Knuckles”. Well we introduced them to their new pen and they immediately legged it into the grassy plant and haven’t Read more…