Your Garden Hedgehogs
Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs
Mmm just wondering if it's really true 
seemed like a standard reply - just wondered what was wrong with the hedgie other than dehydration ....
I suppose if they're so busy they can't be going into chatty detail.
seemed like a standard reply - just wondered what was wrong with the hedgie other than dehydration ....I suppose if they're so busy they can't be going into chatty detail.
Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs
If it had a worm burden nuthatch then that not help it put on weight. They do poo samples for that, looking at it under a microscope to look for worms and eggs. Then once they know what sort of worms, then can start treatment. Give injections for that over several weeks.
Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs
Thanks for explaining all that, Willpar - so it can be quite a slow process - even to get it to do an initial poo I suppose . . .
They did say after a week they'd be able to tell if it had been poisoned (by slug pellets?) in which case they would put it down - I was just wondering if it was still with us, having handled it etc. You somehow feel so responsible if it's found that way in your garden ....
I wondered how much it weighed when they were given the info about it to pass on.
They did say after a week they'd be able to tell if it had been poisoned (by slug pellets?) in which case they would put it down - I was just wondering if it was still with us, having handled it etc. You somehow feel so responsible if it's found that way in your garden ....
I wondered how much it weighed when they were given the info about it to pass on.
Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs
Slug pellets nuthatch could lead to a slow lingering death. Usually the hogs mouth has blue froth around it, that is a ttell tale sign. Just may be under nourished and have a worm burden.
Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs
Willpar .... JooMoo .... Placi 
for next year's calendar:
http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/pdf/Hogalogue.pdf
for next year's calendar:http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/pdf/Hogalogue.pdf
Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs
No I haven't, Nuthatch - I wiped the few I had.
Didn't know about this ... what a shame.
Didn't know about this ... what a shame.
You wiped the Crufts Hedgehog! 