AndyPK
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…..when they should be hibernating - or perhaps it isn’t cold enough yet…….?
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Hot water bottle, pet heat mat!?Bought them a small shelter which they use to doze in and get out of the cold (-7C atm) during the night….but haven’t found a way to stop their water freezing! Not sure that licking ice is a good idea (!), but no ‘sticking tongues’ yet……
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If feeding dry food, my vet said soak it in water and mash it up AND leave fresh water available! It’s an emergency measure, real dog or cat meat in a tin is the solution!Keep putting out food (we use Spike's dry food) and water to try to help them.
A couple of years ago we had one come all year round (during the night so couldn't catch it to take it to a rescue centre) and it survived.
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We always have fresh water available. The dry food is an adjunct to the natural food which they also take from the garden.If feeding dry food, my vet said soak it in water and mash it up AND leave fresh water available! It’s an emergency measure, real dog or cat meat in a tin is the solution!
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Might be worth putting more insulation over it and a long deep tray with a fish tank heater will do the job to stop water freezingNot quite as cold last night, and these too are still active and eating….
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The third one of similar size (same brood, perhaps…?), has been in our lobby since last Tuesday after a visit to the vet - he had a sore on his underbelly which the vet treated……and gave me some antibiotics to give him for 10 days. So, a trip to Pets at Home to buy a large hamster cage (I took out the wheel as he said he ’wasn’t into exercise’ ) and have been making sure he takes his medication daily. Back to the vets on Tuesday, then return to the wild on Friday - hopefully.
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Cats and dogs maybe.. but not RATS!..Get 2 house bricks and lay them on their face sides, cover with a slab and put saucer of food underneath! Too small for cats/dogs but ok for hedgehogs!
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I was waiting for a fight or something then…..when they should be hibernating - or perhaps it isn’t cold enough yet…….?
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We have them in south Manchester they live and hibernate under our decking and log cabin.Haven’t seen any hogs here for years, although we used to have them. We live out in the sticks well away from roads and there’s plenty of hedgerow and woodland as well as meadow for them to play in. Rich in earthworms and plenty of slugs.
I contacted the local hedgehog hospital and offered them the option of rehoming some with us, to re-establish a population, but they refused, saying that if we didn’t have hedgehogs already, then doubtless our location was unsuitable! Go figure.
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