[naturesparadise]

well at least you didnt poison it!
so apart from being a bit damp hopefully it will rebuild its bed
it sounds too small to hibernate though, now you will have to adopt it and feed it catfood lol

does that explain the loopy chicken tho?

lol iv put food down for it and the greenhouse is warm so should be ok

an no i think he just had a loopy day lol

[mother hen]

lucky you hedghogs eat slugs!  I agree that it sounds too young to hibernate, can you look after it?

[Ice]

Hopefully, next time you will properly identify something before you try to kill it NP.

[naturesparadise]

Hopefully, next time you will properly identify something before you try to kill it NP.

i was not trying to kill it i was trying to get rid of it with out killing it

i never thought of a hedgehog and iv never seen one so small

and the droppings i found looked like rats to me  

mother hen     
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Laughing lucky you hedghogs eat slugs! I agree that it sounds too young to hibernate, can you look after it?

well im putting in a greenhouse heater this year £20 from argos
burns for 7 days on one fill and heats 4meters

so it should be warm in there for it  ill be upthere alot so will keep an eye on it

[ceri green]

good luck with him/her(NAME?PICS??)

and i expect it to be fully trained in slug control by the srping      

[Foxy]

maybe you might be better off taking to a local hedgehog rescue place? They will know exactly how to care for him/her.

[Aunt Sally]

That's a good idea Foxy.  

They need to be 600g at this time of the year to survive the winter hibernation.   That little chap will die if he's not kept indoors and warm and well fed over winter.  

So it's a good job you found him NP, but don't just leave him where he is !

[Foxy]

Just to add NP heres a link to loads of contacts in Wales who might be able to help you and are close by
Good luck and keep us posted, glad you found him!  

http://britishwildlifehelpline.com/centres%20_%20Wales.html

[naturesparadise]

thanks all if i can ketch him/her i will but its under a big slab that cant be moved as the g/house sits on it  :cry:  :cry:

and its name is snuffle  :roll:  :roll:

i will try to ketch it  its fat so eating well

[FCG]

Good luck with keeping the little mite alive over winter NP, keep him in your greenhouse if you can if it's heated! Nice and warm and all the slugs and snails get scoffed for free. Again i hope you can raise enough cash soon to move... possibly take the mite with you if need?

[Aunt Sally]

Cat food is what he needs I think but if you contacts Foxy's link they will be able to advise you or better still collect him from you.

[agapanthus]

i feel really bad i thought if i flood the nest it mite go away

but to my horror i didnt flood a rats nest i flooded and baby hedgehogs nest

its very small no more than 4 inches from bum to nose

so iv put some dry straw down so it can rebuild its nest
and in fact its doing that right now

i feel really bad now  :cry:  :cry:

Next time check it out thoroughly!!!  :cry:  :cry:

[Bodger]

Its a mistake that anyone could have made. :thumleft:

[naturesparadise]

well the straw is working it had taken some down the hole and has eaten all the cat food i put in

[Aunt Sally]

Aren't you going to try to prevent it from dieing over winter NP :?:  From what you said it's too small to survive