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A short lived blog for a short lived life - This morning we found Hetty dead. She hadn't got up for a couple of days. In my naivety I thought she might have finally had a happy chicken-filled tummy and been able to sleep. However a phone call to the Hedgehog preservation society revealed that a hedgehog of her size would not be able to sleep, even for one day without a meal. I must admit, I... - 2008/10/10

Everything you need to know about looking after an orphaned hedgehog - Yesterday I made a call to the British Hedgehog preservation society to ask some questions. Here are some basic FAQs about looking after orphaned hoglets! What should I be feeing my hoglet? High protein foods such as Pedigree puppy food Kitten food - the pate type in all instances, not the food in jelly or gravy. And NOT fish. scrambled eggs, but ... - 2008/10/09

A phonecall to the Hedgehog preservation society - I phoned the Hedgehog preservation society for some advice yesterday and learnt a lot about Autumn juveniles, as Hetty is official known. I was getting a bit jittery about what to do, how to do it and whether we were doing all we could to help Hetty survive. After ascertaining whether of not we were willing to look after Hetty or whether we wanted... - 2008/10/08

Hetty has moved house - Hetty's moved house. No don't worry, we still have her here; loved, fed and watered. But you remember the wooden apple box she was living in? Well they have carrying handles and we've discovered that 5oz hoglets can squeeze themselves through carrying handles and escape around the house! We popped out again yesterday, but this time we learned from... - 2008/10/07

Hetty has an adoring Auntie in the village - Yesterday we caught up with a lovely lady in the village, Mandy, who is a bit of a secret animal Saint. We had turned up at the shop she works in to buy some cheese. We always take our own plastic box with us to save on unnecessary plastic packaging. When we walked in we were greeted like Royalty, only she was disappointed to see an empty box. Man... - 2008/10/06

Hetty the mischievous orphan hedgehog escapes! - By yesterday afternoon we hadn't seen Hetty since the previous night. We felt that this was perfect; she was getting into a hedgehog rhythm of sleeping during the day. We expected to see her around 6pm ready for some food and attention. So we went about our day which involved popping out for an hour. When we got back the first thing I checked was h... - 2008/10/05