Paula's Wildlife Rescue

Hedgehogs that come into the rescue in the winter(November time),that are only just over 100g have to stay with us until the spring,this makes a lot of extra work for the rescue and is also stressful on the hogs,they can be in the rescue for upto 4 months.Running a rescue is busy without having permanent residents that need a lot of care,small hedgehogs grow very fast,Button came in 5th Nov at 170g and is now 750g and ready for release,we have a few large hedgehogs ready to go back to their gardens.Please do not try and look after wildlife yourself, ask your local rescue for advice.It will be good to get these large hedgehogs back out ,so we are ready for the new arrivals and baby season.Thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾

Handmade cushion covers 15 x 15 inch with hidden book pocket, £5.00 each can post out for the cost of postage,all funds raised go back into the continued running of the rescue,thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🐾🦔🐾🦔

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.🦔🐾🦔♥️
Please keep feeding all of your wildlife,they will be out and about feeling the romance in the air,and that only means one thing early litters ♥️🦔🐾

♥️SOLD♥️Good morning everyone,I have kindly been donated 2 boxes of handmade chocolates from Laura at LEVOCO CHOCOLATES, they are a local company that make the most amazing handmade chocolates,they would make an amazing Valentines gift or present they normally sell for £18.00, if you would like a unique gift please give me a message,all money raised goes back into the running of the rescue,please take a look at the attached pics the chocolates are a work of art.Thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife.🦔🐾🦔🐾♥️

As the temperatures start to rise hedgehogs will be waking up,and will be looking to do 2 things feed and breed.I have already had reports of breeding hedgehogs, so this will mean early litters and a busy time for rescues.Please be careful when tidying your gardens after the winter period,they will nest in what ever they can find.Please keep putting food and water out for all your wildlife,thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾

It's national hedgehog day today,please make sure you have plenty of food and water out for your prickly visitors.Last year at the rescue we admitted a greater number of sick hedgehogs more than usual,we seem to get busier every year and the numbers we treat are increasing,lots have internal parasites but we are seeing more gardening injuries, dog attacks ,and hedgehogs getting caught in garden netting and ponds,please try and be wildlife friendly.Thankyou so much to all my followers and supporters of the rescue,I think we are in for a very busy baby season, Paula and the wildlife 🦔 🐾

I have a few handmade pictures to help raise funds for the rescue and the hedgehogs,this is my way of keeping the rescue running.I can post out or deliver locally.They would make ideal Mothers day gifts or birthday presents,please take a look if you can and support the rescue,I can make in most colours,thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾

I would like to say a big thankyou for all the donations I have received over the last couple of days thankyou to Weymouth connect(the Acorns) and thankyou to the Pet Experience.Thankyou for the wet cat food,newspapers and cat biscuits left in my donations box from Denise and Angel,thankyou for the items received from my Amazon wishlist from Angie,Debbie,thankyou to everyone that donates to the rescue,I am very grateful Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾

The temperatures have warmed up a bit, so wildlife will be out and about stocking up on food and water,please make sure you have plenty of food and water out for them.As Spring approaches baby season will be here before we know it,hedgehogs have two litters a year and can have hoglets as early as March,please leave all the leaves out for their nests.Last year was very busy with a lot of tiny newborns and we were lucky with a very high success rate.Thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔

If you would like to support the rescue and the hedgehogs we have in the at the moment,please take a look at the links at the top of our page this will take you direct to our lists. Thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🦔

Please try and keep your gardens wildlife friendly,and try to attract wildlife into your gardens thankyou so much 🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔

Please make sure the water and food are not frozen over the cold winter period for wildlife,they will still wake up when hibernating to drink and feed,thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔

We had 6 hedgehog guests arrive yesterday that have come to stay,Chris at Prickly Prickles(Dorchester) is poorly in hospital so unable to look after her hogs,so Sabrina from (Help the Hedgies) took 4 and I have taken the remaining 6.
We have Meg,Cracker,Monica,Mable, Noel and Sprocket,poor Sprocket has had his nose sliced off by a strimmer leaving his nostrils exposed.He is back on antibiotics as he has been rubbing it and making it sore.Get well soon Chris and have a good rest and dont worry.Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🐾🦔

One of the hogs in the rescue came in with severe ringworm,the treatment is long and time consuming.These photos are 10 days apart you can see a major difference in the skin condition and spine growth,hopefully he will be fully recovered soon.Thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🦔

Our next arrival at the rescue is a small female called Fi ,she was found at the beginning of December by Michelle in her garden on Portland,all the local rescues were full so Michelle has been looking after Fi for the last few weeks,but as with juvenile hedgehogs it's not always easy to tell if they healthy, and Fi has the signs of internal parasites,her weight gain has been very slow,her poo was tested and she has lungworm and fluke.I thought it best that I take Fi and start her on some meds for the parasites,thankyou to Michelle for looking after her.Paula and the wildlife 🐾🦔🐾🦔

I would like to say a very big thankyou to Ruth and the wonderful team at Carry on beating 2,for their very kind donation of £100.00 towards the running of the rescue,this will help us purchase some of the items we need to keep the rescue running,like black sacks,kitchen rolls,pedal bin liners,wetwipes,cage cleaners,the list goes on thankyou so much I'm very grateful,Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔♥️

I would like to say a massive thankyou to Colleen and all the fund raisers at Handmade With Love♥️,they raise funds for amazing causes ,thankyou for your kind donation towards the running of the rescue,we will put it towards the meds that we need and the weaners and puppy mousse, and ringworm spray.I am very grateful thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾

As I like to craft items to help raise funds for the rescue(can make to your own colours),I was gifted some new resin moulds for Christmas.Im trying out some new ideas and different colours and some of the resin can be framed,all items can be purchased to help with funding the rescue,they make ideal gifts or presents and can be posted out or delivered locally,please take a look if you can and let me know what you think I have many different animal moulds and can do most colours that fit in with your colour scheme,thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife.

Please keep feeding all your wildlife throughout the winter months,the ground is hard and food is in short supply and plenty of fresh water.🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾

Shared from Chris at Prickly Prickles in Dorchester 🦔🐾

Im looking for any local events for 2024 fetes, craft fayres where I can have my fund raising craft stall.This is my way of fund raising for the rescue,and keeps the rescue up and running.Thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🐾🦔

Please make sure your hedgehog houses have plenty of warm,dry, bedding inside.The night temperatures have dropped and hogs will be looking for shelter and maybe somewhere to hibernate, if they are still awake.Please keep putting food and water out for those hogs still out and about.Thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🎄

We often talk about internal parasites in hedgehogs and wildlife,a small amount is fine and they can cope with these,but an over burden can kill.A lot of sick hedgehogs can have a couple of these parasites or can have all of them.You may notice nasty looking poo in the garden that can be light or dark green or slimey or bubbly and can have blood in,this can be a sign of internal parasites.I have put some magnified pictures(from google) on this post of the main parasites.Thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔

Our latest arrival is another sick male hedgehog called Newie, he is only 346g and doing horrible poo,he has coccidia, fluke and lungworm,he is also covered in ticks he was found on Portland near the same place as Stevie by Chris and Zack,thankyou for looking after him until I picked him up,thankyou and fingers crossed Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾

I would like to wish all my followers, supporters and friends of the rescue a very HAPPY 2024.♥️
This year has been crazy busy,especially with all the very sick juvenile hedeghogs and tiny babies,I hopefully will be here for another year of rescuing.This year has been very challenging with fund raising and all our events were very quiet,luckily I have had some very kind donations and sold some of my craft items.As a self funding rescue the cost of living crisis has not helped us at all.
I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST FOR 2024 ,please look after your wildlife and I'm here for any advice and help you might need,thankyou so much Paula and the Wildlife 🦔🐾🦔🐾♥️

This is ringworm in close up on one of our poorly hogs he is nearly completely bald,ringworm can cause fur loss, spine loss,cracked skin,dry skin that can come off in clumps,bleeding and infected skin.If you see a balding or patchy spined hog,ask your local rescue for advice,without their spines they are open to predators, the treatment can take months to work in a severe case,thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🐾🦔🎄🐾🦔

⚠️POO PICS ATTACHED⚠️ An update on the little tick hog Steve,this is what he did overnight and its not good,he has coccidia and fluke,and lungworm these parasites will kill a hedgehog if left untreated.A hedgehog can have a few parasites which is normal but an overburden will make them very sick.I have started him on meds and now we will have to see if he is strong enough to fight them.If you see any hedgehog poo that you are worried about, take a picture and ask your local rescue for advice. Fingers crossed for Steve thankyou Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🎄🦔🐾🎄

Our latest arrival is a sick male hedgehog called Steve,he was spotted led out in a front garden on Portland. Steve weighs 366g and is muddy so I'm wondering if he was asleep somewhere and has woken up.He is very lethargic and thin and covered in very large ticks,he is also possibly full of internal parasites.Thankyou to Chris and Zack for picking him up and looking after him,I have removed all the ticks and started him on some meds,thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🎄

If you find a sick hedeghog led out in the day, here is what to do.
Carefully put the hedgehog in a high sided box with a towel.
Put a warm heat source under the towel or under the box.
Do not try to syringe water or food into the hedgehogs mouth.
Phone your local rescue or vet immediately, do not try to keep or treat the hedgehog yourself for days.
Timing can make all the difference between the hedgehog dying and recovering.
Thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife. 🐾🦔🐾🦔🐾🦔

We still have lots of hedgehogs in the rescue at the moment,but the mad autumn rush is slowing down,the hogs that are coming in now are very sick,they have either tried to hibernate but have been to small or they have gone to sleep sick with internal parasites.Please keep an eye on any small hogs that are still out and about ,especially if out in the day or laying outside.Please keep putting food and fresh water out,if you have any concerns contact your local rescue for advice,thankyou so much Paula and the wildlife 🦔🐾🎄