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HogsCroft Hedgehog Rescue, Whitecroft, Kinnaird Road, Perth (2025)

24/04/2025

🥳Yes folks it’s that time of year again and we are delighted to announce this event! We look forwards to meeting everyone and watch this space because over coming weeks we will be sharing lots more about our third Open Day 🥳

24/04/2025

When Peter and his daughter were taking an early evening walk on Tuesday they spotted this poorly soul amongst a few leaves in grounds near a care home in Auchterarder. Peter noticed that although the hedgehog was not mobile he was ‘shaking and wobbling’
They contacted the rescue and kindly brought little Womble through - a very thin adult male, severely dehydrated very cold and in a state of collapse. Womble needed fluids and warmth and was placed in an incubator and given fluids during the evening and night. Yesterday morning he appeared brighter and was able to stand. Sadly a little later that morning he deteriorated very rapidly, his breathing changed and he very quickly slipped away.
Sometimes by the time they are found it is already too late - Womble was partially hidden under a thin covering of leaves and he is likely to have been there some time given the state he was in. Please continue to spread the word about hedgehogs out in the day - please phone a rescue the minute you see one. So sad we couldn’t save this wee man 💔🌈🦔

24/04/2025

Jaine was in Auchterarder on Tuesday afternoon when she was alerted to a small hedgehog wandering around. This little one was found by, and named after, Emily, near Auchterarder Community School. Jaine offered to help and popped her in a box then phoned the rescue. Joan, one of our volunteers met up with Jaine and brought this little one back. Emily weighed 272 grams, although skinny it is still clear she is only a few months old. This is really quite puzzling but can only indicate that our changing climate is resulting in some hedgehog births in ‘winter’ months.
Emily has a huge burden of three different internal parasites although vet early days so far she is responding well to treatment. Send healing thoughts to this tough little girl 🙏

21/04/2025

This morning Luke phoned the rescue - he had arrived at work and saw a hedgehog lying in a tyre. I asked Luke to bring the hedgehog in - unsure how long it had been there and what state it might be in. Hedgehogs are good climbers but whilst they manage to get into tyres it’s hard for them to get out - they can be trapped for days and will scrabble to get out. They become very stressed, soon exhaust themselves, can easily dehydrate and are easy ‘prey’ to other creatures.
The hog Luke brought in was lucky - a big healthy male in very good shape. After quick check up ‘Tyrone’ was popped into an outside hutch for the day and Luke kindly offered to come back tonight to release him close to where found - the tyre has now been lifted. Tyrone is now back in the wild - he ate some food before he left and hopefully will be none the worse
for his misadventure.
The outcome could have been different , so please folks don’t leave tyres lying on the ground - they can be a death trap.

21/04/2025

🦔❤️ As we are approaching one of the main hoglet seasons of the year, we thought it might be both useful and interesting to run our reproductive series again….We hope you are all enjoying the long weekend ❤️🦔

20/04/2025

Two admissions this Easter weekend.
Tamarra noticed ‘Gramps’just outside her Perth flat yesterday afternoon, Kathryn, one of our volunteers went to collect. Gramps is an older boy very skinny and brought a fair few ticks in with him. Will see how he goes - he certainly is very hungry and already enjoying the hospitality on offer!
Elisabeth saw ‘Lisi’ in her Tayport garden this morning and phoned her friend for advice. Her friend, Elaine, volunteers here so went round to collect and brought her in! Lisi is a young adult also skinny and dehydrated.

Deceptive how they can look when they ‘spike out’ but underneath that apparent ‘ball of spines’ are actually two ‘rugby ball shaped’ skinny hogs who are both severely underweight - don’t let how they ‘look’ deceive you - out in the day means they are sick.

Fingers crossed for this pair and thank you to finders and our amazing volunteers who, as ever, go that extra mile - literally!

20/04/2025

Happy Easter everyone!

19/04/2025

Update- Sunday 2330hrs. Only 2 tickets left. A huge thank you to everyone who has bought tickets already for the spring hamper. The winning number will be drawn at the Errol Spring Fayre on the 26th which is less than 1 week away. Don't miss out 🤗

Now on sale are tickets for our super spring hamper. The cost is £3 each and all proceeds will be going to the purchase of a binocular microscope. Microscopic examination of hedgehog p**p, which may sound a bit blurgh, is vital in detecting endoparasites in the hogs. We can see which particular parasites are present and also how heavy a burden the hog has. Having an additional microscope means we can analyse more samples and begin the appropriate treatment quicker. To an ill hog in pain this can be lifesaving.
The microscope we wish to buy costs £270 and we will also need to purchase glass slides and cover slips. Selling all 100 numbers would fund this purchase and be totally amazing.
Payment is by Paypal please to paypal.me/hogscroftrescue
Please comment which number(s) you would like on this post. Thank you everyone for your continued support, you keep us going! Also a big thank you to Sheila Hume for creating this great hamper ❤️

19/04/2025

Yesterday we had to say goodbye to Bryony. She came into the rescue a few weeks ago an elderly girl with a huge parasite burden and extremely thin. We treated all her parasites and for a short while she began to improve and put on a bit of weight. Over the course of the last week, however, she once again lost weight - despite eating and drinking. Her p**p tests showed the parasites were increasing in numbers despite treatment. We kept Bryony warm, comfortable and pain free during her stay. We took her to the vets yesterday as we knew that she was unable to recover and we wanted to say goodbye before she became weak and seriously ill. Bryony - like most hedgehogs - will try to keep going even when recovery is impossible. Some elderly hedgehogs do respond and we offer them a chance where we know we can release them to spend perhaps their last summer back in the wild. It is however important to recognise when despite their determination they are at the end of their natural lives and it is our responsibility to not allow suffering. Thank you to Andrew Fleming for rescuing her and to Parkside Veterinary Group for your care and kindness yesterday. Thank you also to Furget Me Not Pet Cremations Ltd who always treat every animal with the utmost care and respect. Goodnight sweet girl 🌈❤️

19/04/2025

Thank you to everyone who has recently donated either through our PayPal account, Amazon wishlist (all anonymous gifts!) or through bank transfer.
Little Pedro is beginning to feel a bit better - still a long way to go but with your support we can continue to offer him and his pals all the care they need. 🙏❤️🦔

17/04/2025

Ross and Maria first spotted Pedro during daylight hours in the middle of the road close to their home in Comrie. They lifted him and popped him under a hedge in their garden. Pedro kept coming out and they phoned the rescue seeking advice. When I explained he shouldn’t be out during the day they acted quickly and put him in a box, tucking towels around him to keep him warm. We arranged to meet up and collect Pedro. It was obvious from the outset that this little hedgehog was in pain, he was extremely agitated and ‘walking high’ - hedgehogs should walk close to the ground, when they appear to walk almost on ‘tip toe’ it is usually a sign they have tummy pain. Pedro’s p**p sample contained one of the highest number of both roundworm and fluke eggs we have ever seen - no wonder he was in pain. Pedro only weighed 344 grams when he arrived and is just a young hog. He has only been with us a couple of days and needs a lot of care and treatment. Thank you so much to Ross and Maria, they literally saved his life scooping him up off the road to begin with and whilst they weren’t quite sure what to do they knew something was wrong and phoned us. Pedro is a bit more settled today but it will take a while to try and rid him of his huge parasite burden - wish this very cute little man well. ❤️🦔

16/04/2025

Thank you to everyone that has purchased tickets in our spring hamper raffle. We are halfway there to our goal of a new microscope 🤗🤗🤗
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15/04/2025

Can Sara who brought hedgehog house back today phone me please 😊
Alison

15/04/2025

It’s been a very tough few days. Euphemia came into the rescue in December, Heather and Neil found her in their Callander garden and although it was night time it was -8 degrees and she was lying out in the open. They drove over 50 miles to bring her in. Euphemia weighed just over 500 grams and was riddled with internal parasites. She suffered a number of setbacks and many recurrences of endoparasites, her response to treatment was slow however she eventually made progress. We were on the verge of release when her appetite decreased again and she appeared to be drinking a lot. Euphemia was admitted to the vets for an assessment but nothing obvious was found, she returned and again picked up briefly. Once again Euphemia moved into an outside hutch in preparation for release, her p**p samples were clear and then she stopped eating - another p**p sample revealed a recurrence of roundworm. She was brought back inside for treatment but failed to respond and then deteriorated very rapidly. Euphemia died very suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday and we were all completely devastated. Always a sweet natured and absolutely beautiful girl.
We had another hedgehog admitted on Sunday, David and Heather from Scone had spotted him on their wildlife camera dragging his front leg. Daniel weighed almost 900 grams, a healthy boy apart from his front right leg. We contacted the emergency vet and we took him in for an xray yesterday morning. His elbow was severely dislocated and all the ligaments and surrounding tissues very badly damaged. Attempts to put his elbow back into place were unsuccessful and the only option was to put an end to his suffering.
Thank you to Thrums Vets for all your support and care.
So sorry we could do nothing to save either of these beautiful souls - it is truly heartbreaking - fly high Euphemia and Daniel. 💔

14/04/2025

‼️IMPORTANT NOTICE❤️‍🩹
We can’t stress enough, everyone please check your gardens before you start any work.
It breaks our hearts to say, tonight we have had to put a healthy hog to sleep after a horrific strimmer injury. 😓

14/04/2025

Update- Thank you to everyone who has bought tickets already for the spring hamper. The winning number will be drawn at the Errol Spring Fayre on the 26th which is less than 2 weeks away. Don't miss out 🤗

Spring has sprung, the grass is rising and hedgehogs have been waking up from hibernation. Soon we will also see the birth of this year's spring hoglets. (Lovely to watch but please don't disturb their nests, it could cause the mother to abandon the nest and the young in it).
Now on sale are tickets for our super spring hamper. The cost is £3 each and all proceeds will be going to the purchase of another binocular microscope. Microscopic examination of hedgehog p**p, which may sound a bit blurgh, is vital in detecting endoparasites in the hogs. We can see which particular parasites are present and also how heavy a burden the hog has. Having an additional microscope means we can analyse more samples and begin the appropriate treatment quicker. To an ill hog in pain this can be lifesaving.
The microscope we wish to buy costs £270 and we will also need to purchase glass slides and cover slips. Selling all 100 numbers would fund this purchase and be totally amazing.
Payment is by Paypal please to paypal.me/hogscroftrescue
Please comment which number(s) you would like on this post. Thank you everyone for your continued support, you keep us going! Also a big thank you to Sheila Hume for creating this great hamper.

14/04/2025

🦔❤️ Today we have the last of the warning infographics before we move into a closer look at baby season. Please do feel free to share the information to encourage more people to be aware of our spiky friends ❤️🦔

13/04/2025

Little Easter was found on a path in Forfar by Duncan and Jennifer on Tuesday tea time. They scooped the little hog up and following a quick phone call travelled the 22 miles to bring her in. She is a very ‘stressy’ hog and wouldn’t uncurl at first. She weighed in at 370 grams and is a young hedgehog which suggests she was born either very late last year or early this year. Full of internal parasites and still curls up tightly when handled but responding well to treatment and we manage to catch sneaky little videos when she doesn’t think we are looking - she has also now got the knack of eating kitten biscuits and this morning has cleared her dish for the first time! Thank you Duncan and Jennifer for bringing her in - too many folk still don’t realise hedgehogs shouldn’t be out in the daylight so keep spreading the word folks and help save a life.

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