Hartford Hedgehog Rescue - Cambridgeshire, UK

22/10/2026

Morning all

Let's start the day with a couple of photos of one of my favourites in the rescue right now, Asher.

Asher is an older hedgehog who came in very skinny and absolutely full of fleas a few weeks ago. He's been treated for fluke and lungworm and is slowly putting on weight.

He often sleeps with his head poking out of his nest and loves his heat pad.

18/10/2026

Morning all

For those of you not familiar with The Waterfowl Sanctuary in Godmanchester they do amazing work and have saved thousands of birds across the country including hundreds from our own waterways.

The movement for good awards are giving away £5000 to the 5 charities that get the most nominations.

We haven't applied for this ourselves as, although our funds do need a boost, we are a small rescue and 5k is more than we need.

So if you have a minute spare please click on the link below and nominate Graham and his fantastic team.

Without our support we wouldn't have the wonderful services our local rescues provide.

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We could receive a £5,000 donation with your help through the Movement for Good Draw.

12/10/2026

Little Pebble - hedgehog who arrived covered in fly eggs last night - is much happier today.

Last night was quite an ordeal for her having to be handled for over 2 hours while having it all removed. She also had fluids injected to get her hydration levels up.

Arrival weight was 206g. She is now 242g. She's on antibiotics for a nasal infection and will start wormer injections tomorrow as she has fluke and lungworm.

11/10/2026

This poor girl came in this evening with a lot of fly eggs.

Fortunately the finder, Joe, sent me a video advising he was happy to keep overnight. I could see a few fly eggs so Denise, one of our fabulous volunteer drivers, went straight over to collect her.

I hoped, as I always do, that there was just a few fly eggs. But, as there always is, she had a lot. Face, sides, bottom and throughout spines. Removing fly eggs is a slow laborious process both for me and for the hedgehog, involving toothpicks, tweezers and a nit comb. The difficulty is getting the hedgehog to stay uncurled. I work quietly and slowly which helps.

2 hours later the majority have been removed. She's now having a little break before we have another session to make sure it's all gone.

Joe has rescued 3 hedgehogs in the last couple of months, one who gave birth to 2 babies 4 weeks ago so he has a total of 5 here now!

Hopefully little Pebble will pull through.

10/10/2026

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When I arrived at the facility I was in a lot of pain and really rather embarrassed by my smell. My skin was infected and painful and I couldn't move very well as it was so tight and sore.

The lovely nurse gave me a warm bath which I found a bit alarming at first but it was sooooo comforting.

What wasn't comforting was when my skin and fur all started falling off in clumps over the next 2 days. I felt so naked and exposed. The nurse assured me she's seen it all before. For a few days I had baths, sprays, needles stuck in me and lots of tasty food.

Now I can't really face food though as my tummy feels funny. I've got fluke so more medicine and I'm starting to eat a little bit.

My favouritest thing ever is my warm nest. It's heated! If I lay with all 4 legs spread out it makes my tummy nice and warm so that's mostly what I do.

Overall I'm enjoying my stay here and definitely recommend a visit if you're feeling a bit under the weather.

Angus - Huntingdon

05/10/2026

I posted a while ago to say that Brooke gave birth on 13th September while being looked after by Rhiannon in the team. We didn't know she was pregnant- without a scan it's impossible to know.

Once the babies were 13 days old they were collected and brought to the hospital to be transferred into the mother and baby unit to give them and Mum a bigger more secluded nest area. We have left nest alone so mum could get on with feeding and taking care of them.

Today they have ventured out of the nest for the first time and look how perfect they are ❤️. 2 girls, 267g and 277g. Hedgehogs are such fantastic mothers.

04/10/2026

Poor Angus. He's had 2 baths today and his skin and fur is falling off as the scabs are softened. He smells awful as his face, inside his ears, tummy, legs and sides are all infected and very sore.

He's had antiseptic applied to his sore bits and a pain relief injection. On top of this I found several fluke eggs under the microscope today.

Despite all this he remains bright and active and is eating small amounts. I guess he's feeling a lot better than he did before he got here. He's such a sweet little hedgehog - fingers crossed he copes with his fluke treatment as well as he's coping with everything else.

04/10/2026

Good morning everyone

It continues to be busy here with lots of poorly juveniles coming in.

Some of them are arriving too far gone with a heavy burden of internal parasites. While we can usually get on top of roundworm and lungworm, fluke is a difficult one as it damages the intestines. We have lost a few juveniles which is heartbreaking but we also have many who are doing well.

This little pickle was collected from Cromwell Veterinary Group last night who took him in on Friday as we were full.

Just 120g he has ringworm and mange and his skin was incredibly tight and sore. Cromwells administered fluids and pain relief and when he arrived with us we started treatment with a warm medicated bath which instantly soothes the skin. The warm water relieves the tightness of the skin and we were able to gently remove some of the crusting.

As soon as he was back in his heated nest he felt well enough to eat then snuggle up in his cosy nest. Today he will start a regime to tackle the skin issues and get him back to full health. We have called him Angus.

We are operating on a one out one in basis which is likely to be the case for some time.

29/09/2026

We are already at capacity with 11 hedgehogs in our care - some critical needing round the clock care. Our situation changes regularly as some hedgehogs unfortunately don't make it and some are moved on to foster care as they stabilise freeing up space in the hospital.

We've had a few in this week with fly strike - this is why it's so important to act quickly. Once flies lay eggs on them their chances of survival are diminished. If you see a hedgehog out during the day pick up using gloves, get them in a high sided box with a towel. Bring indoors immediately so they are not at risk from flies and predators. Offer water but not food. Contact a rescue immediately.

If you see a hedgehog out during the day on a mission- collecting nesting materials or just getting a snack then returning to nest then leave alone.

If you call and get our voicemail please try other rescues. If hedgehog has a physical injury please refer to your local vet.

Here are some of our current patients.

27/09/2026

Little Oswald arrived a few days ago as spotted out during the day. He has roundworm and lungworm and was 174g on arrival.

He's been treated for both and his diarrhoea is starting to get better. He's a lively little hedgehog and is now 197g.