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Look what I found in my cellar

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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Hedgehogs do sometimes get in the most awkward places.They have even been found in attics (presumably climbing up ivy or other climbers).
    Then they are stuck and can't get back out with tragic consequences,so it is great that this one has been found safe!
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    He's lucky I had cat food in the house, I don't have a cat but saw a hedgehog (could have been the same one) in the garden in daylight, so I have been putting some food out at night. 
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Well found @Yviestevie.  Hope he gets fit soon and sticks around afterwards.

    I expect homes are just a tad overwhelmed at the mo - sick residents and reduced staff levels cos of Covid - and don't have time to od technology.   I hope they can get round to your mum and @punkdoc's too.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    Twinkle (because he's a little star) is doing well, hopefully I'll be able to release him into the garden in a day or so.  Hubby is out this morning trying to find where he got into the cellar, but so far no joy.  We have had the back door open and the cellar door open quite a bit while we've been decorating and we are starting to wonder whether he just came in through the conservatory while we weren't looking.

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • PurpleRosePurpleRose Posts: 538
    So pleased you found Twinkle and he is doing well. Hopefully when Twinkle is released she/he is a regular visitor to your garden 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    You are doing all the right things where Twinkle is concerned  :)
    My only worry would be if he or she was wandering around during the day before ending up in the cellar,  but if he's eating and drinking well and there are no signs of ticks he should be okay.
    The only other thing would be internal parasites that the rescue would need to test for, but if they're happy for you to let him go then that's great.
    It's amazing the places they end up in 🦔
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Best gardener's mate ever!!

    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    Twinkle may be renamed Houdini as he escaped from his box and managed to squeeze under the bed settee.  It took us a while to find him and then we had to upend the sofa to get him out.  He's been eating and drinking well so we are going to let him go tonight.  I'll keep an eye out for him to see if he's walking about in the daylight over the next few days.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Houdini the Hedgehog ! He seems to have a penchant for getting into trouble 🦔
    Hopefully, he won't be out and about during the day 🤞
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