What to do with a hedgehog with a broken leg?

I searched again when I returned home at lunchtime and spotted a swarm of flies; there just below them about to disappear under a bush was the injured hog. I took him to our local hedgehog friendly vets and he was treated with antibiotics, but the infection had spread to the bone and he could not be saved.

Is the injured Hedgehog still able to get about?

Then when I checked my footage, it showed that yes indeed, that was the injured hog. AAghhh!! Which just shows that it is still perfectly able to get about and has been doing so since 6th August. What is the best thing to do? I don’t know if it is a female – could it be popping out to eat but still have a nest of babies?

What’s the difference between a broken toe and a broken foot?

A broken (fractured) toe is an injury normally caused by either dropping a heavy object on the toe or stubbing the toe hard. Generally it takes quite a lot of force to break a bone. However, toe bones are more vulnerable because they are small bones and because they are on the edge of the body,…

Why do I have a broken little toe?

Broken little toe, or a broken toe in general, is a fairly common injury caused by hitting the toe on something, dropping a heavy object on it or if someone stomps on it during an intense game of basketball (I`ve included this example because that is exactly what happened to me some time ago).

I searched again when I returned home at lunchtime and spotted a swarm of flies; there just below them about to disappear under a bush was the injured hog. I took him to our local hedgehog friendly vets and he was treated with antibiotics, but the infection had spread to the bone and he could not be saved.

Then when I checked my footage, it showed that yes indeed, that was the injured hog. AAghhh!! Which just shows that it is still perfectly able to get about and has been doing so since 6th August. What is the best thing to do? I don’t know if it is a female – could it be popping out to eat but still have a nest of babies?

A broken (fractured) toe is an injury normally caused by either dropping a heavy object on the toe or stubbing the toe hard. Generally it takes quite a lot of force to break a bone. However, toe bones are more vulnerable because they are small bones and because they are on the edge of the body,…

When did the Think Think hedgehogs come out?

The Hedgehog Family appeared in adverts for THINK! road safety from 1997 to 2010. The adverts were shown to encourage children to follow the Green Cross Code when crossing the road. The adverts focused on two young hedgehogs: a large one who represented an older child and a small one who represented a younger child.