Hedgehog looking for a home with cows

[RushesToo]

I got "gifted" a hedgehog in autumn that hibernated before it got up to release weight. It is beginning to wake up and will need a home and I would like to give it a chance so....

I think that cows are probably its best chance, no slug pellets, probably slugs and snails to eat, not too much machinery, ideally as few roads as possible and if at all possible I would prefer a badger cull area so it doesn't become badger food on its first night out.

If you already know that you have hedgehogs that would be even better.

Please give me a shout if you can offer it a home.

 

[Exfarmer]

Be aware that many hedgehogs carry selmonella, however best release sites are probably gardens

 

[RushesToo]

Be aware that many hedgehogs carry selmonella, however best release sites are probably gardens

@Exfarmer I think you would be hard pressed to find any animal that doesn't carry disease and I would welcome any research that shows that hedgehogs are worse than all the other wildlife that are out there, starlings, seagulls and such forth strike me as a far greater significant risk as many milking herds would agree. I am unaware of any research that would support what you attest.

Gardens: This hedgehog is actually looking for a home because it came from an urban environment and was found next to the squashed body of its mother. I would have thought anything that eats slugs and snails that carry fluke would be rather attractive to stock keepers. I suspect that you have now made that not possible. I find that rather sad.

All things carry risk and it is for the individual to judge. This probably is a benefit rather than a risk - more so if you already have hedgehogs - otherwise there would be an eradication programme which would be entirely justified. Although I don't think we are trying to eliminate the 30% of the population that carry Staphylococcus . . .

All things in measure and balance if you would please.

 

[Exfarmer]

I would happily offer it a home !but not sure what my resident population would think of some foreign upstart

 

[Bury the Trash]

The centre of a cull area would give it its safest chance as 'incoming'badgers soon repopulate culled areas.plus the ones that didnt get caught of course.

 

[neilo]

@RushesToo , I’d be more than happy to have it here, but I suspect you’ll have plenty of offers far closer. I smile every time I see one pottering about the yards in the evening, having not seen them for several years back home (more badgers about there, but that’s purely a coincidence of course).

 

[RushesToo]

The centre of a cull area would give it its safest chance as 'incoming'badgers soon repopulate culled areas.plus the ones that didnt get caught of course.

If you know someone that would take it that would be most welcome. A message would be more than welcome [can't start a conversation with you, sorry]

 

[Philip Watkins]

I would happily offer it a home !but not sure what my resident population would think of some foreign upstart

An injection of fresh DNA might be most welcome.

 

[Bury the Trash]

If you know someone that would take it that would be most welcome. A message would be more than welcome [can't start a conversation with you, sorry]

No im afraid i dont know of anywhere naturally that safe (yet),
That top predator animal will take a few years of planned management to get back to sensible populations.

Imho ... for the whole thing to be successful more than individual/isolated cull areas is needed and adjoining (that is actually what i meant in prev. post) ...
.anyway..hopefully good in the longer term/ultimately for Hedgehogs,ground nesting birds,bumble bees etc as a happy 'extra' to the main reason for it ....

how about a large walled esate garden, organic and without dogs.....

 

[RushesToo]

No im afraid i dont know of anywhere naturally that safe (yet),
That top predator animal will take a few years of planned management to get back to sensible populations.

Imho ... for the whole thing to be successful more than individual/isolated cull areas is needed and adjoining (that is actually what i meant in prev. post) ...
.anyway..hopefully good in the longer term/ultimately for Hedgehogs,ground nesting birds,bumble bees etc as a happy 'extra' to the main reason for it ....

how about a large walled esate garden, organic and without dogs.....

Live on one, but we are dry round here and the walled garden probably doesn't have enough food. Is thoroughly badger proof tho' Probably hasn't any other hedgehogs, so won't do much for the population so not sensible even if easy.

Yes I over think things, but I do want more hedgehogs, less slugs/snails and just a bit more smiling in the world due to spotting the critters.every now and then

 

[hindmaist]

'mon the hurcheons!