Look what I found in my cellar

Yviestevie

Was walking past the cellar door and heard scratching.  Thinking it might be a rat I called Hubby and he investigated with a big stick.  Look what he found

He/she hasn't stopped eating and drinkins since we found him.  I'll call hedgehog rescue and see what I should do.  Think he/she might need fattening up before we release him/her.

Dovefromabove

Awww bless him/her ❤️ 🦔 

Lizzie27

That's lovely @Yviestevie, I'm so envious, haven't seen a live hedgehog for 12 odd years. Any luck with the video call with your mum? Thinking of you.

Yviestevie

@Lizzie27 No luck with the call, apparently they haven't set it up yet.  I know they are busy but it's not exactly rocket science is it.

I've called hedgehog rescue and they said to keep him in the box and feed him up for a couple of nights then if he seems fine to let him go in the garden.  Have no idea how long he's been down there.

Hostafan1

Gotta Luv the wee Spikeys

dappledshade

Oh how sweet! 

Hostafan1

might be  a stupid question, but have you any idea how he ended up in the cellar?

Lizzie27

Shame about the call, I guess the staff don't have much time to spare at the moment.
Do you know if they have any volunteers still visiting who could set it up? 

Fairygirl

Oh how lovely @Yviestevie
I thought you were going to say it was a dead body....

It crossed my mind the other day that, with all the dry  weather, and many of them emerging from hibernation, the hard ground could be a real problem in many areas too. When we had the mum and two little 'uns appearing in the garden a couple of years back, mum was clearly having trouble digging around as we'd had a very dry spell in July. 

Yviestevie

No idea @Hostafan1 The lady at the hedgehog rescue says as he is a youngster he could squeeze through a 2inch gap.  I'm going to have to send hubby to check all the air bricks to see if we have any holes.

punkdoc

What a fab story @Yviestevie.
I am not getting anywhere with the home helping my mum to video call either.