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OT Guess what Ezra found.
On our walk today, as we came from one field into the other Ezra stopped by
a hole and looked down, showing a lot of interest. I take her on this walk several times a week and it has been a long time since the last time she actually noticed this hole, so I thought that I better have a look. When I looked down the hole, that is deep and narrow I saw a little hedgehog that was trapped. The poor little soul had no way of getting up by himself. It proved a bit of a struggle to get him up without getting into close contact with his armour Finally I got him up, as I couldn't see any hedgehog family near I decided to bring him home with me to have a closer look at him, to see if he had any broken legs and to give him something to eat and a drink. There is no way of telling how long he has been down the hole. Ezra and I haven't been that way since Friday so he can have been stuck down there since Friday night. Right now he is napping in a box on my dinning room table. He has eaten(a lot so he was very hungry) and had a drink. He is about the size of my hand and very curious. He shows an interest in the world around him, and has no fear of me nor Ezra. On the walk home he was busy finding out what I was, his nose going non stop and climbing around to the point that I nearly dropped him. He seems young(he is small) but obviously he is on solid food and able to take care of himself. Tonight I will put him out in the garden with the other hedgehogs and hope that he will make it. As my garden is full of snails and other yummy food and I put out water and food too it isn't lack of food and shelter that will meet him. He sure is cute Lone |
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"Lone Hansen" wrote in
: Tonight I will put him out in the garden with the other hedgehogs and hope that he will make it. As my garden is full of snails and other yummy food and I put out water and food too it isn't lack of food and shelter that will meet him. I was watching some animal planet show with a hedgehog and I thought of you and your garden denizens!! I hope your little guy does well in your garden!! Keep us posted! -- BethF, Anchorage, AK |
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Subject: OT Guess what Ezra found.
From: "Lone Hansen" Date: 7/28/03 10:37 AM Pacific Tonight I will put him out in the garden with the other hedgehogs and hope that he will make it. As my garden is full of snails and other yummy food and I put out water and food too it isn't lack of food and shelter that will meet him. Awww, whatta cute story, Lone. Glad Ezra was there to alert you, good girl! Wish we had hedgehogs around here. Deb Shi the Survivor Georgie the Kid-Snarker |
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Ezra to the rescue !
I love hedgehogs. If you need any advice there is a hedgehog and wildlife rescue St Tiggywinkles . http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/ Alison "Lone Hansen" wrote in message ... On our walk today, as we came from one field into the other Ezra stopped by a hole and looked down, showing a lot of interest. I take her on this walk several times a week and it has been a long time since the last time she actually noticed this hole, so I thought that I better have a look. When I looked down the hole, that is deep and narrow I saw a little hedgehog that was trapped. The poor little soul had no way of getting up by himself. It proved a bit of a struggle to get him up without getting into close contact with his armour Finally I got him up, as I couldn't see any hedgehog family near I decided to bring him home with me to have a closer look at him, to see if he had any broken legs and to give him something to eat and a drink. There is no way of telling how long he has been down the hole. Ezra and I haven't been that way since Friday so he can have been stuck down there since Friday night. Right now he is napping in a box on my dinning room table. He has eaten(a lot so he was very hungry) and had a drink. He is about the size of my hand and very curious. He shows an interest in the world around him, and has no fear of me nor Ezra. On the walk home he was busy finding out what I was, his nose going non stop and climbing around to the point that I nearly dropped him. He seems young(he is small) but obviously he is on solid food and able to take care of himself. Tonight I will put him out in the garden with the other hedgehogs and hope that he will make it. As my garden is full of snails and other yummy food and I put out water and food too it isn't lack of food and shelter that will meet him. He sure is cute Lone |
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"Alison" wrote in message ... Ezra to the rescue ! I love hedgehogs. If you need any advice there is a hedgehog and wildlife rescue St Tiggywinkles . http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/ Alison Hi Alison. Thanks for the link. Baby as I call him seems okay. No broken bones and a very healthy appetite. He is still in a box on the table as I prefere to put him out when the other hedgehogs show up, as I hope that he will be able to team up with them and follow them as they will be able to show him where the food is and whee the sleep during the day, that is if they want anything to do with him. So far no sign of the other hedgehogs, I know they are there, but they haven't dropped by yet. Baby has eaten again and is now taking a little nap. He must have been very hungry and thirsty as he has eaten a LOT. Ezra doesn't know what to think of our house guest. She sleeps right under his box but hasn't tried to get to him so that is good. He really is very, very cute Lone |
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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... Hmm. I know nothing at all about hedgehogs... but could this be a sign that he may have been a pet who escaped? Or are wild hedgehogs that tolerant of humans? PetsMart Pet Trainer My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m. - Hedgehogs aren't kept as pets. Wild hedgehogs are pretty tolerant of humans as we aren't predators. This one is very young, I guess around 6 weeks old, old enough to fend for himself as they leave the nest between 5 to 6 weeks. At any rate he is very cute Lone |
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Lone Hansen wrote:
- That I don't understand. They aren't really geared to be kept as pets, i guess it's not much different than keeping other small critters, like ferrets and guinea pigs, as pets. it's not for me, but some people enjoy them and seem to do well by them in terms of care. and does best outside + they are great for keeping snails, slugs, beetles ect down. They are also active at night so you won't have that much joy from them during the day. I think they are best left outside. they aren't native to the US, so there isn't a natural habitat for them here. The rule here is to let them be, feed and water them is okay but we don't disturb them unless they are injured or too young to make it through the winter on their down. that sounds like a pretty good idea to me! - That they are, and this young houseguest is so cute that I melt when looking at him. i've only met one. one of the students who used to work for me had an African pygmy hedgehog. he was *painfully* cute. I tried to put him back outside last night, but he would have non of that. He hid in a corner of the box under a towel and refused to leave the box(I had removed a side and put food outside the box, but nooooo. He refused to wenture out into the world, so he got to stay for the night in my old rat cage. aw, poor thing. i imagine he'll get used to his temporary home before long. I guess he wants a bit more food and fatening up before leaving. I am going to try again tonight. i hope he gets fat and healthy and will soon be able to be returned to the great outdoors. enjoy him while you have him! -- shelly (foul wench) and elliott and harriet http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette |
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"shelly" wrote in message
arble.net... On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Lone Hansen wrote: i guess it's not much different than keeping other small critters, like ferrets and guinea pigs, as pets. it's not for me, but some people enjoy them and seem to do well by them in terms of care. Um , not really , ferrets (isn't a ferret a domesticated polecat?)and piggies have been domesticated for hundreds of years ..Hedgehogs are nocturnal and roam over several miles a night and hybernate in winter. when I read on another group about a hedgehog being kept in a cage with an exercise wheel it made me feel sick. Over here ,in the UK , imported wild animals like chipmunks are kept as pets and I feel the same way about that too. Alison |
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shelly wrote:
so, no, i *don't* see much difference between keeping a guinea pig or a ferret and a hedgehog. Big difference with a ferret. Ferrets are sociable and intelligent, far more like a dog or cat than any of the other caged beasties. I had a ferret once. I bought her on impulse, and assumed that she'd be fine home alone all day while I worked. She got so depressed she lost all her vitality. I gave her to a couple with another ferret that they treated like a dog - i.e., run of the house, slept with them, part of the family. She brightened right up and had a great life. I may be wrong, but I think animals like guinea pigs and hedgehogs can still thrive if they get no human interaction. Ferrets can't. PetsMart Pet Trainer My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html Last updated June 27 at 10:00 a.m. |
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