Station Road, Beckford, Nr Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7AN Tel: 01386 882288 Email: info@valewildlife.org.uk Registered Charity No: 702888

Vale Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre

Whether you are an established wildlife rehabilitator with

a large centre, or a one-man band taking in a handful
of casualties a year, if you want any help or advice or
you just want to share some tips and ideas with others,
this is the place to do it.

Help for Rehabbers

TRIX TICK REMOVERS NOW AVAILABLE FROM OUR ONLINE SHOP.

A must for all hedgehog carers and pet owners.
Chemicals and oils should NOT be used to remove ticks as they can regurgitate their stomach contents into the bloodstream causing infection. ORDER YOUR TICK REMOVER HERE.

One of the biggest problems that I encountered when I first started taking in and   rehabilitating wildlife over 27 years ago, bearing in mind that I didn't have a clue what   I was doing at that time, was finding anyone with experience who was prepared to give me any advice. Nobody seemed willing to share their knowledge.
Speaking to other people who have set up since then, this problem is still the same today.
This attitude does nothing to encourage more people to take up this line of work   and certainly does nothing to help the injured wildlife.
If anyone new to wildlife rehabilitation needs any help or advice, we are happy to do our best to assist.

MICROHOTTIES

MICROWAVEABLE HEAT PADS,
IDEAL FOR SICK HEDGEHOGS &
OTHER SMALL MAMMALS/BIRDS.
AVAILABLE FROM OUR ONLINE SHOP.

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Any Questions?

Post your questions and discussion topics here.

Hints & Tips

Have you found something that works well? Any new ideas for rehabilitators? Share your ideas here.

Bird Rehabilitation

Questions concerning the treatment & rehabilitation of birds.

Mammal Rehabilitation

Questions concerning the treatment & rehabilitation of mammals.

How Can We Help?

What subjects do you want to see on here? What would be useful to you? Give us your ideas here.

All About Hedgehogs

For any questions about hedgehogs.

Hog faecal sample photos

 
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hedgehog drug dosages

You can also download our 'Basic Hedgehog Faecal Sampling' document with instructions on how to examine 'poo' samples under the microscope, together with the most commonly found worms and other parasites. UPDATED 10/09/11       UPDATED 12/05/12

faecal sampling - hedgehogs
hedgehog parasite treatments

Download the 'Fluid Replacement Chart' to enable you to work out the amount of fluids to administer to dehydrated animals (not just hedgehogs).

fluid replacement chart
hedgehog female (2)
hedgehog male (2)

If you have a query which you would like to

post publicly, to get advice from other carers reading it, please post it on the forum above.
I hope that other experienced rehabilitators will join us here   to share their knowledge and expertise and offer help to those who need it. If you want to contact us privately,  please email us by clicking here.

We are often asked how easy it is to sex hedgehogs.

So you can easily see the difference, I have posted the 2 photographs on the right.
The left photo shows a female hedgehog.
The right photo shows a male hedgehog.
Click on the photos to see a bigger version.

Calling all wildlife rehabilitators.......

Are you interested in meeting other like-minded people at a get-together for a day of discussions about
anything you want to air concerning wildlife rehabilitation?
Would you like to share your ideas, successes (and failures) with others?
We are considering organising such a day, to be held at (or near, depending on the numbers) Vale Wildlife Hospital later in the year.

If you are interested in attending, or you would like more information, please email me: caroline@valewildlife.org.uk

Last year we trialled a new mixture for handrearing baby birds such as blackbirds, thrushes, robins, tits, finches & starlings. The results were so impressive that we have now changed over to the new recipe permanently: 50gms lean minced beef 25gms Kaytee Exact 13gms ground sunflower hearts 90mls Lectade Pinch of vitamin/mineral supplement All this is liquidised for 5-10 seconds & is fed using tweezers, dipping into Lectade before feeding. Refrigerate between feeds & throw away any unused mixture after 24 hours. Thanks to Lorraine from Middlebank for suggesting this mix.

LUNGWORM LIFECYCLE Click the link above to see a YouTube video by Bayer, showing the lifecycle of the lungworm. Although the video uses a dog as the example, the process is the same in all animals.