This little girl came to us with her brother, the two babies had for some reason been split from their mother. Unfortunately he didn’t survive long, however this female has done very well and has put on weight.
Now at over 300 grams she has been released her back into the wild.
Rearing baby hedgehogs (hoglets) take a huge amount of time and effort, but just look at her, how could we ever refuse.
Talk about all creatures great and small, yesterday we were shearing sheep, today we took in these five voles after their nest was accidentally disturbed by a digger and unfortunately their mother was killed.It is very hands-on feeding them every hour for the next few weeks, thankfully we have a volunteer step forward, we wish…
The so-called “silly season” has arrived in anger, it’s that time of year when we receive a deluge of calls to help baby wildlife, as well as several baby birds in our care being hand reared, we have baby hedgehogs, ducklings and now this pair! These fox cubs were admitted after their den was disturbed…
This little chap is the first fox cub of the season, he was found during building works which disturbed the mother. He is probably around four weeks old so still being fed on milk, our task will be to keep him warm and bottle feed on milk replacement. Fox cubs do require a lot of attention, they…
This beautiful fox cub arrived at the weekend, we believe her mother has been killed, and there are no signs of other cubs. Fortunately she is eating herself and she’s doing well. Currently she’s in our animal hospital ready to go for blood test, then she’ll be transferred to our large fox enclosure. Fox cubs…
A few weeks ago we took in 4 young fox cubs, they had been found cuddling their dead mother. Sadly it seems their mother had been killed. This poor family was far too young to survive on their own, so we have taken them in. Initially they were on milk, we have now weaned them…
We now have five fox cubs in our care. This female was found trapped in garden netting which has cut deep into her neck leaving an infected wound, she has also become separated from her mum. Thankfully Feline and Wildlife Rescue Nottingham went out to release her and take to the emergency vets. The following…
