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Home Forums Carers / rescuing a hedgehog Some Advice needed Reply To: Some Advice needed

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As long as there is enough food the fox probably isn’t an issue, especially if it’s not done anything by now
This isn’t the breeding season for hogs so they won’t be having hoglets, and cats are not a problem for hogs at all
Size is not an indicator of sex, it’s just relative to that hog and also to the age of the hog
The small one may have died if you’ve not seen it for a while, but could have started to hibernate or changed it’s behaviour. Hogs do not need to hibernate.
Regarding food it doesn’t matter if it’s fish cat food – unless you are buying a really good brand the odds are it will have very little fish in i
There are a few guides to hedgehogs on here and it may be worth you having a read.
You could also find your nearest carer for more of a chat

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