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baby hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Description:

I found this baby hedgehog at night, in the middle of a street: it was lying on his side, probably was sick and did not move. I brought it home, putting it warm with food and water next to it. Unfortunately it did not survive.

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10 Comments

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

You are so great ......

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

So sad to hear , but still you tried your best ! Thank you for keeping the little one warm and comfortable on its last hours ! Very kind of you ! !!!!

valentinezza
valentinezza 10 years ago

Despina what you do is admirable, really. When I found the little hedgehog and I was going home, I also saw a kitten crushed by machines: I believe that the hedgehog would have suffered the same fate if I had not brought home. I was born in the countryside, in all these years I have helped many small animals injured or abandoned, I know that Mother Nature is often cruel, but I think there is a reason why all this is happening. Probably the puppy was too weak to survive, but it's always a disappointment when a rescue attempt ends in this way. Thank you for your words Despina, and thanks to everyone else who commented! :)

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

Dear @valentinezza, I am raising baby hedgehogs and other mammals, every year, in Greece and in NZ...Unfortunately no matter how much effort you put in their survival, they still die, it's a great dissapointment...Last time I was handed a litter of 4 baby hedgehogs in NZ, only one survived, and within a whole year on Greece, from 8 babies, just 2 managed to make it...
Still I have to tell you that in my hometown, the only wildlife center closed 5 years ago because of the economical crisis, but all the remaining volunteers (4 people) we try our best...We are not gods, we are humans....Sometimes I wish I had a magic wand and make things better...Wildlife deaths occure all the time, just think that the baby could have died in the cold tar, from a car's tyres...

gladys and her boys
gladys and her boys 10 years ago

Oh I am sorry. I know the feeling of disappointment, though you knew it would not likely survive. As I have told my young sons many times, you tried your best and in the end that is what matters.

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 10 years ago

So sweet. I'm sorry it did not survive, I have taken care of baby birds that fall out of nests or are abandoned and they rarely survive. Nature makes sure only the strongest survive...sad, but true. :(

valentinezza
valentinezza 10 years ago

You're right Despina, but I think that this puppy was already dying when I found it in the night, in the middle of the street. I placed it in a box in the heat, but it did not move and was breathing heavily. I got up early in the morning, a few hours later and it was dead. It's really a pity that there is not a rehabilitation center for wildlife here where I live. Unfortunately, I think that puppy was too ill. It was a big disappointment for me.

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

If it was smaller than 100 grams in weight, it would be almost impossible to survive without its mom... And still, there's 50/50 chance for survival, when they are hand raised, even if they are bigger than 150- 200 grams...Anything can go wrong: the milk formula, the bottle feeding, the lack of food proteins, the heat in the box...
At least you tried for its best...

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

lovely!

injica
injica 10 years ago

Troppo carino <3, mi piace un sacco come ha messo la manina!

valentinezza
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valentinezza

Sant'Olcese, LIG, Italy

Spotted on Aug 12, 2013
Submitted on Aug 12, 2013

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