Hi I'm Cazza

Hello all and what a fab forum!!

I love hedgehogs. They are my favourite British mammal and I have been an active hedgehog carer for nearly 3 years now. I started out by accident when I found 2 young, very underweight, juvenile hogs in my garden just before Christmas. I homed them in my shed over Winter and provided food and medical support (with help from The Hedgehog Helpline). Come the following Spring I released them and they came back nightly after that!!

I kept in touch with the Hedgehog Helpline, who invited me along to their carers day, provided me with the basics etc and that was it I was away! I had in almost 150 hogs in the first year and I was happy to be able to release over 2 thirds of them. I also began using my alternative health background alongside conventional treatment on the hogs and I now regularly use homeopathy and flower remedies to help treat sick and injured hogs and hoglets. I have found homeopathy invaluable for the hogs I've even sent homeopathic treatments for hogs to people in other areas of the UK and abroad

Earlier this year I worked with Hugh Warwick and Iolo Williams on the BBC Wales programme Not In My Nature. I was filmed working with a young hoglet and interviewed about hogs and one of my successfully treated adult hogs was tagged and released on the programme too. I also had some of my hedgehog home video footage featured on Springwatch in May.

At the moment I only have in 2 hogs as I'm 6 months pregnant with my first baby. I've reluctantly had to take a step back from too much wildlife care as I've been in and out of hospital since early pregnancy. I can't wait to be able to get back into it fully again after the baby is born

hiya! and welcome to the forum
sounds like you've had some fantastic experiances with hedgehogs and look foward to hearing more.
congratulations on your pregnancy, exciting times ahead

hi Cazza
welcolm to this forum

Hello Cazza, and welcome to the forum!
Nice to have you here, and what a nice story- it is just amazing how Hedgehogs take hold of our Hearts.

Will look forward to talking with you.

Bethany.

Hello and welcome to the forum.
Nice to have you here.

Hi Cazza and welcome to the forum.

Glad you joined Is a nice place to talk about our spiney friends.

Hi Cazza, welcome aboard.

Congratulations on your pregnancy, not only do we get to hear your knowledge on hedgies, and share our stories and advice, we get our first forum baby!!!!