local carers??

hi all

i have been getting a few phone calls from the northamptonshire area, which unless i can get to won't bring the hedgehogs to me (i don't drive and have to rely on hubby who does shift work!)
i was wondering if people could let me know contact details, if they are willing to have them passed on and what they can deal with. i will pretty much deal with anything but can't always get to these hogs and i hate the thought of them going to a vets that couldn't give two pennies!
thank you.
next thing on my list is to learn to drive

You can contact me if the hedgie isn't too far away - I do drive but can only collect if within a smallish range or it begins to cost too much in petrol.

As much as I love hedgehogs I do have to think about the cost, I don't earn much!

thanx trish
it would be handy to get everyone together and details of what they can and can't deal with.
i've got a feeling that its going to get busy again
i know what you mean about the money side of things. if you want cheap cat foods etc, theres a place called jolleys? in kettering (i'll find the address) i can get a huge bag of cat biscuits (chicken flavour and i haven't come across a hog that doesn't like them!) for £9 and a tray of 24 cans of felix chicken in jelly for £13, it lasts ages, they do other stuff there to and have regular deals
i'll post up where it is as they've just moved premises

I have heard of Jolleys - never been though, Kettering isn't somewhere I go that often really but would if it were worth it!

With regard to the carer list etc;
I will take in anything, if I can't deal with it I will go to my vet. I can have 6 hedgies in at any one time, but to be honest if I had more I would no doubt find room!!
While I have to be restrictive on how far I travel, I will - and often do! - accept patients brought to my door!

I am happy to take other wild animals and birds too, anything really with the exceptions of foxes, badgers and deer due to their size and the danger to me and mine - this also follows various rehabilitation guidlines.

Oooh Kettering, not far from where I live at all....just down the Motorway.

Yep, I agree, it's all expensive stuff, but always worth while for the Hedgehogs.

I come from no rich family, so we always struggle to buy them food, the local Co-op is expensive, the food there is outragously priced.

I am not ready to be taking in Hedgehogs from other people yet, but hope I can help out soon. Obviously I will not turn down any Hedgehogs that I see in my garden that are sick, injured e.t.c.

Good luck to both of you with your Hedgehogs.

Bethany

jollyes is on northfield avenue, kettering, near b&q! they have one in milton keynes too. its worth a visit... a 5kg bag of cat biscuits £9,its high quality to so you don't feed as much. they have a website also. it can be really expensive feeding hogs and when i used to go to my local co-op it'd work out really expensive and most of the time they didn't like it

beth you'll soon be getting them hogs in, i think its great that you do so much for them at your age.

trish- don't suppose you know what to do with young pigeons????? i've had one bought to me, its okay and i've left seed and water down, its currently settled on a heatpad and i made a nest for it

Johog wrote:
trish- don't suppose you know what to do with young pigeons????? i've had one bought to me, its okay and i've left seed and water down, its currently settled on a heatpad and i made a nest for it

I have been in touch with Jo, sadly the pigeon died.