Hedgehogs should be hibernating until March. It might still be awake due to a mild winter. But it may be worth to treat it with a cat or dog food, and call wildlife support if it still looks lost in the morning.
Dog food doesn't have the right nutrients for them and will make them ill. I was told this a couple of years ago by Cork Wildlife Rescue when a neighbour found an ill hedgehog wandering the streets at 3pm in the day.
Call animal welfare and if possible get him into an old shoe box with some water and cat food. A shelter will pick it up. At least that’s what they did in Dublin when we had one in the garden and that’s what the shelter told my wife to do before they arrived
Or also known as a hodmedod in Norfolk.
Not that I’ve ever been there.
Hope the poor thing gets some grub and back to sleep, too cold for them to be out and about
As stated below, it should not be out at this time of year. If it stays around, leave it some cat or dog food as said by other poster. Do not leave out milk.
For nearly 10 or 12 years we had a hedgehog come to our shed every year without fail, he'd chase the cat out of the shed and eat her food and we all just went along with it. At night hed curl up into a ball in the middle of the patio because the sensor light probably frightened him, so hed just walk an inch or two and it would go off again each time🤣 absolute menace
Thanks for reminding me I milled a hedgehog outta it on the motorway the other night. I wasn't sure until I saw another at the shoulder looking across in horror.
Holy shit a hedgehog! I haven’t seen one since I was real young. They lived in my schools wildlife/garden area, never managed to find one outside of there. Dope little animals, so cute
Its 100% a hedgehog thats been disturbed from hibernation. I know because they are regular visitors to my garden during warmer months. Where is the ‘rats’ tail? Rats do not stand as upright on their limbs, rats do no have snout
Sonic the Rat
😂😂😂😂😂
Best comment I've seen in a while
Never trusted him, he turned too quickly once he saw all those rings.......
Hedgehogs should be hibernating until March. It might still be awake due to a mild winter. But it may be worth to treat it with a cat or dog food, and call wildlife support if it still looks lost in the morning.
A shame OP probably just didn't know, I'd have taken him home and called up the sanctuary
They wake periodically to eat
Same
Actual 🤣
Rotten week to pick poor sod
Not so early tho
Wet cat food only for hedgehogs.
Dog food doesn't have the right nutrients for them and will make them ill. I was told this a couple of years ago by Cork Wildlife Rescue when a neighbour found an ill hedgehog wandering the streets at 3pm in the day.
He went back on the Sandeman and was killed crossing the road by Cashes.
I haven't seen a hedgehog since I was a small lad. They are such a curious creature.
Mild? It's been fucking baltic for ages
https://preview.redd.it/opq7zaq586cg1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c86cc816c98cd7028d52749e030d77d37ab61c89
I think he dropped these....
Nobody (who knows) can look at this and not hear that jingle-jangle..
Fine head of hair on him
https://preview.redd.it/mih6oz2k66cg1.jpeg?width=399&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42bd64ef9e71be2a365b5b79f4b6998f540d1be7
when was he out? You shouldn't see a hedgehog in daylight, might be ill/injured.
Twas about an hour ago, it was just pass sunset
Yea not a great sign for the hedgehog
Call animal welfare and if possible get him into an old shoe box with some water and cat food. A shelter will pick it up. At least that’s what they did in Dublin when we had one in the garden and that’s what the shelter told my wife to do before they arrived
Or in January!
https://preview.redd.it/kjt0zf5rw5cg1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4ab6133e672083d3c41a45aa0030b62087b2877
The hedgehog seeing this post
Please reach out to the hogsprickle if you see the little guy isn't moving away.
https://thehogsprickle.weebly.com/
Took a scan of my area and it isn't here, will give them a shout if I see the Lil guy again
Thank you!
Good chap 🙏
Thank you 🙏💖
Gráinneog.
Gregory Grainneog,in fact
That's not a rat, it's a pricklemouse.
Or also known as a hodmedod in Norfolk. Not that I’ve ever been there. Hope the poor thing gets some grub and back to sleep, too cold for them to be out and about
It’s fecking January. Give him a break!
He probly woke up to go to the Jack's and a bowl of cornflakes
That's some Rat bai, a new breed of Rat for sure.
It probably needs help. Wildlife Rescue Cork responds quickly https://wildliferescuecork.com/index.php/hedgehogs/
Prickle rat
Poor little lad, be good if you could get him into a close by garden after he has had some dog/cat food. I’d say he is disorientated
Maybe the lad in the vid knows that this particular hedgehog is a tout. 😅
Never knew ireland had porcupines
It's not a rat clearly. What's wrong with people now?
It's clearly some form of hippopotamus.
As stated below, it should not be out at this time of year. If it stays around, leave it some cat or dog food as said by other poster. Do not leave out milk.
Baby 😍😍
Oh no!!! Hes too small to be out at this time of year. Hope he's OK!
Ratus Spikius - The Common Irish Spiked Rat
Poor little hoggie, should be sleeping
Oh what a cutie
I hate to tain your parade, but that's a dog
Spiky rat.
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What about the hedgehog though?
who‘s his barber
Well past his bedtime..
Thats crazy how it looks like a hedgehog wtaf
oh dear lord...
Are frosted tips back in?
A hairy bastard
He’s a chonky little fella
Where did you find this footage of me 😭
Is that Justin timberlanke?
thats my dog
That's the fattest rat I've ever seen. Hope he got tucked in somewhere safe, they generally aren't active during the day.
Spiky Rat
It’s clearly had a fight with a porcupine looks like it lost on points
Thats not a rat. that there is a beaver.
This is in Rochestown?
Yeah, that's a rabbit...
Who’s his barber??
They make for noisy eaters. Lapped up the cat food.
He’s my best friend
I love hedgehogs. They eat slugs. Very useful if you're trying to grow lettuce.
You’re not gonna believe this but.
He has had the Christmas dinner!
Beautiful
This is why Cork is the NY of Ireland
That would be a Hodgepig.
Tht looks like hedgehog 🧐
Miss bush piggies. Haven't seen one in ages. Too many people with cats and dogs and less wild areas for them around here.
this rat could lift more than my hopes
The lesser spotted Spiky Rat or Pointius Rodentius.
That's a hedgehog lol
Specsavers
Delicious!
That's a hedgehog mate.
That hedgehog maybe was raised by rats
For nearly 10 or 12 years we had a hedgehog come to our shed every year without fail, he'd chase the cat out of the shed and eat her food and we all just went along with it. At night hed curl up into a ball in the middle of the patio because the sensor light probably frightened him, so hed just walk an inch or two and it would go off again each time🤣 absolute menace
Omg, they have developed a new spiky defensive armor 😳
Rats n snakes
Unit 🤣🤣
Sonic's on the wacky baccy again
I thought that was a hedgehog for a second
What a chonker
That’s one of them Belgian hyper rats. They run Asian hornet fighting rings.
Hedge rat
On its way home from Henry's 🧐
Silly sausage
That’s a fucking hedgehog 🥀
Nature's Transformer
Thanks for reminding me I milled a hedgehog outta it on the motorway the other night. I wasn't sure until I saw another at the shoulder looking across in horror.
That’s a hedgehog change the title
Did the inverted commas not give you any hint at all that op might be taking the piss?
Holy shit a hedgehog! I haven’t seen one since I was real young. They lived in my schools wildlife/garden area, never managed to find one outside of there. Dope little animals, so cute
Hedgehogs are lovely wee creatures...hope you find him, and animal welfare can get to it
Dude have you never seen even an image of a rat or a hedgehog? 😂
hedgehog, not a rat
Go back to school
you honestly think thats a rat?
https://www.reddit.com/r/whoosh/about/
No, he can clearly see that op is being sarcastic. He is telling you to go back to school because you really should if you can't see that
Clearly never seen a hog, and never seen a rat
That doesn't look like no hog to me.
Its 100% a hedgehog thats been disturbed from hibernation. I know because they are regular visitors to my garden during warmer months. Where is the ‘rats’ tail? Rats do not stand as upright on their limbs, rats do no have snout
How can you be so sure though?
Christ. Youre fun
It's a hedgehog
Hedgehog. Surely?
That's not a rat that is a hedgehog. Education system really letting ppl down smh
That whooshing sound is the joke going completely over your head, much like the faster breed of hedgehogs can do.