Our family business recently celebrated our 3rd year of being a Business 😊 We originally set up in 2017 as we saw that many commercial hedgehog foods were just not fit for purpose and, even worse, some were harmful to the hedgehogs. This was, & still is, confusing to the […]
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A wild hedgehog out in the day needs urgent help! They are nocturnal animals and are not out in the daytime BUT there is one very important exception and that is expectant or nursing Mums who will be moving around with purpose, they should be left alone. Hedgehogs do not […]
During these incredibly challenging times of COVID-19 and lock downs people are spending more time gardening and doing DIY and this can be very hazardous to hedgehogs. So many hedgehogs have been maimed or killed by humans using strimmers, mowers, shears, spades & forks. Wildlife Rescues are seeing more & […]
In these challenging and difficult times we decided we all needed a dose of cuteness from Wildlife Rescues. These photos are courtesy of the stated Wildlife Rescues or from Brambles Facebook.
This winter is just bizarre as far as the weather goes! When the winter is unseasonably warm, as it has been this year in the UK, hedgehogs will not always hibernate but this can cause them huge issues as their main natural food sources of beetles, caterpillars & worms are […]
The Mammal Society published an interesting report about the mortality risks of the European Hedgehog on British Roads this month. You can access the full article from this page. The research formulated a model to assess the probability of Wildlife Vehicle Accidents (WVA) across the British Isles and perhaps not […]
We get fantastic feedback from our customers which include many wildlife hospitals, and get some lovely pictures of hogs eating our food. The picture shows Pedro the hedgehog devouring some Brambles Meaty Hedgehog Food almost straight from the can – he couldn’t wait for it to be put in a […]
We had a busy time leading up to this year’s Hedgehog Awareness Week, negotiating with like-minded companies to bring both the public and Wildlife Rescues many exciting Giveaways. Brambles Pet & Wildlife did one Giveaway for each of the seven days of Hedgehog Awareness Week and prizes won over the […]
There has been some publicity saying that because people are not feeding bread to waterfowl some swans are starving to death. Whilst as animal lovers we are saddened to hear that swans are starving there may well be more to why the swans are struggling other than people not giving […]
Normal hibernation is affected by various environmental and hormonal cues, with cold and lack of food shown to be important triggers. Hibernation is not essential and hedgehogs kept in warm conditions with food available may not hibernate; in nature hedgehogs in severe climates hibernate for long periods while those in […]