Homeowner digs up garden to rescue trapped hedgehog

Sometimes, rescue calls are a lot harder than we first expected them to be. We were recently called to a local garden where a hedgehog had fallen down a hole and couldn't get out. Little did we know how stuck he was!
After falling into the hole, the confused hedgehog had tried to tunnel his way out, but quickly hit the buildings foundations. With his spines stopping him from going backwards there was no way out.
Simon had to chisel his way through the paving above to release the hedgehog from his muddy prison. Luckily, though, he was not injured and could be released straight back to the wild :)
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[@MsSonorus]

-Don't mind your house being dug up, do you? -No, I don't mind it being dug up, Simon. What a sweet lady. :) Definitely deserves to have her porch fixed

[@jonathanferguson9226]

Care about your nation being destroyed by genocidal globalists? Goodness no, but let's save a critter because they're ever so cute.

[@Pt_Lacky]

Jonathan Ferguson I understand that the countries abit fucked right about now, but shitting hell just enjoy the video about forget about politics.

[@suzannel2414]

@@jonathanferguson9226 yes, lets. Animals are so much better than humans, they deserve everything. 🦔❤

[@nocomment3677]

It's a miracle they even noticed he was stuck in there!

[@wildlifeaid]

It really was! We were so lucky that she checked.

[@Sourdoughgirl]

Grumpy hedgehog "Whatever, Simon. You just woke me from my nap." 😝

[@wildlifeaid]

No gratitude from some hedgehogs eh? ;)

[@biscaya08]

Thank you for saving him ❤ He looked a bit grumpy lol

[@wildlifeaid]

He seemed not to like being disturbed!

[@r.mcbride2837]

Aww.. poor little guy! So glad he's out and okay. What a nice lady! Good job, Simon!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you! :)

[@lasigna0212]

I was really curious to see the "hedgehog extraction tool"

[@wildlifeaid]

I hope it lived up to standard! :D

[@wildlifeaid]

They are perfect for the job but sadly don't come cheap! We had ours donated :)

[@kimberlym5988]

They're called Forceps I think: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forceps

[@amysmosquito]

you don't need a license, they are available on Amazon. the link is very long, just search "Alligator Forceps" and they will come up.

[@gisawslonim9716]

"I thought I'd at least get a shower and a few worms to eat???"

[@MoonshineMist]

What a great rescue & release! Thank you for helping that poor guy out and to that lovely lady who called in help and didn't mind Simon taking apart her paving :) You can hear the kindness in her voice, I bet she's good friends with all the wildlife in her garden!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you very much. We were really lucky she was willing to go so far to help her prickly visitor :)

[@Jerbod2]

I found a small hedgehog last september... cutest thing. I've fed it snails and worms and whatever, it loved it. Wasn't scared at all. At some point it fell asleep in my hand as we called the wildlife aid here in the Netherlands... sad to see it go, fell in love with it, feisty little things they are. Oh well, more chance to survive with wildlife aid, and probably a better home too.

[@wordreet]

Another good job Simon! My patio needs re-laying, when are you available?

[@wildlifeaid]

We can certainly make a complete mess of it. Not sure about our relaying abilities though ;)

[@wordreet]

Hahaha! Good one! :¬D

[@wordreet]

everfaraway Well I do need to lose a bit of weight, but that's the first time I've suddenly thought, "Do I look preggers?"

[@wordreet]

Mens XXL? ;¬)

[@sunflower45665]

baddogonline Not the best attitude.

[@Labtyd3]

As always, thank you Simon and to the folks who cares enough to call WAF.

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you so much for your support :)

[@scotthopkins7711]

Sad to say we don’t see Hedgehogs 🦔 much now. Iv not seen one in years in the UK. Lovely creatures. Good job Simon.

[@wildlifeaid]

Sadly yes. They have had a 96% population decline in the past 60 years :( Thank you for your support :)

[@jimmystrange1]

What a lovely world we would have If there were more Simons !!!GREAT!!!

[@enigel1969]

What a sweet lady!

[@wildlifeaid]

She was definitely lovely!

[@TienNguyen-dg4xi]

"I am buried. I don't like this at all." LOL

[@jewerly3843]

Did you see that poor little guy's heart racing with fear for the worst? Not knowing what this big giant human thing will do to him/her, shaking so badly. Then realized oh, I can go? kind of look. Great job and thank you for all your hard work.

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks so much for your support :)

[@ReamstreamsGenshin]

Thanks for saving Sonic. I guess he couldn't just roll with it- that was terrible ignore me.

[@tmarie2u279]

Lol! 😂

[@lynnetrathen4587]

What a beautiful lady she is 🥰🥰

[@ktkat1949]

Thank you so much for the new video. Love them! No only does Simon and his helpers amaze me but the people who are willing to have holes dug, walls taken down, gardens churned up to save these creatures. It shows what great hearts they have for nature.

[@sickb2200]

Hedgehogs are the best!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you :)

[@PoppyHapalopus]

This is one of the few channels on youtube that never fails to rekindle my hope and love for humanity. For every bad thing that happens (directly or indirectly) because of humans, someone like Simon will show up to take care of it.

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you. That was a lovely message!

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Good job again Simon, I love hedgehogs, found one trapped in a lobster pot this week, gave it food and water and then released it.

[@MicroKhan]

Britishers are very kind people at least the majority.

[@diannelavoie5385]

How can anyone not love a "Tiggy-Winkle"? Thanks for getting him and his prickles out of a pickle.

[@saragoldfarb9515]

Poor little baby, he was in shock.

[@allcoupedup]

As long as the foundations are strong we can rebuild...... No no those foundations are gone

[@kelly_seastar]

I was relieved when the hedgehog started moving. Poor thing looked dead.

[@kathymacomber5115]

What sweet homeowners

[@MichaelBradley1967]

An 'edge'og down a 'ole! Blimey!

[@mariebrown4458]

That Hodgepodge Thought He Was Being Evicted😂 He Thought He Had Found A New Home!✨

[@angelfinley6244]

Anyone else so jealous that we don’t have wild hedgehogs 🦔 in our backyards (us)

[@jiminiejams7595]

You guys are so amazing and what you do for animals is absolutely heartwarming. Thank you for sharing this. :)

[@Sera12105]

"hedgehog extraction tool" probably the best term ever

[@albertkazemian603]

Thanks ever so much, for saving the wildlife

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you for your support :)

[@SJUnkown]

When I get my paycheck tomorrow I'll be sure to donate!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you so much! That's very kind of you!

[@RukiMoogle]

Great job Simon and crew x

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you!

[@e1woqf]

Well done, good work as always. I love hedgehogs! Greetings from Germany

[@wildlifeaid]

Danke! Hello from a surprisingly warm England :)

[@animemusicluver1]

Awesome job Simon! I'm sure the little hog was happy to be free ❤

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you!

[@hedgehog6912]

excellent work!

[@hipocampelofantocame]

Simon is up to any situation, no matter how bassackward. Kudos to my favorite animal show.

[@chauffeurmarco]

That’s a hell of a big one.

[@gurbaieboi588]

Great video! Thanks for saving this cute lovely hedgehog

[@great-grandmakirk8828]

I really enjoy ur rescues, what a kind Man U r.❤️ I never knew these little animals were so cute.

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you so much for your support :)

[@ukknightrider]

God Bless this lady, Simon & The Team x T Y

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you :)

[@drazenparadi9653]

It warms my heart, seeing people being so good to animals.

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you so much :)

[@MsSchatten]

Special *Hedgehog E X T R A C T I O N T O O L*. LOL

[@ElementEvilTeam]

Hedgehogs are so slow in real life.

[@ZimmerSquash]

This was beautifully edited!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you very much! - Lawrie (cameraman/editor)

[@mariatherezateixeira2986]

Obrigada por ajudar a esse Anjo ❤

[@randomfox9970]

Awe such a cutie reminds me of my 6 baby hogs I hand reared such a treat to see em grow up and be adults in wild again 🐾🐺💪👌💕

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Do you have to worry about them being habitualized to humans, or is that not a problem with hedgehogs?

[@carschmn]

That’s a huge one! Good job Simon!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you! :)

[@Reunion4ever]

Thank you ! You made my day so happy with this rescue 😇👏💕🌷!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you for your support! :)

[@jazwiec9379]

Just few minutes and already 1 dislike. I suppose it was from the hedgehog 😉

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha!

[@shadowishes1074]

Silly hedgehog! Good job you guys! Keep up the good work! I'm sure the hedgehog the appreciates your guys' help. ❤❤❤

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you! :)

[@alexshields1520]

Nice save, minimal foundation damage.

[@BeckyBandJesus]

It’s little face and feet 😍

[@plucas9324]

It is little face and feet? What?

[@auspiciouscloud8786]

❤️❤️❤️

[@winterwhite110507]

❤️

[@huswsimonbla]

What a chunk lol

[@marieslabbert6009]

What about a quick rinse. Poor thing was so muddy!

[@anacondaboom6417]

You guys should start a patreon

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you. We have one, but we're currently trying to work out what reward tiers we could offer. Any ideas are much appreciated!

[@anacondaboom6417]

That's great news! One thing you could do is give patrons a look into what goes on behind the scenes, the things we don't see on this channel. Also I'm pretty sure most will gladly support you guys without reward tiers

[@wildlifeaid]

I was thinking of doing a monthly live Q&A taking questions from patrons, and I'm sure we could do centre tours as well. I was also thinking of offering full-resolution photos of our patients as wallpapers? I'd appreciate your thoughts on that! :)

[@anacondaboom6417]

That sounds like a great idea! You should maybe add a subtle watermark to the photos so they won't get shared around without referring back to you guys

[@wildlifeaid]

Good idea. I will do that! :)

[@stephennovotny6157]

Pretty good Simon oh poor hedgehog

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you!

[@stephennovotny6157]

Your Welcome

[@janemillerick9614]

love the work you do! poor guy was dazed by his ordeal; maybe embarrassed too. ;))

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha maybe so! :)

[@janemillerick9614]

Wildlife Aid as a child we had 2 Siamese cats who, at times, would be clearly embarrassed. I’ve no doubt there is some creature form of that emotion, and that was a big hefty hedgehog. perhaps a ‘oh why didn’t I know better! horrid experience!’

[@daphnelu7]

Looked like a sea urchin when it was curled up

[@cndns2]

Free at last...

[@ceciwolfcat7]

Aawww🤗

[@Korina42]

Is it me? That soil looked loose enough to go in with a trowel and dig him out from underneath. Regardless, poglet is safe and Simon got some exercise! ;-)

[@WymiataczPlays]

Come on that was an easy pullout lol

[@zh1ck887]

"Arin hedgehog"

[@a.w.3438]

Grumpy the hedgehog

[@wildlifeaid]

Very grumpy!

[@TheTinkili]

His eye looked a little bit cloudy - Was he an older one?

[@SabreBreh]

SONIIC

[@Silverphox13]

I'm confused on this one about your digging choice. It looked like the bottom of the hole was primarily sand. So it should have been easier to dig out from under more than removing the pavers.

[@tsm688]

and what's holding up the pavers? hedgehog go splat

[@Silverphox13]

@@tsm688 Yeah, looking at it again after all this time. It still looks like it would have been better to dig a little bit from right around the hedgehog, especially below. It doesn't look like the stone above would come loose. It also looked like hammering the stone down to dislodge it might have been impacting the hedgehog.

[@getoffyourbassandletsfish7651]

Much more simple just fill in hole Poor little hedgehog 🦔

[@jddr.jkindle9708]

One expensive hedgehog.

[@Raison_d-etre]

I've to wonder if it ended up like that poor fox.

[@LancerloverLL]

"I have this theory, that there is a Volvo in any sane person's future" - James May

[@wildlifeaid]

We have a lot of sane people working here then! ;)

[@Justafan333]

Beautiful. Would it not be a good idea to have offered him some food and water though?

[@wildlifeaid]

Janine Maskell We left some food for him before we left :)

[@wildlifeaid]

Which he ate up really well. We left water too. Simon

[@adas1766]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you!

[@AnnaMarianne]

Will it be able to clean itself? That's an awful lot of dirt in its spines and fur.

[@wildlifeaid]

We brushed off anything major before the release, but yes, it will be able to clean the rest off. We asked the homeowner to keep an eye on it and it has been seen several times since :)

[@AnnaMarianne]

Wildlife Aid, good to hear! Also great rescue - even though Simon had to do some extempore exercising!

[@brianhughes2136]

It'll keep the slugs down. Wish we had them here across the pond!

[@AnnaMarianne]

Brian, a fun memory: one early summer morning I was walking on a small country road, when I saw a hedgehog approaching, walking in my direction on the same road. It hadn't noticed me. I stood absolutely still and waited when it would finally see or smell me. It never did. It just walked in all peace right towards me, passed me by few inches, and continued its stroll with no worry in the world. Perhaps it was blind, but it didn't seem troubled in any way. I remember wondering how long its legs were. Usually when you see a hedgie, it's crouching, so it looks like a ball of spikes with a pointy nose.

[@brianhughes2136]

Anna Marianne that's really cool!

[@WilmaWeather]

simon do you plan to continue Wildlife SOS?

[@animalpalace3750]

Do you go to London ?

[@kathymacomber5115]

Poor hedge do stressed

[@ingeborg-anne]

Oh dear, that wasn't the most helpful of hodgepodges, was it? Tell me, does Simon do most of the rescues? Or is it just him the cameras are following?

[@wildlifeaid]

Simon does most of them, but we also have a number of other rescuers who do them too. They are sometimes in the videos, but they often rescue from home and don't have a cameraman with them. Our cameraman and Simon have offices right next to each other! :)

[@jonathanferguson9226]

You gave up way too easily on pulling it out.

[@Kumiko026]

Thank you for saving this little hedgehog! I love hedgehogs to death! I adopted two a few years ago. Sonic, and Shaymin. I love them so much and they are my sweet little babies!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you for your support :)

[@officersquarehead]

This was not a good day for Sonic.

[@wroughtiron7258]

Please pour some concrete down there. A bag of concrete is 8 bucks. A board ain't gonna do it.

[@teganleigh4820]

You should of kept him 🤬

[@peaceLove1988]

❤

[@suzannel2414]

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