Boden said they were looking after 45 hedgehogs, with their usual capacity at 35.
“We really are worried about them being able to keep going over the winter months. If it stays a mild winter many hedgehogs don’t even bother to hibernate and will carry on looking for food,” Boden added.
An RSPCA rescue centre in Somerset has made an urgent plea for shredded paper to use as bedding, after seeing an increase in hedgehogs in need of help.
Tina Huntington, wildlife supervisor at the RSPCA West Hatch, said they have seen a 22% increase in hedgehog admissions this summer compared to previous years.
“The crazy hot summer we’ve had this year has meant the ground is really rock solid, which means hedgehogs are struggling to get food this summer,” Huntington said.
“Their normal source of food, earth worms and slugs, they’re not able to get much this year.”