Hedgehogs should be given a rehydration fluid to begin with which can be made from water with milk and sugar. The milk of cows, goats and ewes are efficient in delivering the amount of nutrients for a baby hedgehog. The colostrums of these animals can be given for the first three weeks. After this, the colostrums should be replaced with normal milk which should be warm.

Weaning should commence at twenty one days old or until the teeth show and from about 100g, things like squashed banana and minced beef or chicken should be added to the diet. At about 150g, boiled egg yolk, canned dog food and mealworms can all be offered. Milk should be given by a dropper/syringe to begin with and then in a shallow dish along with the more solid foods.
Neonate hedgehogs will have to be fed frequently e.g. every half hour and at a few days old, should be fed every two to three hours.

Because baby hedgehogs can easily suffer from hypothermia it is essential that they’re kept warm when feeding, - hoglets can be kept wrapped in a warm blanket during feeding. The hold on the hoglet should be firm and upright tilting slightly forward. The teat or end of dropper should be pushed gently between the lips and the tongue and the roof of the mouth. A small amount of milk should be given to initiate swallowing.

Small pens such as a fish crate are suitable accommodation although the sides should be high enough to prevent escape. Hypothermia can be avoided by providing a heat lamp or mat, although these should be kept at one end of the housing to provide a gradient.
The floor should be covered with layers of newspaper and soft, shredded paper. Also, providing something like a bobble hat can act as a substitute to a mother hog body.