This little video of Dougie having a scratch while his box is being cleaned out might cheer you up. He doesn’t have fleas, he is scratching to remove old quills (you can see some come out in the video). Hedgehogs get quit itchy while they are quilling.
People are often surprised by the length of hedgehog’s legs, as you can see here, they are indeed long.
Dougie is with one of our volunteers, Rhea, who is fostering him for us.
We’ve had another two new entries this afternoon. This is the first – an elderly male we have named Brandon.
Duncan is back from the vets now, having had his left hind leg amputated.
He will have a course of antibiotics to fight off any infection, and pain relief.
The notes from the vet state that he has been eating well, and has been to loo, which is important after an operation.
Spikey who was so tiny when she came to us, she had to use a tea bag dish for her
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