This poor old fella came to us Friday afternoon, he was found wandering around in circles.
Upon examination, we found that both his eyes are missing, with small wounds around the area, which suggests that birds have pecked his eyes out.
He does have a respiratory infection, which could explain why he would have been out in daytime and was able to be attacked.
Hogs like this cause us ethical and moral issues – do we keep him alive to live in permanent captivity, all be it in an enclosed garden, or do we have him put to sleep.
We’ll have to sleep on this one, poor bugger.
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All animals can live a fulfilled life ifvthey are blind, as long as he has an area which is wild, which he can forage and run around in but also be safe, I’m sure he and other blind hedgehogs will have a fulfilled life,, I’ve had several blind animals, and they have lived their life’s, give him a chance and any other hogs with disabities
Hello i live in france i am looking after a totally blind hedgehog she had bad flu when i found her with antibiotics she is well. I have made a safe area for her to run about and live. What i would like to know is will she hibernate now she is blind i have 10 now hibernating around my garden in boxes ive made for them. Please let me no .
Hi Michael, blind hedgehogs will hibernate normally, the same as sighted hedgehogs. The urge to hibernate is a natural instinct, driven by low temperatures. Not all hedgehogs hibernate, and many only hibernate for short periods at a time so it would be a good idea to leave food out for them all through the winter so they can easily find it when the wake up.
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