Rare albino baby at Luton's Hedgehog Haven
Heidi Brain, 42, of Hedgehog Haven Rescue visited a garden in High Town on July 16, after a resident discovered the lost pair.
Believed to have been stolen from their nest by a cat, Heidi took the baby boys into her care and has been hand-rearing them.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdShe said: “They are three to four weeks old and are doing well now. When I first got them I had to keep them warm with a towel, beanie hats, and a heat pad and one of them had fly strike which I had to pick off with tweezers.
“I have named them Ebony and Ivory - apparently there are only 100 albino hedgehogs in Britain!
“I’m going to wait until Spring to release them as they will not weigh enough to hibernate; I will seek advice about releasing the albino - he might be more susceptible to predators.”
Heidi relies on public donations: gofundme.com/hedgehog-haven-Rescue