A young hedgehog had its prickles tickled in a personal pampering session after being rescued.
The hoglet had a back scrub while relaxing in warm water.
And a video showed it loved the special treatment.
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It was filmed at Shelley Hedgehog’s Rescue Service in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
“A warm medicated bath with a little bit of a back scrub – hedgehog life can’t be bad,” a spokesperson told What’s The Jam.
“A nice towel dry off afterwards, of course.”
The hoglet was found abandoned in a local village.
He will be released back to the wild in the coming weeks.
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Locals loved the scene.
Samantha Davies said, “This little one seemed to enjoy the back scratch.
“Lovely to see.”
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Colette Dale added: “He’s loving that.”
And Alison Thompson said: “Nice spa day.”
Hedgehogs are dying out in the UK, particularly in rural areas where numbers have declined by as much as 75% since 2000 due to habitat loss, reduced invertebrate prey, farming practices and road deaths.
While urban hedgehog populations show signs of stabilising, the overall trend marks a severe decline, and the species is classed as vulnerable.
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