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.
Locals loved the scene.
Samantha Davies said, “This little one seemed to enjoy the back scratch.
“Lovely to see.”
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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