Rumi the wonderhog.
Some of you may remember a certain hedgehog called Rumi who was admitted to Pricklington Palace last summer (2020).
She really was in a pitiful state and every treatment I administered I thought would be the last. But Rumi somehow coped with it all and with lots of TLC, syringe feeding and a determination by both of us, she came through.
I guessed she was an elderly lady and despite her recovery felt she remained vulnerable and a little frail and considered that she may be better living out her dotage somewhere kind and protected with food and water on tap.
I put out a plea and a lovely couple (Darren and Jacky) came forward and offered her the perfect garden in Market Weighton. Not too big, but not small, areas of interest and a secluded spot which was set up as her home.
Rumi settled well but then I received the following photograph from Darren
Her troublesome ringworm had returned. Darren was determined to stress her as little as possible and chose to treat it at home and she did beautifully under his care and the ringworm cleared.
She carried on eating and drinking huge amounts and gained a tremendous amount of weight, coped with winter and emerged in Spring
Quite recently I received the following message from Darren....
' I need some advice on Rumi.
Firstly her ring worm has cleared up from regular spraying by us.
She is doing really well and is always active on a night. Our neighbours have a hedgehog and what we have noticed is Rumi is digging big holes to try and get through to our neighbours.
Do we let her dig the hole big enough and let her go or do we stop her?
We have been filling the holes back in but she is determined!
What do you think?
I was so pleased he asked because it seemed that Rumi felt the time had come to venture further afield and as it was safe for her to do so where she was, Darren decided to give her access to the wider world.
A few days later I received the following message
Update on Rumi.
Firstly we checked her weight. 1.47kg!
We removed the blocks from under the gate so she could go out. It's taken a week or so. She doesn't use her house anymore but does come back for food once or twice a night.
She has gone back totally wild again.. Well apart from the food.
Rumi had returned to the wild!!!
Today i received the following message
.Another update on Rumi...
So we allowed her out of the garden and after a few nights she disappeared but eventually came back and has stayed ever since... The thing is she also brought a friend back with her!
So we now have two hedgehogs
With the message was a video of a very fat and well looking Rumi seemingly very comfortable with another hedgehog. Copy and paste to view...
https://video.fman2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t42.3356-2/210878135_3636263969807638_6789782163880398705_n.mp4/video-1625247644.mp4?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=060d78&_nc_ohc=hW3DctB5igcAX_W4aTL&vabr=126540&_nc_ht=video.fman2-1.fna&oh=19288c241b1d4bd12b80932074df96ff&oe=60E0763A&dl=1
Could this be a case of Spine Dates????? Watch this space.........
What a wonderful outcome for a beleaguered hedgehog who was determined to survive
Thankyou to Darren and Jacky and I really hope she rewards you with some young .
