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Squeeeeeee! First Sighting of Leila's Little Ones

5/2/2016

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After almost a month of waiting very patiently, Leila brought her little ones out of the nest tonight to explore their garden enclosure. We spotted 2 of them and they are completely adorable. 
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Hoglets!!

9/1/2016

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I am a Grand-hogma!! We just popped outside to give Leila her last dose of medicine and Christian noticed a little baby hoglet inside her nest!  He quickly covered the nest back up to not disturb.

The following photo of Leila was taken on the first day we got her from the SPCA. She was treated and released, but recently came back to our garden needing treatment for a bad case of lung worm. We have been treating her and she was just about to be released again when we discovered the little surprise. Can't wait to meet them. 

​Note - If you ever come across a nest of hoglets, it is best to leave them be, otherwise you might scare the mother away and the hoglets would not survive. 
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Look Who's Back!

23/12/2015

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Little Leila is back in McDiggery hospital. We just found her after hearing loud hog cough sounds outside. She may have lung worm again and will likely need treatment before she goes back on her merry way. Now we know for sure it is her we have been feeding these past months!!. So glad she still hangs around our garden! 
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Helping your Neighbourhood Hogs over Summer

23/11/2015

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Water & food sources are crucial to our wildlife particularly in warmer weather as they struggle to find BOTH. Please leave water & cat biscuits out for your wildlings. Check out this adorable healthy example of a hog, having a drink. Shallow heavy bowls are best with clean water daily & some cat biscuits placed beside it. 
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Bonfires/ Fireworks

3/11/2015

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Please do not build your bonfire pile in advance. Instead build it on the day you intend to light it - checking thoroughly underneath it before you start you fire. The other option is if you have a pile all ready to go - shift it on the day you intend to set it alight. This gives any wildlife a chance not to be burnt alive. These injuries ARE avoidable & unfortunately piles of wood/shrubbery make for the perfect sleeping area for a hedgehog. *Message from Hedgehog Rescue NZ*.
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Farewell Little Leila 

24/10/2015

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Tonight we bravely opened the door at Hoggiton tonight to Leila-Hoggis back into the big-wild world. We have had her since she was a baby, so it is really tough letting go. Keep safe out there Leila - stay away from any big loud things that move!. Thanks for all your advice Hedgehog Rescue New Zealand. 
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Ponds/ Swimming Pools

22/10/2015

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It's spring and everyone is filling up their pools. Please make sure there is an easy escape route for hedgehogs and other wild animals that may fall in. Although hedgehogs can swim they tire easily & then drown. All it takes is some stones, stacked bricks, a short plank of wood, a ramp etc. Often they end up in the water in the first place because they are thirsty, so you can help them by leaving shallow bowls of water around your property as well. Even if your pond/pool is EMPTY please make sure there is a way 'out'. Hedgehog Rescue NZ.
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Cedric Escaped!

18/10/2015

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We cannot believe our little old man Cedric McDiggery discharged himself from our ‘maximum-security’ garden at Hoggiton last night! He is so clever, the first hog to escape and we have no idea how he did it! Luckily he was just about ready for release. Farewell out there little guy. You carry a piece of our hearts with you.
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Camera Shy

2/10/2015

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Cedric loves to play 'hide the schnoz' when the camera comes out!.. He will be ready for release very soon.  The vet recently x-rayed his back legs after he took on a very strange walk (all OK thankfully) and was able to identify that he is an old man!. So happy he will have another shot out in the wild to complete his bucket list. Going to miss our grumpy old man.
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Birthday Prickles 

19/9/2015

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Birthday prickles with my man Cedric McD. Something strange has been going on with his back legs, which has us really worried. He drags them along as he walks. The vet is not sure what it is, but for my birthday he decided to walk more normally again. Yey! Pray it stays this way so we can release him back into the wilderness soon ♡
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Where's Cedric!?

5/9/2015

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Cedric is loving his new house with hobbit windows big enough for his schnoz! He is playing a game poking his nose out from one side of the box to the other with great determination. So cute!
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More fuzz, new spikes and a squished nose:

22/6/2015

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Getting too cute now for my own good!
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The becoming of a fuzz ball

5/6/2015

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Check out ma sweet new belly fuzz everyone!. I am getting a swanky new fur coat on my underside and new quills just started sprouting up top too. Woop woop! Love Cedric McD
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Quill Oiling 

1/6/2015

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Cedric McDiggery gets his quills oiled and meets the family.
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Warming my belly...

25/5/2015

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Check me out on my new snuggle safe!. While you are at it, check out my lovely new smooth skin thanks to 'Oil of Olive' direct from our pantry range. Thank you very much for my new snuggle safe Helle. Me loves it.. and it warms my belly just nicely. Love Cedric 'Humper-Pants' McD xo
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Mr Humper-Pants 

19/5/2015

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We got a big surprise with our little Cedric McDiggery this week. In our complete ignorance of hedgehog gendering, we originally thought he was a boy, then changed our minds and settled on him being a female, only to find him becoming overly friendly with his blanket, then his hot water bottle, and then everything else! When we finally realised he most definitely is a boy (and that it was not a 5th leg we were seeing!).  We now bestow Cedric McDiggery with the nickname 'Mr Humper-Pants'. His behaviour is a great sign that he is well on his road to recovery. 
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Introducing Cedric McDiggery

18/5/2015

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Introducing our newest addition to the McDiggery Clan - Cedric McDiggery. Please don't be disturbed by how he looks now, because he will be as good as new with handsome new quills growing back in no time.  He is almost completely naked today. He has a bad case of mange (contracted from pet cats and dogs) and it sounds like he may also have lung worm. Good news is that both are entirely treatable. Keep posted to watch the transformation. 

Cedric was rescued by the lovely Lilli from Sandringham who contacted Hedgehog Rescue New Zealand and they placed him in our foster care. If you come across a hedgehog like this that has a very strong unpleasant smell it is likely to have mange and Hedgehog Rescue New Zealand​ can give you some helpful advice on saving these beautiful beings from literally being eaten alive. 



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Bon Voyage Leila-Hoggis McDiggery

6/5/2015

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A hoglets journey:
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This is baby Leila when we first collected her from NZ Bird Rescue. She was found by the SPCA earlier that day on the roadside being pecked at by magpies. No wonder she was very shy. Poor little baby. She was grateful for the security and warmth of McDiggery Hospital. She recovered from mange and a parasite infestation, and then spent a lot of time in our outdoor enclosure 'Hoggiton' learning how to be a big hedgehog.
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Leila's favourite position in the McDiggery hospital - warming her little tummy on the hot-water bottle. Leila's nose was her foods favourite position :)
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Here is our beautiful healthy girl on her release day. We have opened the doors of Hoggiton. Bon Voyage. Keep safe out there little sweetheart. 
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Open Door at Hoggiton

2/5/2015

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Tonight we open the door at Hoggiton and give Leila-Hoggis McDiggery access to the big-wild world of Birkdale. We have had her since she was a baby, so it is tough letting go. 

Leila is a little home-body and unlike her other clan members (Hedgepig McD) she didn't once try to escape from her outdoor enclosure, so I am sure she will hang around our garden and we will continue to leave food and water out for her. 

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McDiggery Clan Tartan

2/5/2015

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Thanks to a very cool app we found on the internet, we were able to make our own official McDiggery Tartan using all the colours of the chakras. Now we are a proper McDiggery Clan! :)


Colours of the Chakras:
Sahasrara - White 
Ajna - Indigo 
Vishuddhi - Blue
Anahata - Green
Manipura - Yellow
Svadhisthana - Orange
Muladhara - Red

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Introducing Pinnochio McDiggery

27/4/2015

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Pinocchio McDiggery is the first boy of the McDiggery clan and had the longest, cutest nose we have seen. He was only with us a brief time before his little body gave way due to a host of illnesses (pneumonia, lung-worm, mange and a parasite infestation). We are so grateful to have shared our love and warmth in his final days. His beautiful little soul moved on to hoggie-heaven 
25 April 2015.

Parasites are usually transmitted to hedgehogs from pet dogs and cats who have not had their worming treatments. Please make sure your pets are wormed to help prevent these little creatures from suffering needlessly. 

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Bath time

3/2/2015

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Bath time is not all it is made out to be in popular media (see left). This is the real deal. Unscripted, uncut. No make up artists or special effects. You will not find a single bubble or pair of sunglasses in sight.

Hedgehogs do not usually need to be bathed, but for 'personal reasons', Leila needed a little rinse this day. 
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Hoggiton Playhouse

31/12/2014

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Thank you for my playhouse Helle and Pablo. Sorry to hear that you accidentally used your brand new tyre instead of the old one to make my house. But I love how the 'expensive' new tread gives me such superior grip hehe. Love from Leila-Hoggis McDiggery (Queen of the Castle).



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Introducing Maggie-May McDiggery

31/12/2014

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Howdy folks, I am Maggie-May McDiggery and I was found laying out in the sun on Christmas day. Luckily our rescuer knew that it is not usual behaviour for us hedgehogs to sunbathe during the day, we are usually snuggled up tight in a dark burrow. After she called the NZ Hedgehog Rescue I was placed in the McDiggery hospital and helped on the road to recovery. After a course of antibiotics and parasite treatment, and numerous escape attempts from hospital care, I am now happily zooming around in the wilderness of Herald Island. 



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Introducing Leila-Hoggis McDiggery

22/12/2014

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Hello, I am Leila-Hoggis and I was rescued as a wee-baby by the SPCA. I was found on the roadside being bullied by magpies. I didn't have energy to fight them off due to having mange and all other kinds of parasites (not transferable to humans). After spending several weeks in intensive care, I am now in my temporary garden enclosure learning how to be a hedgehog before I get released back into the wild.

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