second opinion please.

there is a lady on the facebook page, and has a new albino hedghog called willow......now iv convinced myself that its a wild hedgehog....anyone agree with me....here is a pic:

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she got her from a rescue centre.....someone had found her in a courtyard.

I did think that when i first seen her as her frow is longer

do you think, i thought all ov them looked slightly wild, coz her fur on her face look courser, and the toes are more sprayed and are huge!!
i dont know.....i think wildie.
i think im becoming obsessed with albino wildies.....

She certainly dont look like an APH x

she looks like a wildie to me and not an aph x

Wildie. The face is the wrong shape for an APH and look at the size of the feet.

yay was waiting for your opinion gem as thought you would have a good idea

Orla lives in Ireland and the hog was given to her from a rescue .. so where does she stand Gem .x

Well the hog can't be released because it is too vulnerable so she can legally keep it as long as she tries as hard as possible to give it the most natural life as possible. The best she could do was build it a large pen including roof covering. BUT the law may be different in Ireland.

I personally would build it a pen but then I have a big enough garden to do so, or alternatively I would speak to wildlife sanctuaries and see what they could offer the hog.

Before doing any of this though, a better photo would be good, the hog standing on the ground with something next to it for size reference.

she has signed up to here, but she cant get used to it....willow is quite small, looking at the pics. but the feet are huge ans very sprayed........gem have you ever seen an albino hedgehog??? are they really rare??
and when its born white, woud it be amongst other whites or is it a "throw back", y wouldnt the mum kill it if its different?
and would it produce other albino babies or normal brown ones?
sorry with the questions its really intriguing.

i have passed on your advice and ill see what she says.....but willow is her pet now....so i dout she would wanna put her outside....unfortunatly.....lol it must be nice to know she has something special tho. lol

I think Orla will do whats best for Willow you can tell she loves her ... Ihave also told her that Willow should be kept outdoors .. xx