These tiny baby hedgehogs still had their umbilical cords attached when they were found abandoned under a tarpaulin.
Rescuers say they were just two days old when they were brought in by volunteers at Secret World Wildlife Rescue.
The two female orphans weighed just 0.6oz and 0.7oz while the bigger male weighed just 0.9oz when they were found in a back garden in Somerset, England
They’re being fed puppy milk through a tiny syringe to help them bulk up with them needing to weigh 21 pounds to be ready for hibernation.
“They’re now a week old but they are still very tiny. I’ll care for the hedgehogs for about twelve weeks until they’re big enough to be released.” said volunteer and expert Vicki Thompson.
“Hedgehogs need to weigh at least 1.1 pounds before they are released — or 1.3 pounds in the autumn, so we know they are ready for hibernation.
“Hedgehogs like other rescued wildlife will be released back where they were found wherever possible. But if it isn’t possible, we need to identify new release sites so would appreciate it if anyone with any land suitable might get in touch.
“I feed them every four hours and they’re growing well. The two smaller babies are females and they have grown from 0.6oz and 0.7oz to 0.95oz and 1.05 pounds respectively, and the bigger one is a male who has gone from 0.9oz to 1.5 pounds.
“We’re really working hard to meet the challenge of caring for, feeding and cleaning out all our patients. We’ve got hedgehogs, swans, swallows, badgers and more. It can be a long process to get animals like these fit, healthy and ready for release.”
Secret World Wildlife Rescue in Somerset have looked after over a thousand animals in the past month with more than 80 wildlife casualties coming through their door in one day last week.
