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Hedgehog With No Spikes Has A Prescription For Regular Massages, Enjoys Every Bit Of It

Meet Nelson, the completely spikeless and bald hedgehog who can be found at the Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue in Norfolk, UK. This tiny fellow is shy and vulnerable and needs human protection to survive. Without spikes, he wouldn’t last long in the wild, being a very easy catch to predators. But Nelson doesn’t mind staying at the sanctuary at all! There, the cute hedgehog enjoys a good life, plenty of TLC and regular SPAs with oil massages…

‘‘We will likely never know what caused him to lose his hair and spikes,’’ Tonia Garner, the manager at Foxy Lodge told Metro. ‘‘He’s a mystery but to have survived into adulthood he must have had prickles, and his health is very well other than the fact he is bald.’’

Volunteers at the wildlife conservation sanctuary guess that Nelson’s condition is due to stress-related alopecia he got after experiencing some sort of trauma in the wild. All of his spines fell out without growing back.

Staff was hoping the spikes will reappear, so every day they massaged the little fellow with almond oils to stimulate growth. Unfortunately, this didn’t help. They still include massages into hedgehog’s care routine daily, because Nelson seems to enjoy his SPA sessions – it keeps him warm and his wrinkly skin soft and smooth.

One positive thing is that Nelson’s lack of spikes makes this adorable animal even more cuddle-able than regular hedgehogs!

More info: Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue | Facebook (h/t: metro)

Meet Nelson, the spikeless bald hedgehog

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Without spikes, he wouldn’t last long in the wild, being a very easy prey to predators

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‘‘He’s a mystery but to have survived into adulthood he must have had prickles and his health is very good other than the fact he is bald,’’ Foxy Lodge told Metro

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But Nelson doesn’t mind staying at the sanctuary at all! There, he enjoys good life!

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The bald hedgehog gets plenty of TLC and regular SPAs with oil massages…

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‘‘We will likely never know what caused him to lose his hair and spikes’’

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Nelson’s lack of spikes makes this adorable animal even more cuddle-able than regular hedgehogs!

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Alexis 8 years ago

Call grandma to knit him one of those adorable sweaters

71points

Caty Foster 8 years ago

Touche! He's adorable!

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Kjorn 8 years ago

he looks like a dragon egg

33points

Caty Foster 8 years ago

A shiny, pretty dragon egg! ;)

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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago

I have to applaud those folks at the Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue for their care of little Nelson. It was meant to be that Nelson fell into the right hands. ALL hedgehogs are bald... the ugly ones got covered with spikes. lol

23points

Petri Häkkinen 7 years ago

Normally they have both hair and spikes is what I was getting at.

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Annie O 8 years ago

Adorable! I think 4 or 5 years ago Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue cared for another bald hedgehog named Betty! I made her a snuggle sack and cuddle friend. She was so cute, but not as bald as Nelson. :) Betty1-580...c025b5.jpg

13points

tehu thoth 8 years ago

It's only the dudes who go 100% bald.. lol

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Natalie Blenkhorn 8 years ago

He looks like an attractive testicle!

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Leah Faucett 7 years ago

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Stephanie Minkus-John 8 years ago

I bet now he'll never get his spikes back. He'll deliberately hold off so he can enjoy more massages ;-)

4points

Carola Adolf 8 years ago

Adorable little dude.... but those stick-on plastic fingernails...urgh....

4points

jevais 8 years ago

Maybe the poor animal might be allergic to fake nails. I had once tried the ones that are applied with a paint brush, then you put your hand under a special lamp to set it. I developed a very bad Allergy to these fake nails.

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Emi Li 8 years ago

I used to massage my hedgehogs even though they had quills. They loved it! If they're not scared, they don't cross their quills, so instead of being pricked, it feels like a hair brush.

4points

Susan Forbes 8 years ago

Have they tried Rogaine? :)

4points

Rocha 8 years ago

OOOOMMMMMGGGGGGG I've been wondering what a spikeless hedgehog would look like since years ago...

4points

jevais 8 years ago

Me too!

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Titus Overway 8 years ago

He sooo adorably ugly!!! I want him

4points

Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago

What's wrong with his toe? It looks like it's swollen or something?

2points

home_with_you 8 years ago

It´s so cute!

2points

Gay Johnson 8 years ago

"A face only a Mother could love"...sorry, little dude, but you remind me of Alf...:)

1point

Theresa Kovatch 8 years ago

at some point ,if it ever appears that his spikes will NOT return and they dont keep massaging him anyhow ,he is going to be one mad hedgehog.

1point

Agnes Auxiliatrix 8 years ago

He looks so strangely adorable when he's rolled up in a ball like that XD

1point

Mary Tortoisemom 5 years ago

I want him ❤️

0points

Peyton Faucett 7 years ago

He looks like a freshly shaved nutsack

0points

Dallas Gabriel 7 years ago

i can bearly get a massage..... lucky

0points

Hope Purcell 7 years ago

So cute

0points

Megan Heffer 8 years ago

Awhh !! I love hedgehogs but little Nelson looks like he has given up 😥 Poor little guy !! I donate £1 from every sale to Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital as they have a dedicated hedgehog centre 😍 https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LittleStitchOfNature?search_query=Hedgehog

0points

tehu thoth 8 years ago

Nelson's one lucky little bugger.

0points

Monica Siciliano 8 years ago

0points

ΣΚΡΟΥΤΖ ΜΑΚ ΝΤΑΚ 8 years ago

poor thing

0points

Terry Jensen 8 years ago

Yeah a sweater would be nice except he is pretty round....I am not a knitter but that might not be as easy as it sounds...he is cute and looks like he really does like the spa treatment.

0points

Šu Ma 8 years ago

jebe se ježu, masiraju ga, hrane, drka kurac..

0points

Jay Mark Anuta 8 years ago

Adorably bizarre .. :)

0points

Celeste Spaniel 8 years ago

Oh my gosh, he is SO CUTE!

0points

Reese Kyle 8 years ago

Awwwwww! What an ugly-cute little guy (I mean that in the nicest way). I just want to kiss his little, funny face.

0points

Jennifer Hug 8 years ago

Nelson needs a mani-pedi with his almond oil massages! lol

0points

Agnishwar Banerjee 7 years ago

He looks like a ball sac disconnected itself and ran away

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Suraj Patil 7 years ago

Looks like a ball sac

-1point

John Kerans 7 years ago

That's not a hedgehog, it's a giant s*****m with a face

-1point

Natas Serrated 8 years ago

It's a huge living nutsack

-1point

Audrey 8 years ago

On dirait un crâne chauve quand il est en boule

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Lily Mae Kitty 8 years ago

why does this author think "spa" needs to be capitalized? It's not an acronym. these animals are not meant to be pets. they are wild animals and should be left to be wild. Except this little guy of course b/c he would not survive.

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Juris Franchenko 8 years ago

That's how my balls looks after a fresh shave.

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jevais 8 years ago

Good grief! Are you mad? With such stupid comments posted on BoredPanda, I don't dare send anything from this week's news letter. Grow up! Or are you a teenager? Children read BOARDPANDA, have you no SHAME?

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jevais 8 years ago

How sick are you? How old are you? 15? Locker room talk on BOREDPANDA? Next time instead of shaving,try to grow up. By BY Donald!!!

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It's Caturday 8 years ago

Alright, I'll play devil's advocate. Free speech should be such, unless it's hate speech. i don't think this comment is great, but it shouldn't be reported. Downvote and move on. Similarly, books shouldn't be banned or censored just because certain people find certain subjects gross. Maybe it's distasteful, however, testicles are part of the male anatomy, which kids should be familiar with. Or at least not told that it is "gross".

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Olivia Croll 8 years ago

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Karlo Topali 8 years ago

I think our balls needs plenty of TLC and regular SPAs with oil massages just like that bald hedgehog

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Shiva Dheva 8 years ago

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Angelina Russo 8 years ago

Well we don't your opinion if it's full of hate :D

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Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago

No need to even see your picture to know YOU are ugly. At least inside, which worse than being ugly outside.

2points

It's Caturday 8 years ago

Poor Nelson is being cyber-bullied over his looks!😄

2points

jevais 8 years ago

Ugly? Well he surely didn't choose to be so. He is sick. Hope that one day you don't find yourself UGLY, beacause of an illness. Thank God he is not a child in your school. You seem to be some sort of a bully. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Uglyness is being mean, unkind, selfcentered,

1point

Olivia Croll 8 years ago

Don't you feel bad for him? You might wanna delete this comment just cause people are getting mad and they might report you.( just a warning

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Tan Sim 8 years ago

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jevais 8 years ago

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Bill 8 years ago

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Alexis 8 years ago

Call grandma to knit him one of those adorable sweaters

71points

Caty Foster 8 years ago

Touche! He's adorable!

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Kjorn 8 years ago

he looks like a dragon egg

33points

Caty Foster 8 years ago

A shiny, pretty dragon egg! ;)

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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago

23points

Petri Häkkinen 7 years ago

Normally they have both hair and spikes is what I was getting at.

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Annie O 8 years ago

13points

tehu thoth 8 years ago

It's only the dudes who go 100% bald.. lol

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Natalie Blenkhorn 8 years ago

He looks like an attractive testicle!

4points

Leah Faucett 7 years ago

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Stephanie Minkus-John 8 years ago

I bet now he'll never get his spikes back. He'll deliberately hold off so he can enjoy more massages ;-)

4points

Carola Adolf 8 years ago

Adorable little dude.... but those stick-on plastic fingernails...urgh....

4points

jevais 8 years ago

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Emi Li 8 years ago

I used to massage my hedgehogs even though they had quills. They loved it! If they're not scared, they don't cross their quills, so instead of being pricked, it feels like a hair brush.

4points

Susan Forbes 8 years ago

Have they tried Rogaine? :)

4points

Rocha 8 years ago

OOOOMMMMMGGGGGGG I've been wondering what a spikeless hedgehog would look like since years ago...

4points

jevais 8 years ago

Me too!

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Titus Overway 8 years ago

He sooo adorably ugly!!! I want him

4points

Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago

What's wrong with his toe? It looks like it's swollen or something?

2points

home_with_you 8 years ago

It´s so cute!

2points

Gay Johnson 8 years ago

"A face only a Mother could love"...sorry, little dude, but you remind me of Alf...:)

1point

Theresa Kovatch 8 years ago

at some point ,if it ever appears that his spikes will NOT return and they dont keep massaging him anyhow ,he is going to be one mad hedgehog.

1point

Agnes Auxiliatrix 8 years ago

He looks so strangely adorable when he's rolled up in a ball like that XD

1point

Mary Tortoisemom 5 years ago

I want him ❤️

0points

Peyton Faucett 7 years ago

He looks like a freshly shaved nutsack

0points

Dallas Gabriel 7 years ago

i can bearly get a massage..... lucky

0points

Hope Purcell 7 years ago

So cute

0points

Megan Heffer 8 years ago

0points

tehu thoth 8 years ago

Nelson's one lucky little bugger.

0points

Monica Siciliano 8 years ago

0points

ΣΚΡΟΥΤΖ ΜΑΚ ΝΤΑΚ 8 years ago

poor thing

0points

Terry Jensen 8 years ago

Yeah a sweater would be nice except he is pretty round....I am not a knitter but that might not be as easy as it sounds...he is cute and looks like he really does like the spa treatment.

0points

Šu Ma 8 years ago

jebe se ježu, masiraju ga, hrane, drka kurac..

0points

Jay Mark Anuta 8 years ago

Adorably bizarre .. :)

0points

Celeste Spaniel 8 years ago

Oh my gosh, he is SO CUTE!

0points

Reese Kyle 8 years ago

Awwwwww! What an ugly-cute little guy (I mean that in the nicest way). I just want to kiss his little, funny face.

0points

Jennifer Hug 8 years ago

Nelson needs a mani-pedi with his almond oil massages! lol

0points

Agnishwar Banerjee 7 years ago

He looks like a ball sac disconnected itself and ran away

-1point

Suraj Patil 7 years ago

Looks like a ball sac

-1point

John Kerans 7 years ago

That's not a hedgehog, it's a giant s*****m with a face

-1point

Natas Serrated 8 years ago

It's a huge living nutsack

-1point

Audrey 8 years ago

On dirait un crâne chauve quand il est en boule

-1point

Lily Mae Kitty 8 years ago

-2points

Juris Franchenko 8 years ago

That's how my balls looks after a fresh shave.

-2points

jevais 8 years ago

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jevais 8 years ago

How sick are you? How old are you? 15? Locker room talk on BOREDPANDA? Next time instead of shaving,try to grow up. By BY Donald!!!

-1point

It's Caturday 8 years ago

-2points

Olivia Croll 8 years ago

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Olivia Croll 8 years ago

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Karlo Topali 8 years ago

I think our balls needs plenty of TLC and regular SPAs with oil massages just like that bald hedgehog

-3points

Shiva Dheva 8 years ago

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Angelina Russo 8 years ago

Well we don't your opinion if it's full of hate :D

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Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago

No need to even see your picture to know YOU are ugly. At least inside, which worse than being ugly outside.

2points

It's Caturday 8 years ago

Poor Nelson is being cyber-bullied over his looks!😄

2points

jevais 8 years ago

1point

Olivia Croll 8 years ago

Don't you feel bad for him? You might wanna delete this comment just cause people are getting mad and they might report you.( just a warning

0points

Tan Sim 8 years ago

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jevais 8 years ago

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Bill 8 years ago

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Hedgehog With No Spikes Has A Prescription For Regular Massages, Enjoys Every Bit Of It

Meet Nelson, the spikeless bald hedgehog

Without spikes, he wouldn’t last long in the wild, being a very easy prey to predators

‘‘He’s a mystery but to have survived into adulthood he must have had prickles and his health is very good other than the fact he is bald,’’ Foxy Lodge told Metro

But Nelson doesn’t mind staying at the sanctuary at all! There, he enjoys good life!

The bald hedgehog gets plenty of TLC and regular SPAs with oil massages…

‘‘We will likely never know what caused him to lose his hair and spikes’’

Nelson’s lack of spikes makes this adorable animal even more cuddle-able than regular hedgehogs!

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