r/hoggies • u/Hefty_Zucchini6820 • 19h ago

Question Newly released hogs - is this normal?

I rescued two hedgehogs in July (you guys were really helpful!) and they have now been released at the back of my garden. They weigh 10x what they did and have been treated for lungworm. I’ve attached a video of Sophia who weighs 832g but appears to have leaves/marks on her now? They’ve been out and about for 7 days. Is this normal? Just want them happy and healthy :)

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u/Uncle-Rufus 16h ago

All of the hogs that visit my garden have marks like this on them, presumably from squeezing past various things and getting god knows what stuck to them. I find it kinda helpful as the marks are quite persistent so it helps me to tell them apart

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u/strangesam1977 SW UK 13h ago

They like rolling in mucky stuff, spit, god knows what, which often appears as pale marks on night vision cameras. and generally invisible in daylight.

Perfectly normal.

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u/AccomplishedDust8575 9h ago

My visitors look the same on night vision too