Our Permanent Fosters
Meet all our permanent foster hedgehogs at Happy Quills, whose journey to forever homes has led them to the loving embrace of dedicated foster carers. Please consider sponsoring these spiky companions to help play a vital role in ensuring their continued care and happiness. Your support can make a lasting difference in their lives at our rescue.
Ruby
Ruby the tenrec joined Happy Quills 1/6/25. She was handed in with some health issues that need resolved before we decided if she would be suitable for adoption or become a permanent foster. She was put on a course of antibiotics for a respiratory infection and an eye infection. Ruby recovered well from her respiratory infection and put on some much needed weight. Her eye infection, whilst showing signs of improvement, still needs daily eyedrops and antibiotics and the vet believes there is scarring on that eye so the infections will be a reoccuring problem for the rest of her life. For that reason, Ruby has been made a permanent foster at Happy Quills.
Ruby is only 4 and tenrecs tend to live up to 10 plus in captivity. If you would like to help with her ongoing monthly vet bills please fill out a sponsorship form.
Daphne
Daphne joined Happy Quills 11/6/25 and she is currently 3 years old.
She arrived with mites, so had missing fur, and her nails on her feet are twisted. Daphnes' fur is now growing back on her face and her skin is much improved. Her nickname is now "fuzzy face" .She is quite a nervous little hog but she has been growing in confidence and enjoying free roam time. Her favourite activity is window licking, the patio doors always get a good slurp.
Due to issues with her feet, which will require consistent treatment the rest of her life, the decision has been made to make her a permanent foster.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg joined Happy Quills 16/9/26. Poor Nutmeg was abandoned outside and handed in to a wildie hedgehog rescue. She had mites and dry skin when she joined us, as well as being on the thin side. We estimate she is 3-4 years, however as we are unsure of her age/background the decision has been made to make her a permanent foster at our rescue. She has settled in well and is definitely plumping up nicely under the loving care of her foster home.
Sponsorship Details
Looking to sponsor one of our lovely permanent foster hogs? Find out below about what's included.
When sponsoring one of our lovely permanent hedgehogs a few exclusive perks become available to you.
To begin, when you first sign up, we will email you a personalised certificate along with welcome details on your chosen hedgehog. Along with this, you will be sent a welcome package with some hedgehog themed goodies. These goodies include a Happy Quills tote bag, a knitted hedgehog (colours vary), a keychain, a printed photo of your chosen hedgehog, and a card.
Along with this we supply our sponsors with quarterly updates sent at the end of January, April, July and October. Our packs are available for adults and children, with updates tailored to age. Plus all sponsors receive a free entry into any giveaways we run across the year.
£3.50/Month
or £40 for 1 year.
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