Chipsy the hedgehog is released after a fighting recovery

We’re delighted to share that Chipsy has been released. You may remember little Chipsy, who was brought to us by Artur and Anna from Buckhaven after they spotted him out in the day in a car park.

We didn’t know at the time that Artur and Anna had no transport and hadn’t been in Scotland long. They are Russian and speak little English, but they got on a bus and brought Chipsy to us. Chipsy means “small crisp” in Russian.

Chipsy weighed just 100g when he arrived and needed help with toileting because he had a full bladder. The poor boy was suffering from fluke. He gave us a scare at one point, as we thought he wasn’t going to make it when he became very unwell with coccidiosis. But Chipsy was definitely a fighter and recovered well, and on release he weighed 913g.

Artur came to see him go, so Chipsy was reunited with him as he was released into the lovely hedgehog friendly garden of Beverley Campbell Mathewson.

We’re so thankful to Artur and Anna for rescuing this lovely boy, and we praise them for their efforts in getting him to us. You can see more release stories on our releases page.