What’s a hoglet, you might ask? It’s a baby hedgehog and they’re just as adorable as they sound.
Several of the animals are currently in foster care with the Calgary Humane Society.
There are two in the litter and they were born on Dec. 11.
WATCH: The Calgary Humane Society was showing off some new arrivals via Facebook.
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The baby hedgehogs will remain in foster care with their mother until they’re weaned, which is when they’re approximately four-to-six-weeks-old, at which point they’ll return to the shelter for a medical assessment to determine their next steps.
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“When the hoglets were born it was very important that we waited 10 days before they could be handled and ensure they and the mom were not disturbed in that time,” Philip Fulton, from Calgary’s Humane Society, stated.
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