A hedgehog has lost all his spines due to alopecia brought on by his traumatic childhood.
The unusual case was discovered by vets at the A120 Veterinary Surgery near Little Hadham in Hertfordshire.
They have diagnosed Derek with alocecia after his spines began to fall out and have attributed the loss to stress.
"He's a fighter and we really want to get him 100 per cent by March so we can release him back into the wild" Lynne Garner, who runs Herts HoglinencG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbHLnp6rmaCde6S7ja6iaKaVrMBwwcqnnLCrX2Z%2FcoCPcHBrZ4Opv6a%2F0p6bZqelqXqpscOgnKGnl2K5sL%2FErGSirKNiwLG1zZ6qZ6Ckork%3D