‘Jabba’ The Overweight Hedgehog Must Diet Before Release

SWINDON, UK (CBS4) – A hedgehog weighing nearly three times the weight of an average wild hedgehog is going on a diet.
Jabba arrived at the Oak and Furrows wildlife center in England weighing over 4 lbs.
The hedgehog’s previous owner had been overfeeding him, and Jabba was so large that he was unable to curl up into the protective ball hedgehogs use as defense against predators.
Jabba the overweight hedgehog next to a normal-sized hedgehog (credit: CBS)
(credit: CBS)
The obese h