Lecki the Echidna Puggle - 4th January 2011
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Age: 3 months
Sex: Male
Found: Tiaro, near Maryborough, after his burrow was accidentally dug up in a schoolyard.
Transported to: The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, after being left for 24 hours in his burrow in the hope his mum would return.
Veterinary Assessment: Found Lecki to be a sick little boy, covered in scabs (which were actually skin lesions)
Treatment: Lecki began a course of antibiotics to help fight the lesion-causing infection and was sent to a specialised echidna carer to be raised.
Future: Lecki is still drinking a special echidna milk formula, and in the coming months will be weaned by the carer and taught to search for solid food, including ants and termites.
Did You Know?: Puggles are unable to hear until their ears open at approximately three months of age.
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