The pet I’ll never forget: Harriet, the hedgehog in my airing cupboard

Her job was to tackle slugs in the garden, but she soon found a way into my home – and my heart Harriet came into my life when I asked my vet if I could get a hedgehog to come and live in my garden and deal with the slugs. She found me Harriet in Tiggywinkles, a Buckinghamshire-based wildlife hospital. Harriet was rather shy. I brought her home in a cardboard box and put it on the ground, on its side. She poked her nose out and, as soon as she saw me, scuttled off to hide in a corner of the g...

By Roger Leitch