Sad: "Acorn", the hedgehog that starred in the series Lock Hour - passed away | Israel today

Solomon Horowitz began to gather, investigate and raise animals from the age of 4 with the first cockroach brought his mother as a gift. Later he set up an animal farm and an educational center and experienced in Gush Etzion called "animals of Solomon".

According to Horowitz: "11 years ago was still permitted Raise the albacore African hedgehogs and would raise them as pets.

During this time, I brought a pair of hedgehogs and they multiplied and became a child-friendly family of cute thorny creatures. "

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For no apparent reason, my dear wife Michal, did not want my entire collection of animals indoors so thanks to her I decided to set up an exotic animal farm. The farm grew and developed at a dizzying pace, starting from scratch, became an amazing visitor center with over 100 species of animals from the world.

Acorn on the set of "Lock Hour" with actor Shahar Tabuch.

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"Unfortunately," says Shlomo, "many species of animals have been outlawed in Israel. Some for obvious reasons and some for really unclear reasons. Among those for which it is not clear why they should not be raised in Israel today is the dwarf albacore African hedgehog. Because the farm is a neat place, there are We have all the permits for our wildlife including the hedgehogs of course. To prohibit their cultivation for fear of invading the nature of Eretz Israel, since this species can not survive in nature here. It should be noted that in many countries abroad it is allowed to grow them. "

The hedgehog acorn when it was just born.

Photo: Shlomo Horowitz, Shlomo's animals

When filming for the TV series began at closing time, the production approached Horowitz and told him that they had been referred to him by RTG and asked if it was possible to use the hedgehog that is raised in "Shlomo's Animals" for the purpose of filming the show.

Horowitz says: "I explained to them that we only have albino hedgehogs and not dark-colored hedgehogs as we know them. Since this was the only legal option, they compromised on Shmulik and he changed his name to 'Acorn' for the series. Acorn died at the age of 5, it is an extreme age in years. "African hedgehog Nancy albino, he died in good health. We can only hope that they will approve of raising these lovely creatures in the State of Israel and that people will get to know them closely, at least in the zoos and study centers that deal with animals."

Horowitz adds: "In Israel there are three species of hedgehogs in the wild: the common hedgehog, the sand hedgehog and the desert hedgehog. They belong to the mammal department and the insectivorous series. Including venomous snakes. "

Instagram Star's Lock Hour on Acorn's Death, Instagram Shahar Tabuch

During the first Corona closure, the Israel Today website initiated a daily broadcast schedule called "OK in the closure", which also included a number of broadcasts dealing with animals in Israel, and in zoos and zoos that breed and care for some of them.

As part of "Okay in Closure", we visited "Shlomo's Animal Farm" and also got to know Shmulik ("Acorn"), who was definitely a particularly charming and cute creature.