Two hedgehogs woke up with a bad hangover after they celebrated the weekend a bit too hard in a German playground.

Concerned passersby found the spiny pair lying 'almost motionless' in the park in Erfurt, central Germany, on Sunday morning and rescued them.

The hedgehogs were drunk after licking the remains of a smashed bottle of advocaat, a Dutch drink made of eggs, sugar, and brandy similar to eggnog.

Two hedgehogs were rescued by police and handed to a zoo in Germany after they got drunk

As the hedgehogs had likely never tasted alcohol before it went straight to their heads and accounted for their condition.

Police took the worse-for-wear animals to the Thuringian Zoo Park, where they would be nursed back to health before being released.

They reminded Erfurt residents to dispose of their rubbish properly and that drinking at playgrounds was illegal.

'This not only protects the children, but also our animal friends,' police said.