Two hedgehogs have been placed in New Hampshire, and two Russian tortoises have gone to a licensed herpetological society. The state was also able to find a home for a peacock.

A Quaker parrot is being rehabilitated as the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife looks for a new home for it with an out-of-state rescue organization or sanctuary.

Dogs, doves, a potbelly pig and pigeons still await adoption at the Kennebec Valley Humane Society in Augusta.

The society took in 33 of about 70 animals the Maine Animal Welfare Department seized from Carol Murphy’s Lane Road home. The state claims the animals were inhumanely treated, neglected, malnourished and lacked veterinarian care.

Other animals seized – sheep, goats and horses – went to farms in Maine that work with the state. A least one duck and a horse had to be euthanized.

Murphy is charged with misdemeanor criminal charges for cruelty to animals and possessing several animals – Russian tortoises, Pygmy hedgehogs, peacock and Quaker parrot – without a permit.

She’s scheduled to appear Wednesday in 12th District Court on the charges.

Murphy had previously stated several reasons for the animals’ condition: her own illnesses, bad hay and ignorance.

The animals are doing fine at the shelter, society Executive Director Roxanne Brann said.

Some may be adapting too well.

Shelter staff had initially planned to adopt Athena, a potbelly pig, as its mascot. But Athena has shown her “extreme displeasure” at having to be caged so that workers can care to other animals or when she’s alone at night.

Athena has even been destructive at times and – quite frankly, Brann said, laughing – difficult.

“I don’t blame her,” Brann said of the pig. “She deserves a home and more attention than we can give her. She loves people. She loves to be around them.”

A state animal protection agent who helped seize the animals plans to adopt her, Brann said, and use her in education-based programs as the shelter had planned.

Four rabbits, females and males, which were housed in the same cage, are not up for adoption. The staff is waiting until the gestation period is over to see if they multiply.

Some animals are unavailable for adoption. That’s because they’re being rehabilitated, they’re illegal to possess, or the state hasn’t received official custody.

The state goes to court Wednesday to seek official custody of the six sugar gliders – a type of flying squirrel, Brann said.

Brann said officials thought only four sugar gliders came to the shelter but that number expanded after two babies were found in the marsupials’ pouches.

Staff had to search the Internet to learn how to care for some of the animals.

Cash, a beagle-basset mix, and Hank, a beagle, are ready for adoption.

They’re also seeking a special home for Chi-Chi, a long-coated Chihuahua with medical problems, and they’re working with a rescue organization to find a home for Smedley, a seeing-impaired cairn terrier.

Hundreds of people flocked to the shelter after animals arrived to adopt or bring supplies.

Many wanted some of the unique animals that required a state permit or were illegal to have in Maine, Brann said.

Brann said staff waited until after the initial flurry and closely reviewed applications to make sure people were getting pets for the right reasons.

All the donations have helped.

“We’re still looking for support,” she said. ” I want people to know that from the bottom of our hearts, we appreciate all the support we have gotten.”

As much as the strain has been, Brann said, the society has been happy to help out.

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