How To Tame a Hedgehog
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- In this video I share with you all the things I can think of that can help your african pygmy hedgehog become more comfortable with you and it's environment. I don't usually like to bombard my viewers with so much information but this is one of those cases where I think that the more information you have the better off you will be. I think there's a lot more to taming a hedgehog than just interacting with them daily. Making sure that they are happy with their environment is also extremely important to have a happy hedgehog. An unhappy hedgehog will not hesitate to show you it's displeasure so you want to make sure that you do everything that you possibly can to create a nice environment in your home for them.
Most african pygmy hedgehogs are naturally very skittish and will be extremely defensive so if you think your hedgehog is mean you are not alone! A lot of new hedgehog owners think that their hedgehog hates them but that is not the case. That's just how they naturally are and you need to work with them to get them used to you.
I hope that these tips help you with your hedgehog as I know from experience that it can be extremely frustrating to have a hedgehog that doesn't trust you. Don't give up on them though! It may take a lot of time to get them comfortable with human interaction but with enough time and persistence it should pay off in the end and you'll be able to enjoy the benefits of having a pet hedgehog.
Sorry that it took so long to make this highly requested video. Thank you so much for watching!
In case people didn't know, the African pygmy hedgehog is a domesticated species of hedgehog. They are not like the wild hedgehogs that roam around in the UK and other regions of the world. You can go to HedgehogCentral.com to find out more about their care and living requirements: www.hedgehogcentral.com/.
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Here I am, sitting all alone in my bedroom, watching a video on how to tame a hedgehog. I don't even own a hedgehog. I'm gonna be forever alone
Hi!!! I have a hedgehog and i am still sitting alone in my bedroom because my hedgehog hates me. I had him for 7 months, fed him everyday, and offered some snacks, but no matter what i do he doesn't want to hang out with me :'(
Cuhleb
I want a hedgehog but i am 100% sure that my mom wont let me get one
kayla roeten. Have you asked her?
dark knight.
Have you my parents, they barely let me buy a book
Cuhleb sister same.
I named my hedgehog peeve... she is my pet peeve.
Disgousting
i see what you did there
it was actually my mom's idea 🙃
LoL 😂
@@leesunmi3715 you named your pet a pun...
you cant tame a hedgehog
the hedgehog tames you
HAHHAHA GOOD JOKE!!
true
a tale as old as time
Psh dont ONE UP ME
Puns
bob bob the bob haha good one
I used to own a hedgehog (that unfortunately died months ago from old age :c) but she was a breeder her whole life. She was grumpy, just wanted to eat and then sleep. I found so much things in this video that were a big part of why her and I bonded so much eventually. I gave her a long time to get used to her home, but after holding her everyday, putting my shirt in her little hut to cuddle with, and the rest of the tips in this video, she would wake up everytime she heard me come home from school and climb up on her cage until I would hold her. It was so cute. I miss her, but I'm hoping to get a new baby one soon. So thank you for this video!
I am so sorry for your loss. I wish I had a hedgehog
Do hedgehogs have the pokey things like porcupines
Silje Ostrem yes
TheSubatomicPlatypus yes they can dumbass just try getting your hand close and aggrivating it, it injects a few quills with venom to infect the predator, however they grow again and the quills are tooken out safely if you are careful
No
Why am I here I don't even have a hedgehog
Kaela Dusing don't lisson to those mean comments
kathryne wright dude. all I said was i don't have a hedgehog, how did that instigate an insult?
Kaela Dusing I just got one
Kaela Dusing how is being gay an insult?
kathryne wright being gay isn't an insult, it's just how you say it, like you're implying that it's supposed to be one
My hedgehog is like the complete opposite of all the hedgehogs I've heard of. He is 2 months old and he was never shy, not even when we picked him up for the first time at the breeders. He loves to be pet, and often looks for it, I've only ever heard him hiss once (my cat got too close), he doesn't get grumpy when I take him out during the day, and he often happily sits in my sweater pocket and goes everywhere with me during the day, either sleeping in my pocket, or poking his head out to meet new people.
give a chili dog to it
My hedgehog never likes me 🥲
I own a pretty grumpy hedgehog, and like you said they still need to be cared for even if they don't necessarily enjoy human company. You make a choice when you own a pet to care for it even if it's not what you expected it to be as a pet.
so funny story, about 4 years ago my gf and I adopted a cat (Cirrus) and after a few months it was apparent that he needed a cat friend (and I wanted another) so we adopted another cat (Nimbus) from some guy living in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere... well he was feral and 3 years later he's only just starting to kinda sorta trust us.... He doesn't love us but we love him lol
I love hedgehogs but I don't have one 😞
Mckenzie Wilkinson Me and my mom are gonna breed ours and sell them
Jasmine Edwards please don't unless you really know what you are doing!
Polymer Clay Critter Why? we've read a lot about it
Mckenzie Wilkinson well, you at least have Sonic games. Or do you. If you don't, then at least you have the fastest hedgehog with attitude around.
Jasmine Edwards if you beeed any animal without knowing what you are doing they can potentially get hurt some animals may die. So I just said to make sure you know what you are doing so you do not end up hurting the hedgehogs
That T-shirt idea is genius.
my hedgehog just shits on everything and everyone
he dont give a fuck
+Dylan zz they don't have control over when they poop. If your holding it in the day they usually poop within 20 minutes of them waking up.
lol!! 👌😁
+Dylan zz
My hedgehog usually shits and urinates when I take her out of her cage. Poor thing.
Murmilone they dont have control over when they poop and they usually do poop quickly after they are taken out.
lol sonic the hedgehog in real life.
1. Do not leave your hedgehog for a few days when they get home, make sure you are handling them for at least 30 minutes a day especially when you first get them. This is because they need to become familiar to you and your scent because if your hedgehog does not and you suddenly start introducing them to something new as soon as they have gotten used to their new home, bonding with your hedgie will be much more difficult... trust me, I know from experience as a proud owner of 3 boys.
2. If you are petting the underside of your hedgehog please don't keep them underside up for to long, this position is where they are most vulnerable and it will make them nervous and skittish (I know this is random but It was not said in the video and I think it is quite important)
That's it lol, this video was great don't get me wrong but I had to point out these things :) also wow I can't believe you read this entire thing 😂
If you ever happen to get this, I’ve had my hedgehog for just over 2 days now and I haven’t held him I have just left him in the cage for a while with my T-shirt in there. Is now a good time to try to pick him up or something like that
She’s so tame and friendly! She’s even licking you 😚 I’m watching my sisters for a few weeks and she’s not very friendly, I want to help socialize her more while I’m here. This is very helpful!
Hedgehogs look like lil spikey hamsters 😂
Bunny buddies no They really don't. Ideot
+J Wright *Idiot
They do lol
Maybe there is a reason you have no subscribers
Mr J Wright
Hedgehogs are like humans, but cuter.
Ender-Chan except humans dont have spikes and are bipedal and we dont have hair everywhere.
They can't go fst
Ender-Chan and we humans are far more intelligent.
jeffyStreet 123 usain bolt
Hedgehogs are a solitary animal who like Tobe left alone the are not meant to be pets. Ladies if I want a pet get a bloke they love being pampered.
If you passed, may you R.I.P. Your videos have helped me so much, and you convinced me to get a hedgehog.
How-To's With Caiden! She didn't die 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kathryne Wright dying videos
Eggman might use this trick on sonic! XD
Julian u75 😂😂😂
+Julian u75
true
You are a genius
I'm pretty sure this only works with non-sapient Hedgehogs, all trying this shit on Sonic would do is annoy the hell out of him.
Julian u75 omg my heagehogs name is Sonic!
Awesome video! I love the evening hedgie cam! It was so adorable when she was playing with the paper tube and she really was going to town on that green pepper haha!
So when they are quilling it's basically like they're on their period
Olivia perdue no it's like losing a lot of teeth and growing bigger ones in
Olivia perdue beautiful profile picture, the phandom is amazing
Bored Vlogs it was supposed to be a joke... •-•
Bella Love stop just dont
ThePerfectKitty 4UTUBE what explain ? Sry dude but I was just saying it's a joke so.!.
I often read fanfiction to my hedgehog. It gets her used to my voice and comfortable with my scent.
Why *fan fiction* ? Thank god hedgehogs can't understand English, otherwise you'd be traumatizing it
@@mikansan8216 Lol
I will start doing that too ! Ahahaha
What a sweetie , they are seriously really cute and adorable.
you forgot about feeding it chilly dogs
Youre joking... right? Processed foods could kill nearly any pet. Except for dogs, which habe the strongest animal immune system, so they will eat nearly anything you give them and dont even get me STARTED on what would happen if you feed spicy food.
Its a joke...
Sarah Reid he was making a sonic joke in the cartoons sonic likes too eat chilly dogs
Danielle Lunsford
lol I've been waiting for someone to clear that up for me XD
*****
XD
What cute little animals. I will be buying one soon. This video was so helpful and informative!
My hedgehog is the sweetest baby. I got her as a rescue for Christmas as a gift to my dad
And ever since day one she's been so sweet. She's also spoilt with lots of treats she was never given before (she doesn't know what any food is aside from cat food so it's interesting to explore new foods with her.) She also sleeps in my bed. She likes to have a pillow when sleeping for some reason and lies flat on her stomach and I find she sleeps for much longer and more easily in my bed than her cage. (She has cage issues that I'm working on. Part of her being a rescue. Previous owners kept her in a cage too small for her to turn around even.)
Thank you for this video! I watched it before getting my hedgehog and now watched it again. It's very helpful. :)
This video rocks! I got my hedgie today and Eloise is about 6 months old. Your video has already helped her get used to her new home.
Just got a brand new hedgehog yesterday, not as tame as I imagined! Your video is very helpful, thanks!!
Is it dead
The intro seems like an intro to a sitcom haha love it!
Thank you so much for the tip about the sweatshirt! My hedgehog loves it!!
Im blessed to own a hedgehog who's not moody. He doesn't mind being picked up from above and loves being held. I love you Scotch Honey!
Halp I have a hedgehog, I dyed it's fur blue and now its gotta go fast. What do I do?
Sam Akram moron
Pass the Bleach please He's just making a joke, calm down
sonic
Toffee Cat wait you can't do that?!
😂😂😂
Amazing advice, the only video that's helped me out! Thanks so much for sharing x
You deserve more subs and I am not kidding about it, you are so good at recording and everything XD
I am so glad I found this video ^^ I just got my first hedgehog for my 21st birthday, I named her Lulu (after my favorite League of Legends Champion) and I am just in awe with her. I noticed that my hedgie does a lot of the same things yours does. (Hides when I bring her out with the light on in my room) Sometimes I'll hear her scuddling around and it will wake me up but I don't mind at all. I'll just look at her with the night vision on my camera. :D
I also have her in my room where it is quiet and well.. It smells like me in this room but I was wondering whether or not to put a shirt of mine in her hedgie sleeping bag. Will definitely do it now though! She loves her meal worms and I usually give them to her when she's on my bed.
I am not new to raising exotic animals so I'm glad that I'm on the right path and this video has definitely helped me as well!
MissGabsarella I know this comment is from like 5 years ago but i found it cool how i also named my hedgehog after one of my favorite league of legends champs, Leona! I was also thinking about naming her Lulu though, because that’s actually my main lol. Just thought it was cool!
My hedgie is weird. She doesn't like to eat anything but her kitten food (although recently she took meal worms into consideration surprisingly). She actually seems happier if i wake her up during the day because once she wakes up she seems pretty active and not tired. When i get her up at night or take her out when she's already awake, she seems more grumpy. By grumpy i mean she will hiss when i move her or touch her or sometimes just hiss at nothing (she doesn't spike up though). So from my experience I prefer to wake her up in the after noon to play with her and take her on a walk :)
I’m getting mine in August, so excited!
I’m getting a hedgehog this week and this has helped a lot thank you so much ☺️💕
Lmao the part where you said to hold your hedgehog everyday, that part is so true.
When I was still new to hedgie owning, I would go sleep at a friend’s place for the night and my hog would be alone for the night in his cage. But the next morning when I come back, I get the cold shoulder from my boy.
He’ll huff at me, bite me and spike up a lot more than he would’ve if I slept in the room. Strange how just being gone for the night can make him mean 😂
SANIC
SWEGTA Shout GATTA GO FAST, create a giant traffic route, get arrested. Police: "Why did you do this, and why did you shout 'Gotta go fast'?" "GATTA GO FAST-" *Music starts playing and you blow through the walls and run away crapping rainbows*
@@Mettalus lmao
This is such a cute video. Good info. I always wondered what they felt like & personally. My kitty watched your video & purred the entire time.:)
I LOVE your videos! I just got my hedgie a week ago, and tonight was our first bath time. Your video came in handy and then I found these! THANK YOU!!! :)
You are the person who go me into wanting a hedgehog and I never got to say thanks because now I have a hedgehog of my own and soon this April he is turning one :-) and I love or videos
is ur hedgehog still alive?
DAMMIT SONICS TOO FAST I CANT TAME HIM
Lol "SLOW THE FUCK DOWN!"
I'm fast as fuck boi
SloppyBooyahboy I got an idea
Chris thorndike chilli dogs and eggman
Haha how original!
“ItS nO uSe”
Thanks for the video!! So many great tips! I'm looking into buying a hedgehog by wanted to make sure I got done insight on how to handle and care for them first to see if this could be a pet for me, Thanks again, keep up the awesome uploads
I just want to say thank you for all your videos! They've helped me so much, and I now know how to care for my little girl, Stormfly. I just got her today, and she seemed very happy with me and her new home. :D
Stormfly? Wtf
Thanks my hedgehog was running around loops and had a friend that was a fox with two tails that could fly. Now since I tamed him he is fine now.
Aydan
Hah I get it
Was his friend also an red echidna that could destroy walls?
today is cristmas and I got a.......hedghog!
Queen of randomness did you ask for one? Work at all to get it? I've been waiting for months.
REALLY AWESOME
jade napa
Hedgehog***
This Christmas I get two...SUGAR GLIDERS
jade napa you mean you got a new sonic game?
Great info and cute, happy hedgehog. 🦔💗
I just got the idea of having one, as I am currently living in a small flat and cannot have a dog as I had before. Thanks for the video - very useful!
OMG!!!!!! ITS SO FREAKING ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!
I'm getting a hedgehog next week! Thanks for the help!
Whered tou get it
@@natc6200 some exotic pet store i forgot the name of
I'm currently about three and a half months into the bonding process with my baby hedgehog, he's a grumpy boy but really good with humans already and is fearless with my dogs who are twice his size (they're only small dogs but he's only a small hoglet). The one thing he really loves to do is get under my quilt while I lie and play my switch in bed. He runs around under it and climbs me like an obstacle course. I find when we've done that he doesn't use his wheel in the night at all, it must tucker the little boy out. He eventually cuddles up in my elbow or my knee crease and falls asleep for an hour or two before I take him to his home again.
I'm really glad that I've naturally learned these tips you've mentioned. I just watch for his behaviour and he has taught me so much about how I may be the caregiver but he knows best. I couldn't ask for a better pet.
Honestly if anybody is thinking of getting a pet with some character but can't have anything as big as a cat or dog, I wholly recommend Hedgehogs. For kids they have a direct understanding that these small animals can hurt. They can see those spines and know they don't want that pain, whereas with fluffier animals they don't always see the teeth that are going to hurt. It's a wonderful learning experience and I didn't think I could love an animal quite as quickly as I adore my grumpy boy.
Great video! 😊
I just went to a friends house yesterday and she had a pet hedgehog and now im doing research on them and I REALLY want one! They are just so cute! UwU
how doez u tam sanic? he wold g3t f4st an sped 0ut of th3r3.
English please.
DaltonJB11_MC "How does you tame sanic? He would get fast and sped out of there." Step 1: Find Sanic. Step 2: Throw a chili dog at him. Step 3: If it works you can now go fast. Optional Step 4: If it fails, assume it's a pokemon battle and use Tails the Derpy Ninetailed Fox. Also throwing more chili dogs increases the catch rate. Your welcome lol
***** OVER HERE! *throws a chili dog at Sanic*
mlg transaltion: How do you tame sanic he allways runs away
+DaltonJB11_MC u keep him in a cage :PPP and he runs in the gaps and climps andrund awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Great, information packed video from an obviously understanding and patient hedgehog pet parent. Thank you. :)
love the colors!
Gotta go fast!
No. Just no.
***** rude
Quill Productions yes.just.yes
My imaginary hedgehog 🦔 ran away to a land where they sell chili dogs daily for free, bought red shoes, striped himself blue, and was creating plans to combat a red bearded guy.
Weird. I’ve failed my hedgehog.
This is the best hedgehog video i have watched!!!
Great video :D
She looks so cute when she eats
U cant tame a Hedgehog because they are 2 F4ST 4 U
Enzo Lobo no they're not its sonic who's so fast
sonicandmariofan 100 sonic the "hedgehog"
Thank you so much for making this video, I am looking at getting a hedgehog and this was very helpful with the information gather process.
great work !
I had a hedgehog it was blue and really fast I named it sonic
GOTTA GO FAST!!
thank you for a video...really useful.I just collected my little girl and she is really grumpy. new home and quiling at this same time, I hope she will handle well one day as for now is painful to watch her stressed. thank you again.will use your tips
thankyou, I just got my little joel and this is very helpful. he's quite grumpy but I'll give him some time to settle in
THATS NO GOOD 2 SLO GOTTA GO FAST
Hi! Yesterday I got my first ever hedgehog named Doug. He is in a cinnamon color and he's is 1 year old. All his life he has been a breeder. The guy that had him before just wanted him to breed with an albino to make a rare kind of hedgehog worth more money so he could sell those. Then he sold Doug to our pet store and we have always wanted one, so we got it. He is in a 42-18 inch bunny cage with a hut, water bottle, 12 inch wheel, food dish and toilet paper roll. He is very very skidish and jumpy. You can't do anything near him with out him rolling into a ball and hissing. Its always quite frightening to go and pick him up when he wants nothing to do with you. Do you (or anyone else reading this) have any tips? I'm going to put one of my tee shirts in there for him and were going to start handling him in a day. So yeah please help!
Just pick him up and hold him until he relaxes, and just keep handling him on a daily basis(:
The low light idea really helps
Thank you this helped so much!
I had no idea hedgehogs were so cute. Didn't even really know what they looked like until watching your videos. Shows how naive I am. Sonic was my only reference.
Why am I watching this? I don't even have a hedgehog! XD
Love your intro!
Thanks for the advice
I'm about to get a hedgie and I was scared she might be mean, now I feel better. thank you!!!
It is a very good idea to try hand feeding them so they will associate your scent with food. My girlfriend has a hedgehog and she got him to accept her quickly when she started smelling like food.
Hi! I have a pillow that had fabric sewed on top of it and there is a rip in the fabric. She LOVES to sleep in the pillow (not the inside where there is the stuffing but inside the fabric area that was sewed onto it). Its very roomy there so it wont suffocate her or anything but i want to ask your opinion on if thats okay to continue letting her do that?
Livelikedragons Yes.But watch them incase something happens.
Thanks for this video!
super helpful thank you!
My dad use to breed them when I was a young child and I held them constantly and even when I played my Super Nintendo they would curl up in my lap and I use to take them in my sand box and my neighbor who was 2 years younger and i built them tunes and trenches but they would go in the hand made caves and sleep it's funny looking back that I never had one get loose on me Nor do I remember them ever biting me they had bite my neighbor and my parents but not me
Bardock and Nimbus from DBZ
Shinobi from Naruto
Ares from Fairy Tail
Interesting names
+Just_a_guy So_yeah I know I ❤that book
and this hedgehog must be bristleback from dota
Jake from Statefarm
Your Hedgehog is so adorable!
Thanks! Really helpful :)
Question: which is easier for young kids coz me and my brother are gtting 1 and hes 10 and aint rlly use 2small animals. or are they both easy to care 4 once understod what to do?
I want one sonic eating a chilli dog
I have a year old hedgehog. She was fine when I first got her, now she's all grumpy. This video helped quite a bit.
Very informative- good video
Gotta Go Fast
Hi! I just picked up my baby hedgehog today. When I met the breeder she let me hold her but once we got home she hasn't let me touched her at all so I've been trying to give her space. How long do you think I should wait to try to touch her again and what kind of snacks or treats do hedgies like and dislike? Also how should I go about bathing her? Should I just let her walk around in the water for a while with some dawn soap or should I scrub her?
Anyways thanks for the videos! Your hedgie is very cute!
Sweetielaughalot NO Dawn soap. if they swallow it can be poisonous.
They eat cat food,I preffer Royal Canin.Don't use soap,they don't like it.Just let him walk around.Make sure the water is hot.It isn't weird if she/he doesn't like being holded,hedgehogs like being alone.Buy him a wheel,like those for hamsters but it has to be bigger and plastic,they can't spin,on the wire ones.Let him roam around the room at night and make sure there's nothing that he can get stuck in or that could possibly hurt him.Get him a rabbit cage.Make him a cardboard house,so he can go in it and sleep.They sleep a lot.Put pellets in the cage,and some stuff which I forgot the name of.And make sure to use gloves while holding him,because they jump and shake when you try to pick them up.They also breathe extremely fast when you try picking them up,it's normal.
@@aleksandraradicevic8006 you should not use gloves as they won't get used to your scent. And do some research on what food because they need certain percentages of fat and protien
Very Interesting, Thank You!
I’m getting a hedgehog in a few days and I can’t wait to use your tips
What's the food he was eating at 3:12 - 3:35
need to know it ASAP for my pixie :(
Looks like it to me as well but I need to make sure xD
celery
+Evelina Lopez I don't think so lol
I believe celery
+Evelina Lopez you can not feed a hedgehog celery I'm pretty sure it is bell pepper c:
hi I'm new to ur channel and I really want a hedgehog but never had one before so can u give me some tips of how to take care of it and how to make it happy plz.
awesome Angelina well, first you will need a cage. I recommend C&C cages, or large rabbit cages. You will need to get a wheel for them, but make sure it is a solid wheel. They cannot run on wire wheels. For food, you can use cat food, I used to use Royal Canin, but I switched. If you are going to feed them cat food, I recommend Royal Canin. I'm currently feeding my hedgie Mazuris Insectivore diet. They will need sleeping pouches, blankets and huts for comfort and to sleep in. Oh and mealworms and crickets are considered a treat, so don't feed them too many. 5 - 10 is best. Make sure the room temperature is 75 - 65 F. Take them to the vet for yearly checkups. And make sure the room you have them in is quiet, and doesn't have strong smells as they have sensitive hearing and smelling. That's about all you need.
Make sure to let him roam around the room at night if there's nothing dangerous in it,too.
Also,make the hedgehog a house out of cardboard or anything,so that he can go in it and sleep.Trust me,they love to be in the dark.
If your living in a cold climate clear plastic tubs work for cages
So cute!
Which is better to feed them dead mealworms or alive ones
Amanda Holderness Alive.
Never feed them MEALWORMS NOT GOOD FOR THEM WOULD U FEED YOUR CHILDREN CAKES SWEETS CHOCOLATE EVERY DAY. WE HAVE 5 that come to our garden use to give them MEALWORMS but was advised not to extremely bad for them and that came from a HEDGEHOG SPECIALIST WHO TAKE CARE OF LAST COUNT WAS 35 please do not give them mealworms. Hope that helps.
3:28 DAT WINK
So informative 👍
thank you this was really helpful :)
My Grammy just got me one of the zoomer hedgiez because where I live it is illegal to keep them so I have a robotic hedgehog
Maddie Trocki metal Sonic