Meet and Greet: Tickles the Hedgehog!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Meet Tickles the hedgehog! She's adorable and grumpy and loves to push things off edges. She also poops... a lot.
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Uuugh tell me about it! I worked at the local animal rescue facility for a while, and we had SO MANY HEDGEHOGS to take care of. Their poop is disgusting, and wild hedgehogs are also pretty mean.
SO MUCH POOP.
I can’t imagine! We’ve had a cat with cerebral hypoplasia that we had to express her bladder and poop for the first few months of her life; in TX we rescued a ferret that would literally roll in her poop directly after depositing it (past abuse?). Our dobi/lab lost control of her bladder and bowels after she became paralyzed in her back end. We carried her around with a towel in front of her back legs for over a year until (at 18yrs) she told us it was time to let her go. I just can’t imagine needing to let an animal go because of poop issues. How awful for those poor folks and how wonderful y’all were able to rescue her!
"I should probably have used a paper towel" 😂😂
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I catch myself touching poop all the time now too. Lol🤦
Tickles is probably the cutest name ever
You channel is great for spreading education to why animals are important and should be respected keep up the good work
So pooping CUTE!
My own hedgehog was named Roxy, and she loved to escape her cage. Thankfully she only did it twice, and she never went too far! She also loved to chew on my hair XD
Thanks for the information. I will just stay with stuffed ones. He is very cute.
I had a hedgehog for a few months, I loved her so much but sadly she passed away. Weirdly she didn’t poop everywhere, I had her fairly trained to use a small litter tray I had made her.
It never smelled very bad to me either haha. Maybe one day when I’m able I’ll get another hedgie, this video made me miss those spiky balls of love and grump
Does she sneeze when she's angry? My sister's hedgie did that. It's was so cute
Hi I love your videos!
Quick note (if you care), as this is a lesson someone else had to teach me as well: Salmon is pronounced Sammon, but Salmonella is pronounced SAL-mo-nella. The L isn't silent in the disease, just the fish. :> No worries if you already knew & didn't care, just wanted to offer it up, just in case.
I have two hedgehogs and I had two before them and none of my girls smear poop on themselves. Maybe I am just lucky. My first two hedgehogs did not even poop on their wheels. They had poop corners where they took care of business. My new ones do poop on their wheel but they only get poop feet and it’s never that bad. It’s just a little. Hedgehogs are weird but that’s part of the reason I love them.
999th like. I like the symmetry.
I can confirm hedgehogs like to poop, especially in their wheel
I miss my hedgehog I had her for years but couldn't take her with me across the country it was the hardest decision I ever had to make.
Wow she is so cute I am Yogeshes daughter
what happened to her nose?
They must be love poops if they're not stress pooops
When you pick up poop, please wear gloves, thanx
My hedgehog smears poop on his spikes. He's like a walking Vietnam war jungle trap. He never pooped on me though, thank goodness! He also hates crocs for some reason. Doesn't mind any other footwear, bu as soon as he sees crocs, he attacks them, chews them and throws them around.
He's a European hedgehog. I have him because I volunteer at the local wildlife rescue organization, and he came in at just 100g, severely dehydrated and covered in maggots inside and out. For some reason he never grew to full adult size, so he can't be released. He won't survive a winter long hibernation, so he stayed to become an educational hedgie.
@@croonch6538 even knock-off crocs don't set him off - only the original ones 😂
What a coincidence. I hate them too. Crocs look so ugly to me - original or knock-off :-(
@@miriam3848 Thank you so much for taking care of him and giving him a life.
I have a hedgehog (Sigmar) and she is a little over a year old now. She is litter box trained (80% accuracy for all poops that are not on her wheel) and when I take her out for socializing and play time she is asked to poop (i.e. she is placed in her box and given a treat if she poops and/or pees which is approaching every time she is first pulled out during a day) in her box. I understand not every hog (or animal for that matter) is going to trainable like this, but it is possible! Also wet paper towel to her plastic wheel once a day and scrubbing it once a week seems to keep her under control on that front. =)
There has been a big scare in some news groups about salmonella from hedgehogs. I've been bombarded over the last few weeks by family members with articles and news clips and now they are uncomfortable handling Sigmar. Yes, they can carry it, but like all animals you should wash your hands after handling them. Good hygiene is an important part of living with an any animal.
Reptiles carry salmonella as well. Drives me nuts that people dont research farther then that. Wash your hands and make sure you keep their enclosures clean. Its really not that scary
I think this is a great reply and I completely feel the same, and totally share your point about basic hygiene an salmonella. Our hog (Euclid) is the same regarding the wheel, which we place above his litter box. It's funny that when we clean his cage thoroughly he will actively poo outside of the litter box (we assume to mark territory or something) but otherwise is well trained.
When we take him out I place in our bath, run the sink and the sound of the water makes him go. I shower down and wipe down the bath with a wipe and then he's good to go for hours. He then runs and burrows and "flattens" himself over my wife and I as he sees fit for a solid hour (longer if he falls asleep) and then we put him back. He works well around our work likewise, as we're both back typically after 20:00. We take him out everynight. . Interestingly also he uses me for running and play and my wife for tummy strokes and cuddles, mostly.
He used to eat directly off our hands but now he likes, and lol@"expects", worms in his tube when we put him back in his cage. He always goes to the same tube and will look-up expectantly and sniff until worms are deposited in the usual place.
I think hedgehogs require some work but they are unique, loveable, and heart-meltingly adorable little creatures, if they feel loved back.
@@liamhalliday8437 Sigmar is very similar! I actually got a trick from a cat friend that seems to work for Sigmar. If I leave a little of her old litter and mix it with the new litter (like 10:1 new to old) she doesn't seem to have the urge to go on her nice clean bedding. The feline friend said this was something to do with 'maintaining the potty spot' but what ever the reason it seems to work for my girl. =3
Still there is some poops that happen outside the box. I've noticed sometimes Sigmar steps into her litter box and once her front feet are in she just starts going. I can't really blame her for that. She is trying, the back end is just not making it all the way in her pan. xD
I admire your dedication to the little girl hedgie. I couldn't do that. I'm pretty cool with my cat that rejects my attention half the time. We understand each other.
so did sigmar unite the hedgehog tribes and form the Empire of Hedgehog yet?
Every time the bed was put on the table she promptly flipped it. I enjoy Tickles and her grumpy curiosity.
Thank you so so much for this meet and greet. It covered some things I needed to know. I now know that a hedgehog is not the pet for me LOL
She's got a unique personality for sure I'm very glad that she has a good permanent home and be used for educational purposes.
You mentioned that Tickles is an ambassador. Does her tendency to poop while handled cause issues and scenes?
She does poop often during presentations, which is awkward for us handling her but it's a great segway into talking about their poop and how they use it as a defensive measure against predators. And also the story of how she came to Animal Wonders and why they make challenging pets. People tend to believe what they see over what you say :)
I see! Thanks for the information, Jesse.
Hedgy poop is the one and only reason I would never own a hedgehog again. Love them and still do but I'll do it from a distance lol
Sonic's secret shame. I wonder if it'll make it into the movie… 🤔
She’s cute but I DEFINITELY don’t want one I didn’t want one before but now I know how much work they are
Even considering the poop, hedgehogs are adorable. 😊🦔
I guess they are adorable. I don't know if I have ever seen one, if I have, it was in a zoo.
I agree with you but I still wish people would do the research and make a commitment to put the effort in before buying a pet, I know too many people who buy pets just to get rid of them and its the pets who will suffer and may miss the golden years of being trained
My brother is even one of those people but the worst part is he gives me his pets and train and love them and then when the dog/rabbits/guinea pig is potty trained, well behaved and loving he takes them back.
@@TheShadowofDormin Well, why do you let him take them back?
TheShadowofDormin I agree. This goes for all pets
TheShadowofDormin don't allow this to happen. Have a backbone and tell him off!
I ended up taking in my sister's 2 year old hedgie back in July and I loved the little brat soooo much. I tried everything to make her happy. Her cage was just like Tickles and she had spent most of her time sleeping so the first thing I did was let her stay in her play pen (obviously made sure she couldn't escape) but when it started getting cold, we had to find a large storage container and get her a heat lamp because she tried to hibernate. I played with her daily to actually get her used to human contact (it put from from 15% social to about 75% which was awesome because she wasn't as skiddish anymore) but the whole time I had her, she kept getting diarrhea. During her last month, that's all she ever did and it was nasty. Do not get me started on hedgehog farts because they are absolutely RANK! The whole situation was just so up and down and just so stressful trying to figure out what the cause was and in the end it didn't work and she passed in November. I would love to have another one but I know I shouldn't because they're just too much and now I'm paranoid. But they're sooooooo cute and precious. To those of you that have hedgies and can keep them safe and happy and healthy, I salute you. To those that want one, do about 2 months worth of straight research before doing ANYTHING. Ask dozens of owners, vets, everything. Learn everything you can. You don't want to walk into that sort if commitment blind.
Oh yeah. I remember how poopy they are 😁 I had a hedgehog and boy they stink!!! Lol didn't bother me too much because he was so cute!!!!
pet hedgehogs became a trend in my hometown when I was in high school and I swear, half my friends got hedgehogs without doing any research, they all assumed that the care for a hedgehog would be just like caring for a gerbil and within a month almost all of those hedgehogs were either rehomed or the subject of constant pet shaming posts (the other major pet trend at the time)
Can hedgehogs be the color blue or eat chili dogs or run at the speed of sound???
Wow! I learned a lot from this one! Always so much more to animals then you might expect 😊
Holy crap that's a lot of poop out of a thing that small
Hedgehogs are my spirit animals.
Wait, actually, I AM a hedgehog.
So you also poop like crazy?
@@sammlerjager9208 good question
I don't know if the owners story was true, that they 'rescued' her on craigslist from someone who only had her for a week. I wouldn't be surprised if they bought her at a pet store not realizing how much she would poop, then wanted to get rid of her by the next day.
I rescued a 2 year old, over weight male, and he is such a good teacher! My 5 year old and both my nephews love him. He is the third I have owned over many years, and i have learned so much about each one and can tell you I had one girl who did the same thing with the poop on her wheel but only when she was "upset" with something like trying a new food. I aim to give him the best forever home I can!
I have no problem at all with my hedgehog's poop! I've been pooped on, and sure it's gross, but I'd never in a million years just get rid of my hedgehog for it! And cleaning poopy wheels is easy. Just soak it in hot water overnight, and you won't find even a spec of poop clinging on. Also, all animals poop, and hedgehogs should not be called out just because of it. All pets can be gross with poop. For example: #1 Cats will poo in your child's sandbox. #2 Dogs roll in and even EAT their own poo! #3 Guinea pigs eat frequently, and because food passes through their digestive systems so fast, they won't overlook eating their own feces, as well, like dogs. Anyways, all animals poop, especially if they're babies; Baby animals have a hard time controlling their bowel movements, so don't get upset at them if they have an accident. If you can't deal with scooping or cleaning up poop, then maybe don't get pet.
Have you ever encountered an animal that you took on and realized you couldn’t handle them/their care? (Excepting situations out of anyone’s control, like random illness, etc. Not intending for you to feel bad, I love how you handled talking about Tickles previous owners, just curious if you’ve ever had to be in Tickles previous owners position)
Please Jessi, could you just clarify HOW contagious the salmonella is? I have a tenrec, not a hedgehog, but I suppose they have salmonella too.
We always wash our hands after handling him, even thou he is not a poopy guy. My question is: is it safe to let him walk on lets say our bed, sofa? Or does him just walking there mean salmonella on my pillow and then in my mouth as I sleep🙃
Hugs!💝💝🦔
Hedgehog keeper and enthusiast - hedgehogs having salmonella on them is an indicator of a poorly taken care of animal and is NOT common! Also the idea that hedgehogs are difficult to manage as pets is nonsense! Dummies who buy animals off craigslist they know nothing about is the problem, not the animal!
My bird poops when I come into the room in case I pick her up. I can position her over a garbage can in the living room and she will poop into it.
My Fievel poops on me...unless I give him a foot bath. He poops in the water, then.
We've had our hedgehog for five years now (our 2nd passed away recently) and I'm always telling others how "clean" hedgehogs are. Our hedgehogs sleep in sleep sacks and have "never" pooped in them. They are housed in a large plastic container with a corner litter. Since they like to snuggle in the litter fluff, the don't poop there either. They only poop in one corner of the cage, which we pick up and flush every morning. They do poop on their running wheel, which we have to clean every morning. They also "do not" poop on us when we handle them. They do poop / pee if we let them walk around the house so we keep an eye on them. When the weather is nice, we take them outside and they do their business straight away. I would consider our hedgehogs, extremely clean pets and very easy to care for :)
My hedgehog looked and acted a lot like this! Quillem was a little poop machine! But he was so darn cute, and such a mommas boy. Loved him more than I hated the poop.
My hedgehog only pees in one spot, near her wheel. She poops all over her wheel and runs over it but her wheel does not shoot the poop around so that is a plus. I have to wash Ginger's poop-boots off when needed. I take her for night walks and it helps to reduce or eliminate poop in her wheel.
Always enjoy your videos on exotics! Great to see this informative video on hedgies! We have been considering getting a hedgehog in the next few years when my child is older (now 8) but are not ready for a second pet quite yet. Currently very dedicated to our Conure, who had jealousy issues with our past hamster, so still in the brain storming stage of considering a hedgie. Good to get and idea about what their daily maintenance care will be like..Wow, THAT is a lot of poop!
IF (and this is a very big "if") we were to get one, we would have to dedicate the spare room to it. Away from our bird, and have enough space for an adequate and large enough enclosure. In MI we would have to get a permit for a hedgie anyway, so we will see how life goes. Such a sassy cutie! Glad she ended up at Animal Wonders with your family :)
Tickles, you are so cute! Although, why do you poop a lot?
I have a 2 year old hedgehog Mabel and she is the best😍 I made her a huge enclosure and found a way to manage the poops. I have a cleaning routine every morning for her cage, and actually get happy when I see the mess cause I know she is healthy and happy. She is my favorite lil thing. 💜 thanks for taking care of tickles. What a cutie.
Fun fact: I'm allergic to hedgehogs. I'm not allergic to any other animal I've touched, but I react immediately when I touch hedgehogs. Guess what animal Pottermore decided my patronus is :P
After all these years, I am just hearing about the hedgehog poop factor🤨
I have never seen such a tiny bed...wow😫😭
Yeah it's just a defense mechanism.
Nothing wrong with it.
I am sending this video to my employer.
Yep, it's pretty common for mustelidae to use bad smelling stuffed as a deterrent against other predators. Weasels, badges and ferrets all do it too.
Mine is litter box trained it’s possible!
hedgehogs: positively adorable, totally disgusting.
zero dislikes, yay!
My brother's hedgehog poops on me all the time. Love the little guy though.
Does Tickle get along with Prickle?
They were housed separately and in separate areas while Tickles went through quarantine. After that, we never introduced them. Hedgehogs aren't a social species, so they don't need companions and will likely become stressed out if they have to share a space with another.
That cage was almost too small for a carrier. It is hard to imagine a hedgehog being happy in that thing.
It's hard to imagine anything being happy in there. I wish pet stores would stop telling people those cages are big enough.
What about prickle...
I bet she's passed by now- last video said she had issues with balance when walking, so maybe Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome. She was also fairly old. I hope she's ok, on Earth or elsewhere. ❤️🦔
@@johannaweichsel3602 awwwe rip
After this video, I am an expert on Hedgehog-Poop. Thank you for this.
Thank you for such a wonderful and informative video!
Every time she gets tickled, she poops!
I love my hedgie and she mostly goes on a paper towel I replace daily in her enclosure. She has had some medical issues that were super pricey but I will do whatever it takes to keep her healthy ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️. Thank you for providing a good home♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️.
What kind of medical issues did she have ?
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing Tickles story :)
Tickles. Grumpy. Love them there so enquisitive. There very expensive running wheel 😂 😂 😂
OMG i wanted a hedgehog but i too would not be able to give it a big enough space and while I know about the salmonella risk, i didn't realize they intentionally rolled in their own poop, gross
I usually watch your videos when I have a meal, whether it's lunch or supper..... HUGE mistake with today's video choice 😆 but thanks for showing Tickles, she is adorable!!!!
Maybe Tickles has a certain problem why she poops so much. I'm a little concerned. Poor baby!
They're adorable, but if you can't take the spikes and poop..... I want another one, though! Someday when I have more space.
Can you give us (The hedgehog friends) more content on Tickles? Maybe some Enrichment you use for her or tips and tricks? What are hedgehogs, where are they from etc. Like you do with your other animals?
Is this hedgehog an African pygmy? Please tell me:)
I have pet rats, have volunteered with small animal rescues for 20+ years and used to think I wanted a hedgehog.
Luckily for me, I also volunteered with my local zoo and discovered how utterly disgusting they are, and now nothing in the world would convince me to bring one home.
Rats are it for me 😉
They also chew on things like dead toads and creasote (if they are allowed to anyway) and then anoint themselves with it. I love hedgies dearly, but probably not as a pet. I'll stick to my hedgie plushies. (of which I have many :P )
Why keep them as pets in cages? Just let them be wild as they are supposed to be! All these humans that have this weird need to constantly cage every wild thing and disrupt and destroy nature.. This is really sick and messed up if you really look at it, as it really is. Good Lord just let them be FREE!! What is wrong with all of you? They were not put here for your amusement, to serve a purpose for you, to be used by you.
Anyone who's had pet rodents will tell you that's a stunning body size-poop ratio, wow. Thanks for the very informative video I hope this shows up in the feed of every hedgehog video on RUclips in hopes other hedgehogs aren't shuffled around so many disgruntled pet owners.
I love your videos! I was looking into getting a hedgehog and had done a lot of research -- it was your videos on Tickles and Prickle that helped me realize that hedgehogs are not for me (as much as I love them!).
This video makes me glad I got rats instead of a hedgehog. They are also poop machines, but at least it usually dries quickly without sticking to anything, is pretty easy to clean, and they don't roll all over in it and walk around with poop stains...
Do you have 2 hedgehogs?because I have heard you call her tickets and prices 🦔
she looks a mix between our two class pet hedgehogs (don't worry they're kept apart) with her pink skin and his colored quills
"Like my fingers" 😂 😂 funny video. Hedgy poo 😂😂
ADORABLE!😍😍 Would you ever consider doing a cockatiel care video with Steve? Love your videos!
So the poop carries salmonella and she rests the bed in it and picks up the poop with bare hands..yeah..smart move. And they let children handle the creature?
Please dont use that wheel for hedgehogs! Silent Spinner wheels are known to catch nails and cut paws because the running surface is two separate pieces that snap together. Hedgehogs should have a smooth running surface, that is why bucket/cake topper wheels are recommended for them. bucket wheels also allow the pee and poops to fall off the wheel as they are running so you can put a litter tray under the wheel to catch it. they can also cut their tongue, bump their eyeballs, or chip their teeth on a water bottle. a water bowl would be a better option.
Tickles is cute..but too much for me to clean. I will stick with taking care of my cockatiel and parakeet!
Never heard a hedgehog called exotic before. They're outside the door right now snoring for the winter.
We are lucky. Our Tyrone is clean. Poop is not an issue with him.
That is the cutest animal Ive seen outside a pikachu. Im glad you have her. Im a cat, snake, spider type.
This is why no matter what pet, or touch, you should always wash your hands before you eat/make food
so you had prickle, and then you had tickles strange coincidence huh
You have a home for wayward females. So cool. Gangsta.
That's why I like rats. Hard poop.
Where's the "Blast Processing"???
did you just pick up the... with your hands...
Dont talk to much i want to enjoy the animals your talking is messing it up..
I want to warn you the silent spinner, the wheel in her cage, can harm hedgehogs. The seem splits open and can trap toes.
I have a target and he has an extremely large bunny cage to around and lots of meal worms are not too many though good cat food and he spoiled rotten