For any other new hedgehog owners watching, these tips really do work! Another thing I have found helpful in addition to his advice has been to put your hedgehog on the couch (with some towels on top of the sofa to prevent them from peeing/pooping on it or burrowing in between the cushions) every night when they’re active, place some food (preferably dried worms) on the couch, and sit next to them. Naturally, they’ll be bothered at first, but once they emerge from their ball, they’ll start to explore, go for the food, and will likely try to burrow under your arms, legs, and back. Whenever your hedgehog tries to approach you, try not to make any sudden movements. Aim to bring them out every night when they’re active for at least an hour and over time, they’ll gradually become more comfortable around you.
Had to stop by and let you know. Tonight (day 4) was the first time she relaxed in my arms. Spikes laid flat and she let my get under her belly and pick her up, even without the need for the towel. Progress I could not have made without the help of this video. Thanks... So hopefully now she will become more and more relaxed around me, so that soon my children can also learn how to handle her properly.
I came here because a random hedgehog approched me when I was in the garden and he started doing explosive sounds and hissing. Got curious and had to do some research. Lol
I really hope you see this comment because I really want to thank you for this video. I picked up my little man the other day and was so worried about how nervous he was. Well after watching this I instantly done what you said and he is currently having a little tummy rub, I am so close to crying with happiness. Thank you so so much!
Hi there! I saw your video about ten years ago. I must say, your effort and tips helped me to save at least a dozen of wild hedgehogs that freaked out on roads. And now, it came to the full circle... Thank you, mate! You did an absolutely world-changing thing! Thank you again, stay awesome!
Got my hedgie today and my hedgehog is EXACTLY the same thing! I know they're all hedgehogs and have the same mechanisms but I just want to thank you for this video!
I was going to make a Sonic Fanbase joke, but like... how many comments are Sonic jokes? I hope your Hedgehog/future pets are all safe and you as well man. Much love to you.
There's a fucking evil hedgehog in our yard eating all the apples and shit. Can it be considered a pet if it's just been there for weeks? Can't fucking pet it tho, It's a spawn of satan.
Naah I don't mean to take it in. Just asking if i can call it a pet if it willingly stays in our yard, even tho can leave at any time? And the apples already fell on the ground. It's fucking evil tho.
you actually made me laugh. I'll try this video to approach it without hissing at me and curling up. It's been here for weeks, still haven't told anyone cuz they'll probably annoy it away.
Aww thanks for the video! I just got a baby hedgehog last week and she’s so nervous and scared whenever I pick her up, so I started by picking her up and putting her in my hoodie so she gets used to my smell, but it’s been a few days and she’s still so jumpy when I pick her up! I’m still patient and hoping for the best but your video motivated me! Thank you!!
Thank you for making this vid! I know it's old but it's still very helpful being I'm dealing with a hedgie that pokes me till I bleed and hates being handled
I love my pet hedgehog. She is friendly and oh she knows my smell. One time I was having a party and I let a friend hold her and wen I came to return her i put my hands out and she smell me and walked right to my hands. I was in love.
RUclips recommendations: We know you have a hedgehog so here some videos Me: i watch sonic once for the first time in 4 years and now im getting these videos.
TOP TIP. If for any reason your hedgehog does bite you (which as was pointed out in this video, that is pretty rare), gently pushing towards them usually gets them to let go. If you freak out, your heggy will probably panic and keep holding on
My heggy has a bad habit of biting, and I've found this is the best method to use with him because it doesn't cause him any harm or stress. Just hoping it might help someone else too :)
Sadly, you are wrong. This hedgehog was born in my home. I've kept and bred over 50 over the past decade. I've worked as a vet tech. All hedgehogs I kept lived over 6 years, and a few over 8 years (a record?)! They get the best care. This girl was the one and only that was always just a bit of a brat. Never once a single bite from any of my hedgehogs. They all trusted me fully, even this bratty girl.
@@Simon-oy7kf Wrong. My pet hedgehogs come from long lines of captive bred pet hedgehogs. Their great great great great great grandparents were pets in cages. It is all they know. They do not live wild in my country. They would not survive outside. The choice is keep them as pets, or, let them all die off. I choose to give them a good life. Now, wild animals should never be taken from their home and put in a cage. Only captive bred animals should be pets.
Hedgehogs are so fkn cute. I once saved one that was laying in front of my doorstep. Put her into my xbox carton for the night, gave her a warm home and something to eat. The next day I released her in the woods.
Thank you my hedge hog was not payed attention to when it was little and we adopted it when it was about 1 year and I'm watching this with my hedge hog next to me trying to help it calm down and this was one of the most helpful videos yet thank you, you gained a subscriber
I tried all these tricks, and they worked very well framing my hedgehog. He is very much more comfortable than he was before, except for the fact that he keeps biting my dad, and it draws blood.😢
Love these videos. We have a new hedgehog and really came into it kind of blind. She is only 10 weeks and is kind of grumpy but it's good to know that it's possible to make her easy to handle thanks!
jade carlo Yeah me too, I fed my hedgehog mealworms and then i tried to make her sniff me but she bit my finger though it didn't really hurt but I'm just saying.
I only have a mouse but yeah the same thing happens. he can hand off of my finger when i give him a treat because my fingers are so calloused from guitar he just hangs there, it's rather amusing.
+Earthling1984 Thanks for the video when I get a hedgehog and its mean I will do the step and question when u buy or get a hedgehog is there a chance u can get a nice one?
I’ve got a hedgehog I’ve had for two years, I take him out on the daily and hold him in my hands but he’s still grouchy and scared of lots. I now understand I haven’t been spending enough or the right time with it, and I need to work harder to make sure its remaining years are worth living for. Thank you
@@earthling1984 oh wow, that is very impressive. Also you sounded like a dude who knew what he was talking about! Congrats on all those achievements and thank you! ❤️
I have my hedgehog's bed on the floor and she gets to run around the room and eats out of the cat's food bowls, she's 5 years old now and very social. She can still be a brat every now and then, usually though she is an adorable ball of death and hate until she wakes up.
I used to work with an education hedgehog at my zoo, and I gotta say, this is a really good video. Very easy for hedgehog owners to understand, well done! My only suggestion would be to combine the treats you mentioned with touching. It's important (as you stated) to give her treats outside her home to help her make the association between being taken out of her hab and delicious snacks/good times, but if you don't touch her during these feeding sessions she won't make an equally positive association with touching. She'll definitely come round to touching eventually with what you described, but touching will serve as a stronger secondary reinforcer (something like petting, which she doesn't need but will learn to enjoy) if you pair it on occassion with mealworms or superworms. Secondary conditioned (ie taught) reinforcers like tactile/touching should virtually always be paired with primary reinforcers at first (something an animal needs such as food) when being introduced in almost every situation. She'll be jumpy at first but will quickly realize that every time she jumps, she's having to wait longer between gorging herself on hedgehog snacks! Eventually she'll calm down and stop jumping as you touch her, as touching is now associated with very good hedgehogy things :) Thanks again for these videos, they're great for helping people learn how to enjoy their prickly (often surly) little friends!
Thank you mate. That made so much sense. As a new Hedgehog owner Mrs Pinkerton is a little on edge. We have had her only two days and I'm trying to handle her little and often to get her used to everything around her. Picking her up is like a puzzle sometimes, yes I use a towel, but I'd rather not. So yes this video has helped. I subscribed too, you have an eclectic bunch of vidz lol
Xtoriexs can I ask how you’re getting on with him? I bought one months ago and he’s still like this until this morning at bath time, it was a miracle for us! He was so calm and relaxed he didn’t seem to be bothered about me till I put him back in his bed then it was back to square 1 again! X
I caught 3rd one today, first 2 released to my other farms. My dog got injured So I caught them. Gave him a bath in pool. Good swimmer but it can't come out, may die , then made him familiar with dog, released at the same place where I picked it.
Hey man I was reading the comments and there are a lot of negative people so I wanted to be the first to say thanks for your advice I just bought a hedgehog and he’s been a little brat so I’m slowly working with him. Keep up the great work brother oh and I Subscribed
LOL. How the heck did she poop on the SIDE of the box? What did she just press her butt up against the side or something? THATS A LOT! This hedgehog must have been REALLY freaking out before you made this video. I also like that Pavlov "treats for being taken out of your cage" method- that's pretty "Why didn't I think about that first" sort of deal. I don't own a hedgehog,but that'd be good for ANY sort of pet that has a cage.
Well this is very much helpful but how do you keep a hedgehog to stop pooping on you like mine she will poop when I hold her or when she is out of the cage and I don't want this to happen anymore.
Hi again! Loving your videos. I ended up buying a hedgehog! Buy mine is aggressive. So strange, the first two days I had her she was alright to hold. Now she just curls up! Is this normal? She is only 6 weeks old. Going to use tips you mention in your video. My concern was she was fine the first two days then just suddenly changed
6 weeks is really too young for a hedgehog to be separated and sold. that is half the problem. keep spendning time and over the next few weeks or months he/she should calm down.
Earthling1984 hmm, that isn't good. She is eating on her own. When should she of been separated from her mother? You should do a video on what to look for and tips for buying a hedgehog. I know I and others would benefit from something like that :)
I have videos about 'before you buy a hedgehog'. I believe I mention in at least one of them the age they should be sold at. When I bred hedgehogs, I kept them with mother till 8 weeks, then at 8 weeks kept the boys together separate from the females who were also kept with the mom till 12 weeks, then sold.
reabo Honestly 6-8 weeks is fine. Don't worry about it. Just give her lots of love. Our hedgehog was the same way, we got her just under 7 weeks and she was very friendly and excited the first day she got to our new home, but then got very defensive and frightened for a couple weeks after. That's normal. Be sure to take her out at least once a day! You can start with shorter sessions, then longer and longer as you go. If she hisses/pops/clicks when you take her out, resist the urge to put her back in!!! If you always put her back in when she does that, she'll start to associate that behavior with getting put back in her "safe zone" before she can even learn that you don't want to hurt her, so she'll hiss and pop all the time. Let her settle down in your hands and be very still for a while, letting her sniff around to get used to you. When she's perfectly calm, you can put her back in her cage whenever you wish.
Brennan Spicer Thanks alot Brennan. She is definitely getting better now. In the middle of trying to litter train (if it's even possible). Did a bit more research too and you right that 6-8 weeks is fine also. The woman that I bought her off is a breeder so I guess she knows what she is doing. Everyone seems to have their on own preferences when a baby hog should leave its mum. Which I found interesting
i just got two rescues the other day. This couple's kids wanted hedgehogs and they didnt have any idea how difficult it can be for children, and they were badly mistreated. thirty seconds of your video helped me more then every other source i looked for. i was finally able to interact with one of them, and it even ate out of my hand. Thank you so much!
Домик ежа не очень уютный без специального пластикового домика - но зато это компенсируется свободой ходить по дому, которую вы предоставляете Вашему ёжику. И это радует. Мы рады за него
I'm not an expert on hedgehogs but your hedgehog is lacking a decent amount of space for a cage, not to mention the wheel, hedgehogs need to exercise, cuz that's what they would do in the wild they are running all the time, or at least they walk a lot. I'm not sure if it's ok for her to be butting that cardboard house, but u should prevent that anyway
+Earthling1984 I'm not trying to shade you or Sth I'm just saying you should have a larger enclosure for your hedgehog as a well as a wheel, it's important for them to exercise, you can try connecting two bin cages to gain some space, the rest is good , your video is really helpful
He is 100% right though. You don't have a wheel, they run miles on the wheel. It also helps with their attitude. Secondly, Aspen is bad for hedgehogs. It can carry mites and it has wood dust. You are giving hedgehog advice. Yet you're not properly taking care of that one.
+Zomkay Aspen is not bad. I have used aspen o er 10 years with over 50 hedgehogs. Not a single illness in my hogs and never once mites. Sorry, you are wrong. I find aspen to be best bedding choice from my tons of experience.
holy shit man, you gave me a fcking courage, thanks man im so scared everytime he hiss, but after i touch my hh, it doesnt hurt that much once u lift him/her, thank god man i found ur video, ur a real man and a real life saver lol! thankyou really godbless you always sir!
Our hedgehog Chaos bites you and tries to drag us or whatever he bites with him. LOL Even when they're nervous they are great pets if you're willing to care for them and put in the work!
I thought this was every hedgehog?!? LOL. I rescued a wild hedgehog who was lost from her mum and was approx 1-2weeks, even 1 and a half weeks old, more likely. A baby, had mange and i had to cure that first. Now she’s a beautiful young lady hedgie, no longer curls into a ball when picked up and overall super tame. I thought this was normal behaviour until you get them out of the cage, because its like u chillin in ur room and someone forces you outside to play, u will be grouchy at first. Plus daytime is nighttime for them and if they’re sleepin and u wake em up, give them some space and time!!!! I fell in love with her immediately and took her in, but had to learn everything about them from scratch as i knew squat about hedgehogs. Especially treating mange on my own. Lots of love, persistence and dedication, never giving up and true unconditional care, not just when you are happy with them and everything is sunshine and rainbows. For example, they poop a lot!!!!!
I have found this very useful thank you. I have just got a hedgehog and he is pretty much hissing at the moment, so I am leaving him for a few days to settle in and will then handle him. It's a big change for him from his previous owners to me now. I find all your videos pratical and informative. Many thanks .
Got my first pet, new hedgehog owner. I watched almost all your videos, they were extremely helpful. Also asked a lot of questions and did quite a bit of research. I'm onto about month 5 with my little bud. I have a male hedgehog. I try to take him out everyday, he's just SOOO scared. Not angry, just very scared. Even little noises scare him and I feel bad. Plus, I'm never able to fully hold him without a towel, because he has abnormally sharp and thick quills. I love him so death and take super good care of him. Any more tips you could offer? I haven't put a shirt in his cage for my smell yet either. I could try though.
+dizzyallaround96 Don't get scared holding him without a towel. The spikes won't penetrate you skin. It's like holding a cactus. It'll make your hands felt like it penetrated because he anointed his spikes. But it's not anything bloody and dangerous. When I wanted to hold my hedgie for the first time and search the internet on how to do it. The internet said exactly "JUST DO IT!" and I just did it. And I was able to hold him. lol
Hedgehog quills aren’t even that painful, i just roll them on their back right onto my hand, like a bed of nails it won’t skewer you because of the surface area of quills being evenly distributed on your hand.
I watched this video 2 years ago when I got a male hedgehog. Mine was pretty much like the one in the video. I can't let it loose around me because I figured my cats would bother him and get him even more scared, so I took the habit of closing the bedroom door where his viv is and interacting with him for about 15 to 20 minutes everyday. He tolerates me a lot more today, but I can't say he's become more sociable. He hisses most of the times I stroke him and is always looking for a dark place to hide. If I hold him he will try to jump away, and if I hold him with the belly up he flails desperately. It's still a pretty cool pet to have, but I envy those owners whose hedgehogs play around, calmly take a bath etc. Also my hedgehog lost all his teeth somehow and now eats only wet food.
Glad to hear you interact often. Weird he lost all his teeth. Even my hedgehogs that lived over 8 years had all teeth still. Did you feed wet food often? I always fed dry food.
@@earthling1984 I always fed him dry food. Then one day I noticed that when he was anointing with my hand's scent he couldn't grab anymore and it was just gums. Then I noticed that he wasn't eating much if his food, so I started soaking his dry food in wet food broth. He's doing fine but I wish I knew what caused this.
My hedgehog snuggled into me all cutely--peed and pooped on me, then bit me ._. two minutes later, snuggles xD He's a weird little thing. Also, is it possible to be allergic to the quill pricks?
Yes I I got her 2 days ago she's 2 years old and I didn't get to hold her my parents got her for me as a surprise. And the previous owners said that she never bite anybody before. But every time I touch her she seems happy and her quills are down she's not hissing or jumping but she bites me every time I hold her and I have tried almost everything to get her to stop. And I still bond with her but I wear gloves.
I'm so glad I found this video! I bought a new hedgehog yesterday, and she was jumping when I was feeding her. I can't wait to pick her up now! I am excited to have a new spiky friend
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What am I doing here I don't even own a hedgehog
Lol, me tio.
Too*
+clark bolding because hedgehogs r cute
well why are you watching it fucking moron
Same wtf am I doing here
So after 8 years youtube decided that I'm ready to be taught about hedgehogs. Thanks.
LMFAO same, I don't even own one 😂
same same
haha same :D
Sonic speed
How about 9
You don't have enough badges to train that pokemon.
Listening Point hahah
Listening Point Audio Improv its not a pokemon its a wild sanic.
😂😭💀
sonic the hedgehog
Togademaru is easy to raise, don't worry.
For any other new hedgehog owners watching, these tips really do work! Another thing I have found helpful in addition to his advice has been to put your hedgehog on the couch (with some towels on top of the sofa to prevent them from peeing/pooping on it or burrowing in between the cushions) every night when they’re active, place some food (preferably dried worms) on the couch, and sit next to them. Naturally, they’ll be bothered at first, but once they emerge from their ball, they’ll start to explore, go for the food, and will likely try to burrow under your arms, legs, and back. Whenever your hedgehog tries to approach you, try not to make any sudden movements. Aim to bring them out every night when they’re active for at least an hour and over time, they’ll gradually become more comfortable around you.
Oh so my hedgehogs are shy. Thanks
Thank you! I have a new hedgehog and she is super scared of me. She won’t come near me at all. But it’s been 3 days since I got her.
@@elliottcanady7760how is it going with the hedgehog? I got a boy four days ago!
how do u handle one with bad behaviar and it turns blue and collects ring and spins in a ball?
Bee2fly you make a major video game mascot called sonic the hedgehog
😂
Chilidog. Give it one and boom.
SHUT UP, FAKER!
u gotta sing it's theme song
Had to stop by and let you know. Tonight (day 4) was the first time she relaxed in my arms. Spikes laid flat and she let my get under her belly and pick her up, even without the need for the towel. Progress I could not have made without the help of this video.
Thanks...
So hopefully now she will become more and more relaxed around me, so that soon my children can also learn how to handle her properly.
Very glad to hear!
I came here because a random hedgehog approched me when I was in the garden and he started doing explosive sounds and hissing. Got curious and had to do some research. Lol
kill it
John Kisaragi wtf...this was 3 years ago it’s probably already dead
@@bubbles7608 6 hours ago*
maybe its broken? poke at a little with a stick...
Where do you live that has wild hedgehogs?
wow, after 9 years they start to recommend me this great video...
Welcome! ;)
@@earthling1984 Thanks :D
I really hope you see this comment because I really want to thank you for this video. I picked up my little man the other day and was so worried about how nervous he was. Well after watching this I instantly done what you said and he is currently having a little tummy rub, I am so close to crying with happiness. Thank you so so much!
+Charlie Wonderland I see it! I am very glad the video helped and that your having happy times with your hedgehog!
is it dead yet ? now 3 years later
@@The-Cat are you dead?
@@ethanw041 The hedgehog is most definitely dead now.
@@The-Cat tf?
"hedgehogs bite very rarely, if they bite you, I'm sorry" lol.
I got bit by a hedgehog a couple months ago, he hit a chunk of skin out of the tip of my finger and it was bleeding alot.
Hedgehog pooping on the wall... now I've seen everything.
That's spite.
Have you seen a man eat his own head?
It's the poop at the top that impresses me, like it got a running start.
My hedgehog also poops up the wall, and destroys his bed
Hi there! I saw your video about ten years ago. I must say, your effort and tips helped me to save at least a dozen of wild hedgehogs that freaked out on roads. And now, it came to the full circle... Thank you, mate! You did an absolutely world-changing thing! Thank you again, stay awesome!
The hedgehog hissing sounds like helicopter blades lol
Sounds like a rattlesnake to me!
+Kyle J. sounds like a racing car XD
sounds like when you first put food on a stove
Astronomic SpaceCat they do it when there scared
Have u ever seen 1 in wild? Its like Mi-26 lifting :D
This was so helpful! Thank you! Now I can actually hold my hedgehog.
Got my hedgie today and my hedgehog is EXACTLY the same thing! I know they're all hedgehogs and have the same mechanisms but I just want to thank you for this video!
I was going to make a Sonic Fanbase joke, but like... how many comments are Sonic jokes? I hope your Hedgehog/future pets are all safe and you as well man. Much love to you.
Thanks this really helped my hedgehog was scared and now in about 1 month she loves me!
I subbed and liked thanks.
Bob Lol Glad to hear!
Earthling1984 I forgot ask my hedgehog hates it's mother I tried to do same technique but they won't get along.
Bob Lol my hedgie is so scared and makes this weird hissing sound
mine hates me
Bob Lol your hedgie:ITS JUST A PHASE MOM
Hedgies mom:YOUR GROUNDED
There's a fucking evil hedgehog in our yard eating all the apples and shit. Can it be considered a pet if it's just been there for weeks? Can't fucking pet it tho, It's a spawn of satan.
Lol. don't take a wild animal inside as a pet. Sorry he eating your garden :(
Naah I don't mean to take it in. Just asking if i can call it a pet if it willingly stays in our yard, even tho can leave at any time? And the apples already fell on the ground. It's fucking evil tho.
+Žiga Strmšek lol. sure. it's your evil garden pet; )
you actually made me laugh. I'll try this video to approach it without hissing at me and curling up.
It's been here for weeks, still haven't told anyone cuz they'll probably annoy it away.
I wish I had one in my garden.
Aww thanks for the video! I just got a baby hedgehog last week and she’s so nervous and scared whenever I pick her up, so I started by picking her up and putting her in my hoodie so she gets used to my smell, but it’s been a few days and she’s still so jumpy when I pick her up! I’m still patient and hoping for the best but your video motivated me! Thank you!!
howd it go
@@ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr she’s the sweetest now 🥰 I pick her up no problem
This gives me hope 🙌
Fake advice! no mention anywhere about using Chili Dogs!
can we appreciate the fact that this guy is still responding to comments on an 11 year old video? mad respect (also thanks for the video very helpful)
:)
Next video: How to Handle & Tame a mean/aggressive/scared polar bear :)
Cao srbine brate moj
Thank you for making this vid! I know it's old but it's still very helpful being I'm dealing with a hedgie that pokes me till I bleed and hates being handled
Whats wrong with your dog
World Boss that is the new dog breed
The cactus dog
Sidelya K.B XD lol
It's a mini assault porcupine. God
it's a dinosaur
Ikr it’s all spikey :V
gotta go fast
déjà vu
ive been in this place before
Creeper
It's Super easy, give it some Golden Rings
This isn't Sonic the Hedgehog you idiot go back to Sega
gdfanboy2015 take a joke
@@coreymardrus2460 in youre opinion tho.
I love my pet hedgehog. She is friendly and oh she knows my smell. One time I was having a party and I let a friend hold her and wen I came to return her i put my hands out and she smell me and walked right to my hands. I was in love.
Instructions unclear hedgehog rolling around at the speed of sound
He made tracks ?
He's probably the quickest hedgehog around
RUclips recommendations: We know you have a hedgehog so here some videos
Me: i watch sonic once for the first time in 4 years and now im getting these videos.
TOP TIP. If for any reason your hedgehog does bite you (which as was pointed out in this video, that is pretty rare), gently pushing towards them usually gets them to let go. If you freak out, your heggy will probably panic and keep holding on
My heggy has a bad habit of biting, and I've found this is the best method to use with him because it doesn't cause him any harm or stress. Just hoping it might help someone else too :)
Thank you!! My boy Loki has started biting me a lot and he bites hard and makes me bleed. I needed some advice.
It might not always work; but it does for my hog x
@@samgeist4117 so im not the only one with a bitter
If this video doesn’t help, try turning your hedgehog off and on or doing a soft reset. If you have more questions go ahead and reply :)
FishKip go in the settings and turn on "sqal_ikom" then turn off and on again should work
"IDK why she's so angry." Mfer she lives in an Amazon box.
Sadly, you are wrong. This hedgehog was born in my home. I've kept and bred over 50 over the past decade. I've worked as a vet tech. All hedgehogs I kept lived over 6 years, and a few over 8 years (a record?)! They get the best care. This girl was the one and only that was always just a bit of a brat. Never once a single bite from any of my hedgehogs. They all trusted me fully, even this bratty girl.
@@earthling1984 its a joke mate
@Micheal Brown funny how no one asked
@@earthling1984 Well they are still better off outside where they belong
@@Simon-oy7kf Wrong. My pet hedgehogs come from long lines of captive bred pet hedgehogs. Their great great great great great grandparents were pets in cages. It is all they know. They do not live wild in my country. They would not survive outside. The choice is keep them as pets, or, let them all die off. I choose to give them a good life. Now, wild animals should never be taken from their home and put in a cage. Only captive bred animals should be pets.
Thanks for being so kind to her ♥️♥️♥️
Hedgehogs are so fkn cute. I once saved one that was laying in front of my doorstep. Put her into my xbox carton for the night, gave her a warm home and something to eat. The next day I released her in the woods.
That was nice of you
@@helpimobsessedwithdots2421 ty
@@GGClips was it 4x4 square feet, otherwise that’s abuse, they have to have 4x4 square feet homes.
@@lillyfitzgerald9996 it was one night. Calm down lol
The hedgehog is mean because it cannot find that damn fourth chaos emerald
Haha! Yeah, sounds like Shadow... 😂
Thank you my hedge hog was not payed attention to when it was little and we adopted it when it was about 1 year and I'm watching this with my hedge hog next to me trying to help it calm down and this was one of the most helpful videos yet thank you, you gained a subscriber
Pintorocks Glad to help! Good luck with your pets!
I tried all these tricks, and they worked very well framing my hedgehog. He is very much more comfortable than he was before, except for the fact that he keeps biting my dad, and it draws blood.😢
This 11yo video is helping my Hedgie become more tame 🙏🏻
"How to Handle & Tame a mean / aggressive / scared hedgehog" Finally. The how to video we've all been asking for. /s
thank you i just got a hedgehog and he’s very spicy this’ll help me and him become better friends
Love these videos. We have a new hedgehog and really came into it kind of blind. She is only 10 weeks and is kind of grumpy but it's good to know that it's possible to make her easy to handle thanks!
I was only bit once.. I had just fed my other pets and my hedgehog could taste the food on my fingers and tried to eat me lol
jade carlo Yeah me too, I fed my hedgehog mealworms and then i tried to make her sniff me but she bit my finger though it didn't really hurt but I'm just saying.
I only have a mouse but yeah the same thing happens. he can hand off of my finger when i give him a treat because my fingers are so calloused from guitar he just hangs there, it's rather amusing.
@@x46andtwo shit, a mouse bite is much much worse than a hedgehog, hedgies have puny weak jaws lol
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Petco Do you sell African Pygmy hedgehogs
Vvv Wolf some do it depends where you are located 😁
fuck off petco you are the worst
justin calm down they give pets families and new homes without them many animals would be in danger, dead, injured, and homeless
Pretty sure i've seen petco throw out animals into the garbage in some dumpster diving videos.. but what do I know I'm not American
Im getting my first hedgehog tomorrow. I’m watching all kinds of videos to be prepared, I’m so excited. Thank you for these videos❤️
Thank you for making this video its very helpful for hedgehog owners
+Davegabriel Eleazar Thanks for the kind comment :)
+Earthling1984 Welcome
+Earthling1984 Thanks for the video when I get a hedgehog and its mean I will do the step and question when u buy or get a hedgehog is there a chance u can get a nice one?
yes, all hedgehogs I sold were sweethearts. Just need to find good breeder and handle before buying. Don't buy one you can't handle in the store.
+Earthling1984 Ok thx for the facts
I’ve tried absolutely everything but my hedgehog stubbornly refuses to exist.
Aw how cute. And idk why YT recommended this to me now, but I appreciate it.
I’ve got a hedgehog I’ve had for two years, I take him out on the daily and hold him in my hands but he’s still grouchy and scared of lots. I now understand I haven’t been spending enough or the right time with it, and I need to work harder to make sure its remaining years are worth living for. Thank you
I think your potatoe might have been grown by a nuclear power plant i cant bepeived it gre legs
Here we are again.whats up?
I got bit by my sons hedgehog. It drew considerable blood, and held on like a pit bull. Very unpleasant. So, some hedgehogs are biters.
I probably eat too often lol!
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***** they can bite if your hands smell like food. it can happen
They really don't let go, and it's not like you can grab them, because they are little porcupines.
Next time it happens try pushing your hand towards the hedgehog, the force of the push will make it let go
wow this has changed my life. Very important watch for all.
im a first time hedgehog owner and this 12yo video is more helpful than any new ones
I did keep and bred over 50 hedgehogs. I also worked as a vet tech in the past. If you have any questions send them my way :)
@@earthling1984 oh wow, that is very impressive. Also you sounded like a dude who knew what he was talking about! Congrats on all those achievements and thank you! ❤️
I have my hedgehog's bed on the floor and she gets to run around the room and eats out of the cat's food bowls, she's 5 years old now and very social. She can still be a brat every now and then, usually though she is an adorable ball of death and hate until she wakes up.
Does the hedgehog poop on the floor at all? Or do you have a litter? Cuz I know they love to poop as they run around
She pooped on the side of the box XD
i lold so hard on this
That was her surprise for him. Artwork :)
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On the side lmfao
im impressed with that it must take serious skill to trickshot turds like that.
she's cute! just like you are. :) and I'm glad you love her and work with her.
Hey dude! I just had my first hedgehog this day and i know you're the sensei when it comes to handling them!
I don't ever planning on owning a hedgehog. And yet a watched this
I used to work with an education hedgehog at my zoo, and I gotta say, this is a really good video. Very easy for hedgehog owners to understand, well done!
My only suggestion would be to combine the treats you mentioned with touching. It's important (as you stated) to give her treats outside her home to help her make the association between being taken out of her hab and delicious snacks/good times, but if you don't touch her during these feeding sessions she won't make an equally positive association with touching. She'll definitely come round to touching eventually with what you described, but touching will serve as a stronger secondary reinforcer (something like petting, which she doesn't need but will learn to enjoy) if you pair it on occassion with mealworms or superworms. Secondary conditioned (ie taught) reinforcers like tactile/touching should virtually always be paired with primary reinforcers at first (something an animal needs such as food) when being introduced in almost every situation. She'll be jumpy at first but will quickly realize that every time she jumps, she's having to wait longer between gorging herself on hedgehog snacks! Eventually she'll calm down and stop jumping as you touch her, as touching is now associated with very good hedgehogy things :)
Thanks again for these videos, they're great for helping people learn how to enjoy their prickly (often surly) little friends!
When I was younger I once kept a hedgehog in my hands and it was beutiful
Thank you mate.
That made so much sense.
As a new Hedgehog owner Mrs Pinkerton is a little on edge.
We have had her only two days and I'm trying to handle her little and often to get her used to everything around her. Picking her up is like a puzzle sometimes, yes I use a towel, but I'd rather not.
So yes this video has helped.
I subscribed too, you have an eclectic bunch of vidz lol
Glad to help. Good luck with Mrs Pinkerton :)
Smiling the whole time watching the hedgehog on the chair. 😁😁😁
Oh my gosh. Thank you so much.
I am trying to find a blue hedgehog where do I buy one?
try your local gamestop :)
So much of this is applicable for many other small animals. Rats are great curious pets but will naturally fear humans if you don't teach them not too
Thank you! I just got hedgehog tday. And he hiss when I tryna pick him up. I try my best to pick him up. Thank you
Xtoriexs can I ask how you’re getting on with him? I bought one months ago and he’s still like this until this morning at bath time, it was a miracle for us! He was so calm and relaxed he didn’t seem to be bothered about me till I put him back in his bed then it was back to square 1 again! X
I caught 3rd one today, first 2 released to my other farms. My dog got injured So I caught them. Gave him a bath in pool. Good swimmer but it can't come out, may die , then made him familiar with dog, released at the same place where I picked it.
mine hiss too, already 2 days since i got it, but ill do my best too! 😂
Jonathan gnz I got mine today and she hates being handeled
Hey man I was reading the comments and there are a lot of negative people so I wanted to be the first to say thanks for your advice I just bought a hedgehog and he’s been a little brat so I’m slowly working with him. Keep up the great work brother oh and I Subscribed
LOL. How the heck did she poop on the SIDE of the box? What did she just press her butt up against the side or something? THATS A LOT! This hedgehog must have been REALLY freaking out before you made this video.
I also like that Pavlov "treats for being taken out of your cage" method- that's pretty "Why didn't I think about that first" sort of deal. I don't own a hedgehog,but that'd be good for ANY sort of pet that has a cage.
My wife's hedgehog, Frank, likes to take his morning dumps on top of his house and only there. They are spiteful mini human shits as well.
He just forgot to change the living space before he hit record.
Well this is very much helpful but how do you keep a hedgehog to stop pooping on you like mine she will poop when I hold her or when she is out of the cage and I don't want this to happen anymore.
IT SHAT ON THE WALL!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This wasn’t it my recommended I fucking looked for this Gem.
Hi again! Loving your videos.
I ended up buying a hedgehog! Buy mine is aggressive. So strange, the first two days I had her she was alright to hold. Now she just curls up!
Is this normal? She is only 6 weeks old. Going to use tips you mention in your video. My concern was she was fine the first two days then just suddenly changed
6 weeks is really too young for a hedgehog to be separated and sold. that is half the problem. keep spendning time and over the next few weeks or months he/she should calm down.
Earthling1984
hmm, that isn't good. She is eating on her own. When should she of been separated from her mother? You should do a video on what to look for and tips for buying a hedgehog. I know I and others would benefit from something like that :)
I have videos about 'before you buy a hedgehog'. I believe I mention in at least one of them the age they should be sold at. When I bred hedgehogs, I kept them with mother till 8 weeks, then at 8 weeks kept the boys together separate from the females who were also kept with the mom till 12 weeks, then sold.
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Honestly 6-8 weeks is fine. Don't worry about it. Just give her lots of love. Our hedgehog was the same way, we got her just under 7 weeks and she was very friendly and excited the first day she got to our new home, but then got very defensive and frightened for a couple weeks after. That's normal. Be sure to take her out at least once a day! You can start with shorter sessions, then longer and longer as you go. If she hisses/pops/clicks when you take her out, resist the urge to put her back in!!! If you always put her back in when she does that, she'll start to associate that behavior with getting put back in her "safe zone" before she can even learn that you don't want to hurt her, so she'll hiss and pop all the time. Let her settle down in your hands and be very still for a while, letting her sniff around to get used to you. When she's perfectly calm, you can put her back in her cage whenever you wish.
Brennan Spicer
Thanks alot Brennan. She is definitely getting better now. In the middle of trying to litter train (if it's even possible). Did a bit more research too and you right that 6-8 weeks is fine also. The woman that I bought her off is a breeder so I guess she knows what she is doing. Everyone seems to have their on own preferences when a baby hog should leave its mum. Which I found interesting
i just got two rescues the other day. This couple's kids wanted hedgehogs and they didnt have any idea how difficult it can be for children, and they were badly mistreated. thirty seconds of your video helped me more then every other source i looked for. i was finally able to interact with one of them, and it even ate out of my hand. Thank you so much!
Deaththethird Awesome! Keep going! Time and patience is key.
Домик ежа не очень уютный без специального пластикового домика - но зато это компенсируется свободой ходить по дому, которую вы предоставляете Вашему ёжику. И это радует. Мы рады за него
I'm not an expert on hedgehogs but your hedgehog is lacking a decent amount of space for a cage, not to mention the wheel, hedgehogs need to exercise, cuz that's what they would do in the wild they are running all the time, or at least they walk a lot. I'm not sure if it's ok for her to be butting that cardboard house, but u should prevent that anyway
Like you began with, "I (you) are not expert". Should leave it there.
+Earthling1984 I'm not trying to shade you or Sth I'm just saying you should have a larger enclosure for your hedgehog as a well as a wheel, it's important for them to exercise, you can try connecting two bin cages to gain some space, the rest is good , your video is really helpful
+mariacasas011 it's just a friendly advise, and it's for the hedgehog well being
He is 100% right though. You don't have a wheel, they run miles on the wheel. It also helps with their attitude. Secondly, Aspen is bad for hedgehogs. It can carry mites and it has wood dust. You are giving hedgehog advice. Yet you're not properly taking care of that one.
+Zomkay Aspen is not bad. I have used aspen o er 10 years with over 50 hedgehogs. Not a single illness in my hogs and never once mites. Sorry, you are wrong. I find aspen to be best bedding choice from my tons of experience.
Mine is currently around 6 months and was barley held so she is very scared/mean so I’m working with her! I got her yesterday and her name is Kairi
Shadow is hard to become friends with, but he's okay once you get to know him.
I just got a baby male and oh boy, he is feisty. LoL. This really helped. Thanks.
holy shit man, you gave me a fcking courage, thanks man im so scared everytime he hiss, but after i touch my hh, it doesnt hurt that much once u lift him/her, thank god man i found ur video, ur a real man and a real life saver lol! thankyou really godbless you always sir!
Our hedgehog Chaos bites you and tries to drag us or whatever he bites with him. LOL Even when they're nervous they are great pets if you're willing to care for them and put in the work!
I thought this was every hedgehog?!? LOL. I rescued a wild hedgehog who was lost from her mum and was approx 1-2weeks, even 1 and a half weeks old, more likely. A baby, had mange and i had to cure that first. Now she’s a beautiful young lady hedgie, no longer curls into a ball when picked up and overall super tame. I thought this was normal behaviour until you get them out of the cage, because its like u chillin in ur room and someone forces you outside to play, u will be grouchy at first. Plus daytime is nighttime for them and if they’re sleepin and u wake em up, give them some space and time!!!!
I fell in love with her immediately and took her in, but had to learn everything about them from scratch as i knew squat about hedgehogs. Especially treating mange on my own. Lots of love, persistence and dedication, never giving up and true unconditional care, not just when you are happy with them and everything is sunshine and rainbows. For example, they poop a lot!!!!!
I want a hedgehog so much.
She's mean cause she's not with sonic
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Coconut Head xD
Amy
"Wow! She pooped on the side of that"
I have found this very useful thank you. I have just got a hedgehog and he is pretty much hissing at the moment, so I am leaving him for a few days to settle in and will then handle him. It's a big change for him from his previous owners to me now. I find all your videos pratical and informative. Many thanks .
Got my first pet, new hedgehog owner. I watched almost all your videos, they were extremely helpful. Also asked a lot of questions and did quite a bit of research. I'm onto about month 5 with my little bud. I have a male hedgehog. I try to take him out everyday, he's just SOOO scared. Not angry, just very scared. Even little noises scare him and I feel bad. Plus, I'm never able to fully hold him without a towel, because he has abnormally sharp and thick quills. I love him so death and take super good care of him. Any more tips you could offer? I haven't put a shirt in his cage for my smell yet either. I could try though.
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+dizzyallaround96 Don't get scared holding him without a towel. The spikes won't penetrate you skin. It's like holding a cactus. It'll make your hands felt like it penetrated because he anointed his spikes. But it's not anything bloody and dangerous. When I wanted to hold my hedgie for the first time and search the internet on how to do it. The internet said exactly "JUST DO IT!" and I just did it. And I was able to hold him. lol
Mind if I ask how he is doing? Not even sure if you still use this account :o
Dizzyallaround do you still have one? How much do they cost?
Damn you get hot chicks begging you for information? I need to get a hedgehog.
Aaand it's come around another 2 years later,, definitely not mad :))
She is so cute😂💗
After 13 years, RUclips desided to show me this video even I'm don't have a hedgehog.
I know feed him chili dogs he not himself when he’s hungry
I remember watching this at 8 yrs old
Now I have a hedgehog
can you tell me what its food
Hedgehog formula
yesterday i catch one but i dont understand today i give him chiken and she eat
@@shafiqurrehman3201 but the person who sold it to me said cat food
@@Koiiru0-0 catfood is healthier then hedgehog food as most (MOST) have alot of extra stuff that isnt great for them
Not mean just spicy 🌶
Hedgehog quills aren’t even that painful, i just roll them on their back right onto my hand, like a bed of nails it won’t skewer you because of the surface area of quills being evenly distributed on your hand.
I watched this video 2 years ago when I got a male hedgehog. Mine was pretty much like the one in the video. I can't let it loose around me because I figured my cats would bother him and get him even more scared, so I took the habit of closing the bedroom door where his viv is and interacting with him for about 15 to 20 minutes everyday.
He tolerates me a lot more today, but I can't say he's become more sociable. He hisses most of the times I stroke him and is always looking for a dark place to hide. If I hold him he will try to jump away, and if I hold him with the belly up he flails desperately.
It's still a pretty cool pet to have, but I envy those owners whose hedgehogs play around, calmly take a bath etc.
Also my hedgehog lost all his teeth somehow and now eats only wet food.
Glad to hear you interact often. Weird he lost all his teeth. Even my hedgehogs that lived over 8 years had all teeth still. Did you feed wet food often? I always fed dry food.
@@earthling1984 I always fed him dry food. Then one day I noticed that when he was anointing with my hand's scent he couldn't grab anymore and it was just gums. Then I noticed that he wasn't eating much if his food, so I started soaking his dry food in wet food broth. He's doing fine but I wish I knew what caused this.
My hedgehog poo or pee whenever I let him out from his cage.. 🌚
My hedgehog snuggled into me all cutely--peed and pooped on me, then bit me ._. two minutes later, snuggles xD He's a weird little thing. Also, is it possible to be allergic to the quill pricks?
Yes sir, irritated for about 15 min afterwards.
that's happening with me for atleast three years...
godricrandom Nothing's happening with me. Is there something wrong with me?
Oh. Hahaha.
***** Haha
I feed my hedgehog crickets but the trick is to break the crickets legs before you place it down for the hedgehog to eat.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaw seems like you got Amy rose the hedgehog there
my hedgehog bites me non stop AND it draws blood.....help..........!!!!!!!!!!!
How long have you had your hedgehog? How old is your hedgehog? Where did you get your hedgehog from? Did you handle before buying?
Ella Jett Barton Well???
Yes I I got her 2 days ago she's 2 years old and I didn't get to hold her my parents got her for me as a surprise. And the previous owners said that she never bite anybody before. But every time I touch her she seems happy and her quills are down she's not hissing or jumping but she bites me every time I hold her and I have tried almost everything to get her to stop. And I still bond with her but I wear gloves.
Earthling1984 ^
And it draws a lot of blood
Him: They will jump off
Me: Oh so hedgie suicide
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I'm so glad I found this video! I bought a new hedgehog yesterday, and she was jumping when I was feeding her. I can't wait to pick her up now! I am excited to have a new spiky friend