I normally just let my hedgie run around in the bath tub for 10 minutes and she will go potty. After that she normally doesnt go potty again until an hour later. But yes they do potty A LOT
I love this video. I had a hedgehog named Pickle. I loved her more than anything. She died about 5 months ago and I still cry whenever I think about losing her. She had a uterine tumor that ruptured. We rushed her to the vet and thought she was going to be okay when we brought her home, but she deteriorated fast and died later that night. The exotics vet had originally said that getting small animals like hedgehogs spayed is really risky, but if she'd been spayed, she might still be with me today. It makes me so sad to think about. I have a new hedgehog now. He'll never replace Pickle - she was very friendly and sweet and had hilarious antics. The new hedgehog is cute in his own way, but he's very shy and I haven't bonded with him in the same way yet. His name is Pepper and at least he helps keep my mind off Pickle somewhat by letting me keep my routine of feeding, cleaning, and holding a hedgie at night.
@@Nevz00 Thank you. I do think I gave her a good life, but I still feel guilty that we couldn't save her. She trusted me and I remember how she looked at me on that last day, but there was nothing I could really do at that point. I don't know whether I'll get my next female hedgie spayed, but I don't want something like that to happen ever again. Pepper is super timid and I still haven't bonded with him in the same way, but I'm going to introduce him to my partner's girl hedgie soon, so hopefully we'll have some hedgie babies :)
It's normal to blame oneself when unexpected things happen, but hey though Pickle is no longer here, she knows that you were there for her ❤️ The part where she looked at you was her admiring you for everything you have done. Good luck with Pepper! HE is about to enjoy a great life with you.
any progress with the shy hedgehog? i just got a new hedgehog(first one) and wonder how much bonding progress i can expect. she isnt totally shy, but i can not hold her on the back. iknow usually hedgies dont like it, but it would be a bonding goal if she could get to tolerate it and i could handle her like the hedgehog in the video on the back
@@Avlysh Unfortunately, he's still pretty shy and gets crabby when I touch him. I hold him every night with his house on my chest and him lying down inside it. He gets excited when I feed him and he often lays pretty mellow with me as long as he's in his house and I don't touch him too much. He's really cute and I love him, but I've had to just accept that he's not as friendly as Pickle was. In general, I don't think hedgehogs like being held on their backs for more than a few seconds. I think they probably feel defenseless in that position since they can't hunker down behind their spikes if they need to, so it might be just instinct to be in a more defensible position. Anyway, a small update on Pepper is that I did put him with a girl hedgie to try to breed the two of them (was my first attempt) and they seemed to like each other but it didn't look like they were doing anything. However, I didn't watch them 100% of the time and one day, while cleaning the girl, I discovered we had 3 babies! One of the babies is a chubby girl named Molly and she is SUPER friendly and she'll lay right on my chest, curl up and fall asleep. So, we have a sweet little hedgie family now and I've developed a lot stronger bond with Molly on account of her seeming to trust me more. I hold all the hedgies every single day and I love them all for their unique personalities. No regrets, but of course I do still miss Pickle every single day and I still cry sometimes when I think about her. I don't think that will ever change. Good luck though with your hedgies and if you get yours to be more comfortable being held on its back, let me know.
This is one of the most bonded hedgehogs ever :))) And when you put him on your couch all I could think about is how my little waffles would poop... everywhere XD
This is all solid advice. Adorable hog, happy to subscribe :) I do also completely agree on the singing. I'm a distinctively average singer, but my little guy will just relax and "flatten" himself on my chest/tummy and fall asleep within minutes. Whenever we have music on the TV, he will actively pay attention to it, basically just sits on my all attentive, like a parrot :) Also good advise regarding not approaching from the top. If my wife has our hedgehog on her lap and I go to say kiss her, my hedgehog will just prickle up and huff instinctively. He relaxes pretty quick once he knows it's me but still... My hedgehog isn't massive on belly rubs despite being pretty domesticated. Instead it's like playing with a dog, and I will tickle and play fight with him and he will use his paws to defend himself - never balling up, he's not really defending himself - and it's good fun. It might just be the way we trained him to associate that with playtime mind, but after 18m there's no turning back now :)
Ive been doing a lot of research and buying stuff for my hedgehog, and in the next few weeks im FINALLY going to get him :) Im going to name him Ramen and Im meeting him today
They really are amazing pets. Just spend some time with them everyday and follow this advise and soon you'll have a really sweet little hog :) Mine's almost 18 months old and now fully domesticated, and my wife and me but adore him.
tips: if your hedgehog is insecure with light on, try wrap him with his fleece/your shirt and put your finger in to rub them! don’t try to flip them instead u rub them while they are walking/standing first then they’ll turn their tummy more and more till they lay completely. my hedgehog looooves it till he fall asleep
You can tell your hedgehog LOVES you because he doesn’t Evan have his spikes up so that means he is really comfortable with you and that’s really good I wish my hedgehog did that
Loved the video! I have a hedgehog named Ozzie, he’s my baby and he has never bitten me.. he has bitten other people before. Sometimes he gets nervous but my voice and smell calms him down! He’s almost 1 year old! Time flies! Xx
Doing some research for my next kids video idea and discover this cute hedgehog. Thanks for the inspiration. Please carry spreading the cuteness of hedgehog:)
Its because they have no depth perception. Her cage setup is not safe either. Hedgehogs should not be given the opportunity to climb, 2 story cages that do not have tall walls around the 2nd story and ramps can cause harm to your hedgie!
i know am late but my hedgehog is very scared even after a month of trying but i have patience so its fine thanks to this video ive been able to calm her by alot! ty
Scooter is our perfect pet because we work graveyard shift! So our little family is completely nocturnal 🦇💜 Scooter likes to ride on the back of my hand and put nose prints on my glasses when I let him near my face. He has taken a liking to peeing and pooping on my chest, however, and he can be grumpy, prickly, and bitey. I love him so much though, and I'm going to try the mealworm trick! He is stubborn and has only curled up into a comfort ball for us once!
Honestly, this video makes me so depressed and I’ll tell you why. I wish I had seen this video 2+ years ago. Ever since I had my baby I have not been able to give my hedgehog, Juno, as much attention as he deserves because I just don’t have the time. I’ve tried to tell my mom that we have to give him away to someone who can take so much better care of him but she always just laughs at me when I say that. She doesn’t understand how serious I am. I always make sure to feed fin and give him water and all that but I just don’t have the time to handle him as much as he should. I barely have time to clean his cage and when it comes to trimming his nails, I need my moms help with that. She always dawdles and puts stuff off until the last minute. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I’m gonna now take a short time as it is late and get Juno and hold him for a bit.
Thank you so much!!! This worked for me on my first try since I've been basically doing everything else, i just didn't know how to introduce belly rubs to my Leo 🦔😍
Why in the world did RU-vid reccomended this to me, I've never even searched the word edgehog on Google.... Still watching though, nice beast and cool video.
Oh my god, he's so precious!!!!! I have to say, it worried me a little seeing u holding him so loosely while standing up like that. I'm sure ur very careful, but it looked like he could've fallen at times, and from that height could really hurt him, although I know u know that. I was hoping u would give a warning about how even tho ur doing it in the video, people shouldn't hold them high up unless u have them very secure, and people shouldn't just let them be so "free" while up high. Most hedgehogs are uncomfortable without secure footing, unless held securely, anyway. YOU may be experienced enough to know exactly what ur doing, but in general people shouldn't do that, it's not worth risking serious harm to the little cuties. Other than that, I love ur video, and love ur little baby!
Suuuper video!! Ich hab mich schon voll drauf gefreut und bin so happy, dass du es wirklich gemacht hast!🥰 Ich hab eine kleine Frage, die vielleicht ein bisschen dumm ist, aber egal. Immer wenn ich mit meinem Igel einfach Zeit verbringe, darf er auf meinem Bett rumflitzen (finde andere vielleicht ekelhaft, aber mich stört das nicht), aber ich habe immer soo Angst, dass er runterfällt, weil es halt relativ hoch ist. Du wirktest in dem Video gar nicht so als wäre das überhaupt ein Risiko, deshalb frag ich mich ob ich zu paranoid bin, oder mein Igel einfach zu tollpatschig ist, sodass ich mir sorgen machen muss😂. Deshalb die Frage: ist einer deiner Igel schon mal vom Sofa runtergefallen oder ähnliches oder musst du dir da wirklich gar keine Sorgen machen und ich sollte mich einfach nur weniger pingelig anstellen? Ich weiß es ist schwer sowas über fremde Igel zu beantworten, aber es ist mein erster Igel und ich habe ihn noch nicht lange und du hast ja schon ein ganz schönes bisschen mehr Erfahrung mit den Mäuschen, also kannst du mir vielleicht ja ein bisschen weiterhelfen. Vielen Dank für das tolle Video nochmal🥰
Emily :3 Dankeschön 🥰 also meistens checken Igel erstmal ab, wo sie am ehesten nach unten kommen und wählen dann immer denselben Spot aus :) Wenn du weißt wo das ist, kannst du dich gezielt so hinlegen, dass er nicht springt!! Aber ich passe schon auch immer so mit einem Auge halb auf, dass nichts passiert!! Oder du legst dich halt stattdessen auf den Boden und schaust dass da nichts gefährliches rumliegt :)
Singing always seems to work with my hedgehog too. My wife and I sing a song with her nickname Spikey Potato. And then sometimes when she gets slightly upset with me I either sing the song, or I sing random jazz scat and random words in tune to the song and she reacts to it some too.
