Huh. Never heard about people NOT liking hedgehogs in their gardens before. Here in Sweden we are encouraged as kids to be nice to them, and finding one in your garden is equal to seeing a rainbow in the amount of happiness it brings to a child (in my experience). Also, as a European, I find the domesticated hedgehog weird. It doesn't look right for me, as I am more used to the European hedgehog. But is's still cute.

@pellemckruth4070

9 жыл бұрын

LiquoriceLover Hedgehogs are very loved here in Sweden! I mean....we have hedgehog roads in some places!

@theCidisIn

7 жыл бұрын

LiquoriceLover Dude, LOVE that mask!

I had one growing up in high-school. Mine was unusually social and loved to snuggle.

I was looking after a wild hedgehog just a few weeks ago! :D They're endangered in the UK and one was sniffing around my house in the middle of the day (nonono should never be out in daylight) so I warmed him up, weighed him and then after a quick snack he was out again. I put out cat food for him for a couple of weeks but he seems to be hibernating now :D

We used to live in Trondheim, Norway, and we had a European hedgehog that used to visit our garden some evenings. He was very cute and didn't seem afraid of humans. But he fell into the basement window well a few times and needed to be rescued - not the smartest hedgie on record.

We had a hedgie for over 7 years and LOVED HER! We're about to get our second. Minis was very friendly and curious. She never balled up once she was comfortable in our home after getting her as a baby. Just like any other animal, the more you socialize it, the happier it will be. Minnie was a very picky eater but she did well on great quality cat food and mealworms and occasional other other treats.

Neither blue nor fast, are we sure that's a hedgehog? Thanks for the classification lesson though, definitely had a lot of incorrect presumptions going on.

Those quills look like a force to be reckoned with, never seen such perfect quills on a hedgehog, it's almost like she's covered with barbwires

You are like the american/female version of Steve Irwin :) You talk so passionately about everything like every fact is fantastic!! :D You have a very educational way of talking. Love these videos :)

He's a Poke-y-mon. Get it? No? Well, there's no Shaymin that." ....... ....... ..took me a while. God I love bad puns.

@ebibby7039

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Vilas that was actually pretty good tho

I really love the what, when, and how series! You guys should do more of these, especially since theres so many common pets that aren't just dogs and cats anymore! :)

A friend of mine used to have a really sweet and cuddly hedgehog that just absolutely adored him. He was pretty sociable with me and any other guests/friends who took the time to introduce themselves gently, but the hedgehog just loved the owner; it was really cute.

I love your enthusiasm and overall bubbly nature Jessi :3

Amazing info, I never get bored or tired of your clips. Thank you)

Not all chordates have vertebrae. For example sea squirts and hagfish, which just have notochords made out of cartilage. Vertebrates are chordates that all have a spine made out of vertebrae, though.

Lol, great timing with the pokemon Ref, what with the new games released today in North America and all. I love watching your videos, your enthusiasm for what you do always makes me smile. Groucho sure lives up to his name, eh?

My hedgehog is super happy and social and rarely to never spikes up so he loves so cuddle❤️🦔

The hedgehog is probably grumpy because he’s not used to your smell. Those gloves prevent him from smelling you, if you hold him with your hands he won’t be so grumpy.

I am loving that hedgehog demo! I hope more demonstration of the animals' behaviors are featured in future videos! I sometimes get lost and can't catch up during the classification part of these types of videos. But I still like it and can be interesting! :)

We have a cute little one at home, and so so many in the backyard of our flats. I adore them

(says Groucho) 'Will you just go away... please?!' *faceplants* at around 2:35

Your videos continue to get more awesome. Keep up the good work, mon.

@cesarquezada1630

5 жыл бұрын

if she knows what she was douing she would not use gloves

This was really helpful, thanks! I'm going to be using some of these tips with my hedgehog Nigel.

Nanny Ogg has been known to sing a song about the hedgehog...

@Gillmojo

9 жыл бұрын

Closely followed by 'A Wizard's Staff has a Knob on the End', when she's had a bevy or three :D

@LordDragox412

9 жыл бұрын

The hedgehog can never be buggered at all~

@AlbertaGeek

9 жыл бұрын

LordDragox412 Or, as Nanny sang it to Cassanunda, on account of him being 'forn', "Il Porcupino Nil Sodomy Est".

Love these little guys, always have, and have considered getting one as a pet. Having watched this though, especially what you said at the end, I think I will reluctantly give up my dream of getting one! These videos are a great service, thanks :)

Sonic doesn't make hedgehogs cool.....He makes them WAY PAST COOL!

@Fluminox-

6 жыл бұрын

Aw yeah, this is happening

Wonderful little creatures.

Hedgehogs are amazing little creatures. Thanks for the info! I saw your previous video on the basics of animal enrichment ( Behavioral Enrichment ). In a future video, I'd love to see more specifics, such as: Which animal needs the least enrichment? Which animal needs the most? And, if different, which animals love it most and which are hard to please? And where do you look for new ideas? I'm always trying to think of new things for my cats to explore (both physically - via cardboard mazes and other structures - and with their other senses). It can be a challenge with our very elderly cat (17 years), but the younger ones (5 years and 8 years) are game for just about anything. I've actually been getting a lot of good ideas from places like Big Cat Rescue (it's amazing how much overlap there is between what big cats and little cats enjoy).

Nice video! Makes me wanna update the food we are giving our hedgehog (he seems happy at the moment anyway!) Also, I would recommend people order a couple of those build it yourself storage units, ye kno, the ones you can make the shape yourself and click it together? We ordered 2 for a reasonable price from amazon and now our hedgehog has probably more than triple the space of most hedgehogs cages I see on the internet and we also made it multi platformed for him to adventure around via ramps we made! :)

hedgehogs are now part of the order Eulipotyphla, meaning 'well fat and blind' and there closest relatives are shrews, moles and solenodons. The later three were originally part of the order soricomorpha, but from recent genetic testing, scientists found out that this group is paraphyletic. Meaning that from it's last common ancester it includes all of its descendants, but not all of its descendants, so scientists reclassified soricomorpha and erinaceomorpha into Eulipotyphla.

love this little guy

Thanks for this video. I was really close to getting one... and this made me think twice. I am worried I can't supply the diet they need. How do you know when they have the right diet?

@zeztk9858

9 жыл бұрын

Guy, it's very easy and plain to take care of this little animals. They are very cute and friendly when they know you. Trust me, I've got one.

@youawake6961

9 жыл бұрын

The reason why you might think they're not good pets. You just have to see more videos and eventually they'll be more comfortable with you.

My daughter has one. We rescued him from a home he was being neglected by. We were instructed by many not to use wood shavings because they can get shards in their eyes. He doesn’t like people but we still take him out a half hour every night for the last 5 years. When we got him he was only fed dry cheap cat food, had an igloo hut he couldn’t fit in, no toys or heat source, nothing to roll under and hide. I spent $500 on him in the first 24hrs. My daughter named him Atlas.

My hedgie he is the most miserable pet ever, but just when I get ready to sell him he becomes super cuddly. Drives me nuts, my guy hates insects but loves carrots??? She also forgot to mention you must clean the wheel EVERY day, they love to run and shit EVERY where on the wheel.

@marina-hb8mt

7 жыл бұрын

bayboy49 Their mood changes a lot. He's probable grumpy if you wake him during the day. After holding him for a while he should be more calm.

please make this a series!!

Jessi, God knows I love your work, but allow me to be pedantic! "A vertebrae" is like saying "a cats." They do have a vertebral column made of many vertebrae. Thank you so much for these videos, I learn so much!

I've always loved hedgehogs but I don't have right temperament for them. Thank you for all your videos. Your passion are respect for all the varied animals you care for is truly amazing.

"There's no Shaymin that" Best pun of 2014. Congratulations!

I have a pet hedgehog when I first got him he never came out of his ball but with a couple weeks of work he is very playful.

HEDGEHOGS! I am so excited! Thanks for this video!

I really liked this primer-style video! I'd love to see a similar one for bearded dragons. I've considered one as a pet for a long time and would love to hear Jessi's opinions/advice!

Their spines also make great shock absorbers. As hedgehogs are quite clumsy, this can be useful if they fall from a height - the gravity will automatically make them roll into a ball and evolution does the rest

Cuties! Can you do an episode talking about some of the gear you have, like the gloves and the food containers, cages, etc? And where and how and why you get them?

Thank you Jessi! I learned a lot, Also perfect name for that little guy 😊

Someone's got some bliiiing! Congratulations!

OMG that long eared variety!!

I had a hedgehog "pet" as a kid. With "pet" i mean it was a wild hedgehog that wandered in to our garden one day, and my grandma started feeding it and we built it a dark wooden box with hay it could sleep in, and it kinda just decided to stay =) we never took it indoors though, it was a wild animal after all, but it didn't mind being pet.

Loved this video! I'd love to see more like it for other animals; Specifically, I'd love to see a 'What, When, How' on conures, since I recently adopted a green-cheeked conure and I'd love to hear your tips!

Ball of cuteness

You are my Nerdy Spirit Animal ❤️❤️.. absolutely love all info!

That Shaymin joke :D Love this video!

It's no accident Shaymin is one of the cutest Pokémon.

that is so cute and the hedgehog is pretty cool too

hedgehogs are so so so so so so so cute!

After bathing an IR lamp at the right temp would be good or if they like it a fan at the right setting or make a burrow with some blankets and let them dry inside make the hole as small as you can or partially close it as soon as the hedgehog is settled inside. Remember the last one is just a temporary shelter because I don't know how the moisture might affect the permanent shelter in the cage.

Haha, you did it twice! "He's so Pokey mon....There's no shaymin that". And then shaymin. I love you.

Love your videos!

love your videos..I'm geeking out 😊

What an awesome animal! :-)

shaymin is not only pokemon. he has 600 base stat and is freaking GOD GRADE its legendary and he can turn into a doggy thing xD

I have had a number of hedgehogs in my garden this summer. I live in eastern England. I always leave food and water out for them. They only come out at night so can sometimes be difficult to see.

The bit about porcupines shooting quills is a myth too.

@carolprince16

9 жыл бұрын

I don't think it is. See the video with Kemosabe, where the vet visits them. When she's distressed she does shoot quills at them. Edit: A little research, I guess, I'm wrong. They don't "shoot" them. But they are detachable. Sorry about that. My bad. ;)

Hi Jessie! Wonderful video as usual! (ps I love sci-show talk show mostly because you are there with your amazing animals) I have a pet hedgehog and he is a wonderful little fellow, but I am concerned about bedding. He currently has the aspen bedding on his wheel and toilet side and carefresh on the other for lower dust when sleeping but sometimes he does get the shavings stuck in his penile sheath (not hard to remove but it is rather uncomfortable for him!) I am considering fleece as a liner for the cage but I am not sure as I want to encourage his natural digging and burrowing behaviour as well. The carefresh is nice so far but the only draw back is the price vs volume in the long run. My hedgehog (Charlie) has a very large cage to accommodate his needs after all. Any advice or insight is very appreciated! From a fan! -Cassandra

@ryantaylor4766

8 жыл бұрын

+Cassandra LHeureux My hedgehog never seemed very interested in digging in her aspen or carefresh when I tried them, but when I switched to fleece, she started burrowing under it almost every day.

Absolutely great information! Not that I will use it in Aus. But love the videos.

I love your videos.

I like the format quite much! I don't have a preference myself, but you may get a good idea of what pets are most interesting to your viewers if you ask for comments. :)

These videos are very interesting! Although it's probably a common request, do you think you will do a What, Where, and How on domestic cats? The information is very helpful, especially in regards to diet and habitat.

1997, Saudi Arabia, PAT SITE 2 - the hedehogs used to run through the concertina wire because it was harder for the snakes and other critters to get them there.

un jinybtgr, if you read the description of this video, it said that the woman in this video (Jessie) does not usually wear gloves, she had a eczema flair up.

So cute

Never heard of domesticated hedgehogs before :O Great video as always.

I have a Hedgehog and she loves playing with me!

Great video!! Can you do one for snakes? I have a boa that I've had for 6 years. Trying to think of new things for him.

@juliusroman8616

3 жыл бұрын

Snake Discovery has some great videos on enrichment.

I used to have a hedgehog named Solo...because she only had one eye. She was so cute.

I love hedgehogs! I use to breed them about five years ago.

Great video, Jessi! A few things from my experiences as a former hedgehog owner as well... First of all, you were right on saying they don't make very good "pets" in the traditional sense, and I think that's important to note. That doesn't mean the right person wouldn't love owning one but they have to understand that they involve a lot of work and there is very little "reward"-- in other words, if you own a hedgehog, don't expect it to play with you or even really want to be around you. You essentially just get to provide for it and observe it, which is certainly rewarding in it's own way. But people wanting to get a hedgehog shouldn't trick themselves into thinking they're going to be best friends. Secondly, in all my research I did prior to taking in my hedgehog, I read that it's best to house them in a cage that had bars going vertical as opposed to horizontal. I kept mine in a single-story ferret nation cage. This is because they will climb the side of the cage like a ladder but not know how to get down so just end up falling. I never had any personal experience with this since I didn't have horizontal bars but I see that Groucho's cage is like that so I was wondering if you could weigh in on this! Have you had any problems with that? Also, I wish you'd touched on self-anointing! I think that's one of the most interesting things hedgehogs do. Just another reason why they are so amazing!

@AmandaGarrellArt

9 жыл бұрын

Bar climbing mostly comes from boredom. It is also common in hamsters. It is mostly just precautionary.

I was wondering if you could tell us about ferrets

Sanik. Sanik is amazing.

Haha he has the perfect name. Such a grump :P

Hi, where's the evolutionary video of rabbits ? I can't see it in the links provided. I have the absolute need to watch it, Thanks, C. April

what are some ideas for BE to bring out natural behaviors?

Great video, I really enjoy your enthusiasm and interest in your animals. :) I know someone who wants to get a hedgehog, likely because she thinks its "cool," (I just know her as a trend-following type of person lol) and if I end up in a discussion with her I'll probably be showing her this video. I doubt she would have the commitment for one lol! *eyeroll*

@nikosroom1913

9 жыл бұрын

Also thanks for teaching me about hedgehogs! I never really knew anything about them but they sound very interesting. I always see them at reptile expos and have gotten to pet them a few times but never gone any further than that. :)

You forgot the part where they like to dig and poop all over their wheel which means both the wheel & their poopy paws need to be cleaned regularly! ....and yet I love them.

@not_enoughmana

5 жыл бұрын

Switch them to Mazuri like she mentions. Does wonders for the poop factor and digestion overrall.

My cat was sitting next to me and when the hedgehog hissed he was terrified! I had to rewind the video and show him it was just a hedgehog so that he would calm down, I think he thought there was another cat in the house at first haha. Also my cat is a hunting machine, he brings back rats, voles, mice, birds, (and once even a rabbit) all the time, I feel bad for the rodent population because he really must be decimating it. We already have a bell on his collar and keep him inside at night but it doesn't help, he can go outside and come back with a dead animal in minutes. Anyway I was wondering if you have any tips to try and prevent him hunting as often

@ShadeSlayer1911

9 жыл бұрын

The only sure way is to keep him indoors at all times. Although, since he's already an outside cat, that wouldn't be a good idea.

I AM BURSTING WITH LOVE!!!!!

a hedgehog was drowning in our neighbors' pool, we rescued him and blow dried him. when we left him alone for a bit, he wandered off. chances aren't too good that he made it very far, but maybe, just maybe, he did...

+AnimalWondersMontana If I got a hedgehog, would it be safe to let it and my rats play together?

Just out of curiousity, what sort of weights of food to you feed hedgehogs? I know there is probably an equation to work out what weight of hedgehog needs what weight of food, but I haven't seen one for them.

@happyanne515

9 жыл бұрын

There is hedgehog food you can buy but it's super unhealthy. Hedgehogs do best on a special mix of dry cat food supplemented by mealworms and produce.

whered you buy those gloves ?

Can you do a what, where, and how video for tortoises?

My daughter has a hamster named hamme and i noticed he sleep all day and run in his wheel all night are they a animal who sleeps all day and is up all night and should we get him other toys?

My mom had a hedgehog and she let it roam around the house because it was only 1 floor. She had a cat too, and the cat got pricked and never attacked again.

SO CUTE!! I JUST WANNA CUDDLE WITH IT! and that pokemon reference >.

@LordDragox412

9 жыл бұрын

Gotta poke 'em all, gotta poke 'em all! Poke 'em mon! >:D

Could you do a what where how on tortoises?

I have trouble with house-cat dental care. How can I take better care of my kitty's teeth without distressing him?

Couple notes for those watching this video. I hate to be a brat and correct a few things, but I'm going to anyway because it's important those watching know. The gloves do nothing but make them more grouchy /: Gloves block your scent from them, which means you seem far more of a predator than you are. So those that are trying to bond with your hedgehog, do *not* wear gloves. If they are "grumpy" you can use a piece of fleece to protect your skin, or just handle them more often, you'll get used to the quills after time, and they'll get used to your scent and will lay them flat more often. As for the wheel, the wheel in this video is a Wodent Wheel and isn't really appropriate for most hogs. They have bad eyesight and often turn around *in* their wheels midrun. A closed off wheel like that can be incredibly dangerous if your hog isn't prone to paying attention to the openings. If your hog is one of those that it isn't appropriate for, check out Carolina Storm Wheels on Etsy. They're designed specifically for hedgehogs and are the safest wheels available. In store wheels that would work are the 12" Comfort Wheel and the 12" Flying Saucer, though be aware that the Flying Saucers are prone to breaking after a few months so you'll likely have to repurchase if you're going that route. Their diets are controversial, but I stress to anyone reading this to avoid foods geared toward hedgehogs. I know, I know, counter-intuitive. But I say this because if you take the time to read the ingredients of the foods designed for hedgehogs, they are incredibly low quality. They've been linked to malnutrition and skin irritations because of their lack of nutrients, they have also been linked to hedgehog obesity, which is incredibly common in hedgehogs. Cat foods are much more widely suggested because of the ability to actually get a good quality food. Something between 30-35% protein and under 15% fat is key, as well as making sure the ingredients are high quality and not things like corn or soy.

@dani-gs4ct

6 жыл бұрын

PugPibbleHedgie I love your videos:)

@thineshharan9401

6 жыл бұрын

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@thineshharan9401

6 жыл бұрын

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@bellaaaa15

6 жыл бұрын

PugPibbleHedgie thank you! I was about to comment as well..

@ramirobello4560

6 жыл бұрын

Ok

How do you get him to eat greens? I have had four and they are pretty resistant to anything other than carnivore based foods (though I have had some luck with sweet potatoes , pumpkin and some fruit sparingly.....

What kinds of predators are successful at making a meal of hedgehogs? Their quills are pretty serious. I can't imagine they'd be a good dinner for any animal.

@GeeaRCee

9 жыл бұрын

I hope someone or animal wonders would reply, I'd like to know too. :)

@animalwondersmontana

9 жыл бұрын

Owls!!

@YoushaAhmad

9 жыл бұрын

Apparently over here in the UK foxes like predate hedgehogs too and they wait motionless for the hedgehogs to uncurl if they don't catch them by surprise before tipping them over... and eating eating them ventral side up I would presume!

@SammiLeighPalmer

9 жыл бұрын

Badgers! One of the few species with forelegs/arms strong enough to pull open a curled up hedgehog and then eat them belly-first. Its not particularly nice...

@liamhalliday8437

8 жыл бұрын

+watts300 I read a great book called "A Prickley Affair" and even badgers will only take the time to pry apart a hedgehog once it's tasted delicious roadkill hedgehog. Foxes and dogs aren't that successful, although I have heard foxes can ambush them. Large owls also - most other birds of prey need daylight to hunt so mostly restricted to owls. In the UK they have declined from 30m to 1m in just 50 years, which is very sad indeed.

My favorite animal! (Or one of them anyway...I'm drawn to spikey critters) Only partially influenced by my interest in Sonic...but I love the real thing as well. I got to handle/care for one when I was volunteering at the zoo I've previously talked about. He was grumpy too, and often did that hiss-jump-flinch thing that you demonstrated. He also peed all over my shirt. XD; The people there said that was a sort of "initiation", and that he did that to everybody who handled him at some point. I kind of want one, but also kind of don't think I would have the right conditions to care for one. Also, I'm not sure if they're allowed in my state without a permit. So I'll just enjoy them without having one as a pet. (at least at this time) Also, I got to meet a couple wild ones one time when I went to Switzerland. That was cool. The European ones can get to twice the size of the domestic ones! ALSO, also...That shaymin joke. XDXD Laughed so hard I got a headache.

I heard somewhere that hedgehogs go running around with the help of two-tailed foxes, collecting rings and fighting against evil scientists, then eating chili dogs.

Can you do one of these videos for the Netherland dwarf rabbit? :)