How to Pick Up and Hold a Hedgehog
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 เม.ย. 2013
- I did a video today with Ms. Teazel on how to pick up and hold your new hedgehog, which can be a pretty intimidating experience if the hedgehog is very aggressive and you have never handled a hedgehog before. The key to picking them up is to do it from below. If you try to pick them up from the top they will curl into a ball with your fingers in the center, which will be painful as you will have spines pressed against your fingers.
Your new hedgehog will get more comfortable with being held if you handle them every single day. Some need more time than others to get comfortable around you. Be persistent and don't give up on them!
In case you didn't know, the African pygmy hedgehog is a domesticated species of hedgehog. They are not like the wild hedgehogs that roam around in the UK and other regions of the world. You can go to HedgehogCentral.com to find out more about their care and living requirements: www.hedgehogcentral.com/.
Thanks for watching! :)
I don't have a hedgehog. I don't plan to get a hedgehog. But I'm going to watch this. You know... just in case.
SAME
right lol
lmao same
One day
Ahahaha same
I should be working. I dont even own a hedgehog
Lol
+dumus841 lol same!
+dumus841 me neither...
+dumus841 i have to try my best to find the best videos to care for hedgehogs cause im getting one soon:D
***** thank you! :)
Everyone watching this: doesn’t own a hedgehog
Also obligatory sonic reference.
Are you sure about that...
I’m meant to try and pick up mine tonight, I’m quiet scared
@@beyoncealways2911 w a t c h t h e v i d e o
@YouGotRickrolled thats just sad...
Damit i got Rick Rolled
I like how at 1:13 when you put him down he just rethinks life
So true 🤣🤣🤣 I hadn't noticed it before
"...this hissing ball of rage that doesn't want anything to do with you."
Sounds like my last cat.
Hol up'
Hahaha
Lol
"last cat" what da heck did you do to that poor cat
@@a_minor he probably had several.... maybe
"hissing ball of rage" lol, but it's so cute
When Sonic sees Eggmman:
😂😂😂💕
Or a hissing bal of spikes
Why are you calling my kind cute😐
@@shadowthehedgehog5176 On Earth, hedgehogs are different, Shadow.
Hedgehog: the pet to own when you're no longer fazed by cats.
lol
If U are Not Hating Cats alrdy. 🤭
@Bilal Ayub okay. I Just stay away from Them. Some of Them are free and wont bite you but i never know
yes
@@aragog4576 I fucking hate cats, but love hedgehogs, cats have been domesticated for 10000 years, they have no excuses for being pieces of shit.
Hedgehogs are notorious for taking a dump on people, when picked up. She casually neglected to mention that.
Never had this kind of 'luck'. Ok, i'm just picking up hedgehogs from roads to prevent them from being mashed up by cars.
It is not a good idea to pick up wild hedgehogs because if the spine would happen to cut you, there is a high chance for infection. This is because hedgehogs lick their spins with with their saliva, which can sometimes have venom or other toxic chemicals (it is used as a defensive mechanism since hedgehogs are resilient to venom)
True but only at first usually. Since they poop when they're moving.
Mine only poops when she gets in the bath and she does not stop til I get her out lol
Not only that, hedgehogs will frequently walk over their own poo and get it stuck between their toes and quills. 😛
It's 1am and I have an essay due in the morning... Instead I'm watching this. I DO NOT OWN A HEDGEHOG.... priorities
Currently doing the exact same thing, i asked myself "Why am i watching this?" but kept watching.
+Trevionne Burrell me too
mashanikit12 same
I need to clean my room, my parents are coming...
same
My hedgehog doesn't go fast and it doesn't collect the rings I've scattered all over my room. What am I doing wrong?
u sacrifike him to teh ilumineti lord snoop dogg m8
IlluminetiSanicMaster cn u plz gav me ytub vidz to tutorial?
***** can nut my furst fid will be aboot nut job and how i fund illumineti but i wil trie
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He doesn’t want to be picked up. He just wants to find that damn fourth chaos emerald. XD
Who is here that doesn’t have a hedgehog and watching this vid for the cuteness of the hedgehog?
Me lol
Cute angry spikey ball
Yeah definitely
how to teach them to use chaos control?
aye draco
Aye
draco malfoy lmfao
draco malfoy can't you cast a spell or something?
Give them seven funny coloured crystals
the hedgehog's sound when it's in defence mode reminds me of my grandpa coughing..
Sudarshan Aravamudhan lol
Sudarshan Aravamudhan no it sounds like a car engine
Blue Boy 70 XD
Anonymous which explains why Sonic runs fast XD
Sudarshan Aravamudhan 😂😂😂
By chance, not long after watching this video I had an encounter with a hedgehog in a park - he was in a really unfortunate place and didn't move from it for a long time.
To prevent him from being harmed I decided to pick him up and take to some bushes where he'd be safe. Worked without a problem! Thanks for the instructions!
Good work
I’ve had a hedge hog for like 5 years now I don’t know how she is still alive but she is my favorite animal ever. Her name is Lola based off of Lola from Sonic!
Is she still alive? I remember when mine was. :(
They can live 8-10 years ig properly cared for. People who assume that they die in 3-5 years generally stop putting the same effort into care as they did earlier on.
If you got your hedgie as a baby, 5 years is definitely middle aged :)
@@mikalerow2188 An animal will almost always survive longer in captivity when looked after properly than when they are in the wild. Same with hedgehogs, They estimate 2 - 5 years in the wild depending (could be longer if things go well). And when looked after by humans, 7 years onward.. 10-11 being common, But they have been known to go longer and the oldest known was 16!
I swear, I bet the most popular name for a hedgehog is sonic.
Surprisingly no, people dont wanna sound cliche but i think its cool
why sonic? o.O
sorry, i actually don't know anyone with hedgehog so....
Ivanchy91
Because there is an old Sega game Sonic the Hedgehog. One blue hedgehog running and collecting coins.
oh yeah, I remember :)
George Miles
Oh yeah they were rings not coins. It was too long ago and I probably tried the game only 5-10 times max... wasn't my type of game.
Comments like: I am scared to pick it up. Don't be pussy, in mother Russia we pick up bears.
DYING
lol
That Serb 😂😂
*claps*
That Serb in step cousin america, we pick up flowers.
I don't own a hedgehog but there's a hedgehog on my street that every morning just waddles through the street searches through everyone's garden looking for slugs then disappears he's really annoying because I have alot of bark at the side of my house and he just pulls it all out
BTW I don't hold him he's wild
And he a big boy
he must be cute ;3
is this a... reference?
@@dd-iy7jw it sounds like an actual story about an actual hedgehog to me.
We've got a few around here, I was trying to video them eating the other night but it was too dark. they just snuffle around our garden.
One year we had 4 or 5 of them at the end of the road, in a big group, it was like a little party.
@@chrisflanagan7564 What country are you from?
I don't think holding him is good incase if you want to. I heard they carry diseases on their spines . They use it as a defense.
So the sound sonic makes when hes charging his roll attack is him hissing? Learn something new every day
I don’t plan on owning a hedgehog anytime in the near future but these cute little munchkins are too adorable not to watch a tutorial on
Did you finally get your hedgehog?
@@smcalpha He probably got one the day after this comment lol
Damn. Sonic does not want to be pet.
Actually we never petted Sonic in game movies or else he never get pet..Sad..
I just got a new hedgehog and we named him sonic
XD
I hate that hedgehogs are always related to sonic no matter the context.
@@Human-gu2cx Sorry bro, but this is real life and when people see a hedgehog, Sonic comes to mind no matter what you do.
0:50 how a enderman getting damaged sound was made
…”hissing ball of rage…” D’awww, what a cute widdle grumpus! Thank you for your empathy, because you’re totes right: being a pet hedgie cannot be easy! 🦔
hedgie????? IM SCREAMING that's so cute
How to teach him Spin dash And Chaos control?
TankZ or transform into Super Sonic.
Oh first it needs to know how to curl into a ball XD
The Spin Dash normally takes about a few days to master. I'm surprised Tails learned it so quickly.
@@RedTHedge No. you just curl into a ball think of going fast, roll with it and BOOM spin dash
Wait i actaully think its possible-
I had no idea how cute hedgehogs actually are. Sonic was my only reference for the longest time. shows how naive I am :P
Blitzball Ace Lol, when I first heard of Sonic, I didn't even know what a hedgehog was.
I saw a pic of sonic somewhere and i didnt even know he was a hedgehog...wait...it's a he??
hh hh I’m pretty sure.
@@IifeIine saaaaame
Skinnie Legend yes it’s a he
I would just give him his damn fourth Chaos Emerald
Hi
And teach it how to get to the computer room
FiNd ThE cOmPuTeR rOoM
I like how she explains kidnapping of a hedgehog from its natural enviroment so calmly and why it might be upset.
It’s natural environment is with people, lmfao. These guys are domesticated now. They don’t belong in the wild any longer.
When she said they have poor eyesight I was like " So thats why amy counfuses shadow and silver for being sonic" make total sense now
Edit: Oml I completely forgot I commented this lol but Thanks for the likes in the past 3 years ✌✨
Yes. I suppose that's what happens with Amy.
Lol if i get one I'll call it shadow
Are hedgehogs also colourblind?
@@Brui05 Good question though. Their retinas are supposed to only contain rods. So they are considered to be colour blind. However some of those rods contain cone like nuclei. Because of those cones they are likely to see yellows and shades of blue in the right lightning. Perhaps even more.
@@d.structive2633 cool
I dropped it on my pants.
Fuck.
rip balls
Archangel
leg or crotch?
the person who doesnt cuss okay? both
Sean ohhh dang rip
The more I see a real hedge hog the more I appreciate Sega's Hedgehog
You mean Sonic?
@@c-affinity7545 yes..
@@c-affinity7545 that'll get you a copyright ©️strike
Everyone: "hedgehogs are so cute"!
Hedgehog: "aM I A jOKE To yOU"!
SSSSEEEGAAAAAAAA
lmoa! literally sang that in my head
lmao
william Coolidge Saaammmeee
william Coolidge *insert kid getting hit by yoga ball vine here*
Omg the memories
The hedgehogs don't hiss, that's the sound of them charging their spin move.
I don't have a hedgehog.....
But yet this is what I chose to watch at 3am
The way it hissed and hid its face…..so stinking cute!
0:43 leaked footage of the average leafy fan
***** It came from FouseyTube trying to act cool, like he "didn't" (he did) know who Leafy was so he just kept saying 'who who who who who' and people thought it was amusing.
No, Leafy started the WHO thing on Fousey. Fousey copied it like the pussy he is. There are even shirts making fun of fousey that say WHO?
How the fuck did you go from handling a hedgehog to Leafyishere drama in a matter of 4 comments...?
Melvin HISSSSSS
Melvin i
Gotta go fast.
Robotnik: I HATE HEDGEHOGS!!!
150th like now thank me
This will be very useful for Eggman to capture Sonic using this method
i have not come across a better, to the point and yet perfectly elaborated tutorial in many many years now.
Perfection is a myth.. and yet ..when we come across such productions.. we doubt the same.. because this IS perfection!
hissing ball of rage... CUTE
SOMEONE PLEASE BUY ME A SONIC
Lol
um no
thecuteOpGigifan9 >It's A Joke
+MewGamingProductions k..
I'm might he getting a hedgehog IM SOOOOOOO EXITED
if I get one I am naming it lynch
I've had my hedgehog for a year now but just thought I'd watch this becuase it had a hedgehog in it lol
aaaanyway,
I just wanted to say that I absolutely LOVE your hedgehog's enclosure!!! All the burrowing must keep her super happy and occupied! Much love
I had a hedgehog at one point. Her name was Willow. She was a very grumpy spike ball.
She died from a cancer growth a little less than a year ago. I miss her a lot. :(
My friend had a hedgehog which she refused to pick up. She lifted it in and out of the cage using a spatula :\ it was sad...
That's awful
Why the hell did she had a hedgehog if she wasn’t going to take care of him properly? People like that shouldn’t even be allowed to have pets.
Oh dang her and that hedgehog will not be friends :(
What about tongs?
@@nochill1233 fuck off, don't be rude
Look at that tiny face! ADORABLE!
Hedgehog:
Defense mechanism x100~KILL MODE!!!
Girl:
calmly continues to pet the furious hissing hedgehog 😂😂
This little thing is just adorable in my opinion
Yes!!! Now i can hold Sanik
r u teh magic ranbow frog
TheBrickMaster250 Yes i um. Souke dis and youl becume on tu.
r u frens wit sanic teh hegehog
TheBrickMaster250 Wu isnt
plz giv me magik frog powrs
when she started hissing, I was woahhhhhhhhh, wtf 😳😂
same
Hedgehogs are going extinct in the uk due to the roads, its really sad but theres a big community people who take care of them.
😢
It's as much lack of habitat, slug pellets, people paving or shingling their gardens and putting up impassable walls or fencing. Houses are being built on green and brown belt land, modern farming methods have increased field sizes and destroyed hedgerows, and use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides poison their foods or them directly, same goes for garden chemicals and rat poison, etc. There are more roads and cars than ever, but I don't think that's the main problem.
I bought a hedgehog it was black and red...It keeps asking me where the "Damn fourth chaos emerald" was...also he had a green little diamond and kept screaming "Chaos Control" I'm really scared he started collecting my golden rings and hording them...Someone please help me!
haha good one and he screams chaos blast
If you find a young, blonde girl named Maria, just bring her home so he can see her. It'll either calm him down or trigger a PTSD episode.
@@fluffypanda75 E
Give him some rocket shoes to trigger an ego fest
Teazel's so adorable and very well behaved! It's amazing that you can let her lick your hands - Albie would most certainly give me a terrible bite if he smelt any scent or food, haha! :)
Louis Tomlinson looks so beautiful in this video
AHAHAHHA
yes
Ahahah Yaasss
Demolition Lovers omg yes
Demolition Lovers hahaha yes
It doesn’t matter how big or tough you are, you will flinch when the hedgehog fluffs up
You get used to it after awhile, especially if yours is skittish
2:05 to save your precious time.
Goddamn I want a hedgehog so bad.
Did you get that hedgehog?
I hope you got one
My daughter has one & is now expert in handling her while I'm still a bit scared of those spines :D
It's amazing, a whole informative video with no dubstep or high-pitched autotune music! But for reals, hedgehogs are ridiculously cute. I don't own one either, but get lost in youtube often watching adorable stuff. Thank you.
Thanks for the tips! I just got a hedgehog yesterday and had no idea on how to get her used to me. This really helped a lot.. :3
sounds more like a sneezing than hissing
lol Ikr. It even sounded like it echoed
When I was a child and living on a farm, I found 2 baby hedgehogs. One was hiccuping and the other was sneezing. It was so cute.
@@juliasmith5627 its what hedgehogs do when they sense something, especially when they are around at night. We had some living in our garden for years. At night they would move around in the bushes and when you approach them they would start doing their hisses. Seems odd to me, because they don't even really try to hide like other nocturnal animals. Basically they give themselves away as soon as they hear your footsteps.
You sound like tikal from Sonic Adventure.
@NorthWestern Railway66 *spams the jump button*
Ironic
Wow so Tikal is teaching humans how to handle Sonic? Cute.
Going to get one maybe tomorrow or soon, glad this video popped up.
Ok that little thing is hella adorable
Thank you very much for your video! We (two people, no pets) received Mace from a 4.5 person family that had a dog and a cat. So far we've been letting him get used to our scents, our voices, and the whole new environment he's found himself in, and we've been a little nervous about picking him up. Practice makes perfect eh? Thanks again!
You have done such a great job in presenting your info. I love hedgehogs. They are such interesting adorable creatures.
This is one of the better how to videos I have seen.
Very useful and informative video, especially for new hedgehog owners!
GOTTA GO FAST
that's too cute. If I had a hedgehog as a pet, I would definitely name it Sonic
Only humans would see a walking spikeball and say, "that thing is cute, I want to hold it."
She looks adorable 🥰
This is the cutest thing I've ever seen in my entire life.
Great video! My hedgehog scared me at first with her huffing and puffing, but I soon realized that she was just scared and protecting herself :P
She's now perfectly comfortable after I hold her for 5-10 seconds :)
Amazing animals! I've had her for over a year now :D
Is he dead now?
This was really useful as a hedgehog owner,i got it yesterday and i was a little scared to pick it up because of its spikes so I thought it would hurt me,but when i saw this on how to hold it with gloves or towels.i use a blanket a small baby blanket and i sleep with it so it can have my sent and my hedgehog can get used to it and adapt!
That doesn't sound like hissing that sounds like sniffing which makes it sound really adorable and it's going bouncing
This was helpful because I'm getting a hedgehog next week for my bday so thanks!
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+Micky Mus hedgehoges are Awesome and cute
Most hedgehogs are domesticated and hers wasnt just picked up out the wild. It was most likely a baby from a domesticated one. They also live longer in captivity because their diet is somewhat picky and they usually cant find or catch their food.
Micky Mus Bad. It's bad that they live 2x longer in captivity? That they're free from predators and kept as lovely pets? Whatever you say.
+Micky Mus
Considering it's been proven over and over again that domesticated animals for the most part live longer, healthier, and happier lives? I don't think pets in general are a bad thing.
Very helpful!!! I am trying to convince my parents to get me a hedgehog. Now I will know how to pick them up, thank you! :3
I’m getting a hedgehog soon and I’m sooooo excitedddd
Thank you so much it only took me not a day less than that because of you teaching me because I got one 4 days ago!Thanks so much!
Comments to all my hedgehogs out there. If someone tries to pick y'all up, you gotta go fast!
thanks for the advice
Ok. Video posted 6 years ago!
I get hedgehog 2 days ago. He is so scared. This was so helpful! Thank you so much!❤❤❤
Thank you so much for this video. Just picked up mine for the first time after watching. Sidenote, never carry them to the sink and turn the water on with them right there. Apparently mine loves baths and was dying to jump in lol
1:15 - the equivalent to cat loafing... hedgeloaf...
Ouchy loaf
give him a chilli dog and he'll be chill
*Dying from the agressive cuteness*
Aw he looked so cute in all the video
I remember watching this when I first got my hedgehog. And now I've had him for 3 years and posted a video about hedgehogs on my channel!!
Can you...snuggle with a hedgehog?
TheLesExit you can very carefully. I uave
Have
WedgieHedgielove lol that sounds a little...scary
TheLesExit HELL NO
Shira Jonathan XD ok. It may be be kinda a dealbreaker to me to not be able to just snuggle my furry pal without worry about being poked...idk
when it gets angry it sounds like an enderman taking damage
Thanks for this informative video. I have so many hedgehogs now.
I just got a 8 week old Hedgehog 2 days ago. He is amazing and beautiful. I hold him everyday. He’s so cute. I am so happy. He was bundled up by himself in a corner of a cage. 🖤
Aww! How is he doing?
Sooooo ADORABLE! Love it :)
Ahhhhhh!!!!!!! He's so so CUTE!!!!!!!
AWWW, that hedgehog is soo cute and adorable
4:07 then how does Sonic aim to its enemies
He hears and smells them
Contact lenses
I'm getting a baby hedgehog in January! I cant wait!!! :))
Lucky I bet you have it now huh? Good for you! :3 I wish I had one they're so cute and lovable keee~ lol
may it rest in peace D":
What a lovely video ❤️
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They are so cute!!!! I want one!!!