How to Handle & Tame a mean / aggressive / scared hedgehog
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2010
- I talk about how to start handling a 'mean' hedgehog.
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Link to hedgehog handling for new owners: • Hedgehog Handling Tips...
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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
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
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!
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!
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.
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
wow, after 9 years they start to recommend me this great video...
Welcome! ;)
@@earthling1984 Thanks :D
The hedgehog is mean because it cannot find that damn fourth chaos emerald
"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.
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
"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.
This was so helpful! Thank you! Now I can actually hold my hedgehog.
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?
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
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 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.
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?
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.
Next video: How to Handle & Tame a mean/aggressive/scared polar bear :)
Cao srbine brate moj
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!
gotta go fast
déjà vu
ive been in this place before
Creeper
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
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
TH-cam 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.
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.
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.😢
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!
Thanks for being so kind to her ♥️♥️♥️
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
+KitsuneNarutoKun They will keep hanging on not due panic, but due to their nature. Remember, they are insectivores and tend to eat worms and such in the wild. If they start to struggle, the hedgehog will bite in further. They do the same with your finger.
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
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
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
Fake advice! no mention anywhere about using Chili Dogs!
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 🙌
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?
IT SHAT ON THE WALL!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This 11yo video is helping my Hedgie become more tame 🙏🏻
Aw how cute. And idk why YT recommended this to me now, but I appreciate it.
When I was younger I once kept a hedgehog in my hands and it was beutiful
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❤️
Smiling the whole time watching the hedgehog on the chair. 😁😁😁
She pooped on the side of the box XD
i lold so hard on this
That was her surprise for him. Artwork :)
Like
How
On the side lmfao
im impressed with that it must take serious skill to trickshot turds like that.
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
Hey dude! I just had my first hedgehog this day and i know you're the sensei when it comes to handling them!
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)
:)
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
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!
The most helpful video on hedgehogs I watched! Thank you.
Your explanation is so good i love it
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
wow this has changed my life. Very important watch for all.
Thank you thank you! Today is day 1 and starting my journey with taking my hedgehog. This video really explained a lot.
Thanks for the info, planning on getting a hedgehog pretty soon. Best hedgehog video out there.
This wasn’t it my recommended I fucking looked for this Gem.
she's cute! just like you are. :) and I'm glad you love her and work with her.
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 .
nice, thanks for the advices, you never know what you gonna need in the future
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 don't ever planning on owning a hedgehog. And yet a watched this
Pretty cool video, thank you for sharing and walking us through it in a very practical way.
I'm doing work experience in a wild animal rehabilitation centre at the moment - it was my first day today and one of the hedgehog scared the shit out of me by jumping and growling - cheers for the handling information, man, it helps loads!
Oh my gosh. Thank you so much.
"How to Handle & Tame a mean / aggressive / scared hedgehog" Finally. The how to video we've all been asking for. /s
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!
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 :)
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!
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!
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
Thanks for the video 💕 just got my lil Pepper today and I’m excited to bond with her🥰
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
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
Thanks for the video. I just got my first Hedgehog 3 days ago.
This truly was some great advice we got a 🦔 yesterday but she’s very scared and she’s scary but now we know to not worry about picking her up
I just got a baby male and oh boy, he is feisty. LoL. This really helped. Thanks.
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.
This video was very helpful I had most of that stuff you said wrong. Thank you so much
Just seen a hedgehog on my back garden so definitely needed to see this. Thanks.
Coop. But NEVER take an animal that is living outside / wild and take them and put then in a cage!!! They have their own life out there! They do not want you to touch them. Only buy pets that were bred and born in captivity. All they know is captivity and cages. Then give them an amazing life.
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
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!
This makes me really happy. I really want a hedgehog so this is really helpful.
Thanks for the tips! Very helpful!! 👍🏼
She is so cute😂💗
I want a hedgehog so much.
This was really helpful! Thank you so much
I just got my hedgehog. Thank you for this:3
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!
wut
***** 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
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
We have 4 resident hogs that live in our garden and we spend many hours filming & watching them .. nice video
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.
Aaand it's come around another 2 years later,, definitely not mad :))
"Wow! She pooped on the side of that"
Thank you, I rescued a baby hedgehog yesterday that was wandering lost a d you gave me the confidence to pick it up from the cage. It was cold. Now it has decided to sleep in my hoodie.
Never knew I needed this video!
I’ve tried absolutely everything but my hedgehog stubbornly refuses to exist.
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
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! ❤️
This was very good, great message
Hi! I was just wondering how was the progress on this particular hedgehog! Did she end up opening up more over time?
she's not mean she's just scared.
Keitorin I don't think she's scared really. She was born in my house and handled since 1 week old. She's always been the crabby one of the bunch.
Earthling1984 my hedgehog is very mean when I try to pick him up he rolls up into a ball and hisses so I take him out of his cage and he stays in a ball for like 1 minute until he will walk around and sniff things
Peach awww baby
@Omar Beydoun ya could have just left them be instead of being an ass?
Omar Beydoun dude you went on a whole-ass rant after one sentence. You seem to be the one with a struck nerve here.
Very informative! Great video
I’m so excited i’m probs gonna get one in like 2 days (got her💕)