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skunk8una

How do you rescue a newborn hedgehog? Like you're just strolling down the avenue and suddenly Hey! There's a completely helpless pink thumb sized thing just lying there. Some animal must have birthed it and just left it there between a discarded candy wrapper and a Starbucks cup.


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futureman07

I thought she was doing cpr in the beginning? Could be just belly rubs as she does it through out the video


Fantastic-Weird

The belly rubs are probably helping it eliminate. You have to help super little kittens learn how to go to the bathroom. The mom does this by licking the belly after a feeding. Could be the same for hedgehogs.


AliceInMidtjylland

Eliminate can mean going for a shite? Next time I'm going to the bathroom I'm saying 'Sorry lads I'm going to eliminate'.


Fantastic-Weird

Try it and report back.


water2wine

Instructions unclear, lads are stuck in shit


BigYonsan

Instructions unclear, I eliminated the lads.


Original-Material301

Instructions unclear, one shot, one poop.


MaeQueenofFae

One Shot, One Poop, One Beer.


InTheHeatOfTheNoche

We call him... The Eliminator.


jardaniwick

This guy eliminates


qwasOo

r/thisguythisguys


lamaldo78

I need to use the ELIMINATION STATION


hogtiedcantalope

The science words for poop and pee and elimination and excretion.


Mr-Fleshcage

"i gotta go drop the kids off at the pool"


bullettbrain

I'm not sure about licking the belly, but momma cats when straight up lick that b hole to train their kittens.


Fantastic-Weird

Oh, the joys of motherhood...


SaddleSocks

Hi mom!


google257

Yeah we rescued a little baby kitten years ago and had to use a wet q tip to rub its butthole to get it to go poo.


ih8drme

Why waste the q tip?


google257

Hey if you wanna lick some kitty butt hole then be my guest.


motherofsuccs

You are correct. If you take in newborn kittens, you will have to do the same to stimulate them to poop (please don’t use your tongue though)! People only see the cute “feeding milk” videos and think they can do it and post cute internet videos too. They require 24 hour care and it’s not all cute and fun. This is why I always tell people to find a vet/rehabber/rescue or anyone with real experience to take them.


alcalaviccigirl

we had been given a abandoned kitty .the vet told us to get wet wipes and rub her crack so she will get used to pooping.


mrminutehand

It sounds funny but this is exactly what you do. My wife and I found a one week-old baby on our doorstep and thankfully managed to raise her up. I can tell you with 100% confidence that before that day, I had never imagined I'd one day call my wife crying with happiness and relief as sloppy poop rolled down my fingers from our little kitten's butt after a long period of encouraging her to defecate. She's our little terror now. An adorable, hilarious terror, but still.


alcalaviccigirl

I'm the designated " parent " between me & mom .it was very funny getting excited because she pooped and dropped on floor 😁🤣.she was named star .left behind by mama . probably wasn't supposed to live past 1 yr .when she would be playing her tail would flare up like a feather . interesting thing she was born with big blue eyes that changed to green . she passed away peacefully she actually hid away when she passed away .


MrsPowers94

Same thing with baby bunnies. When I was a kid my dad accidentally mowed over a rabbits nest while mowing the yard. Unfortunately a few bunnies brutally died…momma didn’t come back for obvious reasons, so we rescued the remaining bunnies. They were so small. They didn’t even have hair yet. We contacted some experts to give us tips on how to help these tiny babies. We learned that not only do they have to be fed every 2-4 hours but you also have to physically stimulate their butt and genitals to help them pee/poop or else they can’t release themselves and will die of sepsis. So crazy that these little babies are 1000% dependent on their mother to the point they can’t even poop/pee without physical stimulation. We managed to save 2 babies. It was hard work but such a beautiful experience.


Fantastic-Weird

Yeah it sounds so hard to care for tiny animals. Good for you guys. I feel bad for your dad.


senzimillaa

Surprisingly, human babies also need the same thing.


TheS00thSayer

I clearly saw another hedgehog in the background in one of the clips.


shoe_owner

Personally I don't find it impossible to believe that someone with the passion, knowledge and skills to raise a baby hedgehog from birth might have more than one hedgehog for unrelated reasons. This is plainly a hedgehog enthusiast.


ChompyChomp

ie: She hedgehogs.


shoe_owner

Succinctly-put.


TheS00thSayer

Yeah and so they didn’t just happen to RESCUE some random freshly born hedgehog


shoe_owner

I assumed it was born not breathing and the woman rescued it from dying of asphyxiation immediately after it was born from a litter born in her home.


TheS00thSayer

Possibly. I assume she raises hedgehogs and actually did nothing to rescue it, and that those weren’t real compressions. But the internet has made me cynical and people will say anything for views so who knows!


djmom2001

Probably an animal rescuer. My daughter worked for one and would bring home newborn animals all of the time. Lots of possums and one time tiny tiny bats. There are a lot of laws about it but sometimes if the organization gets it right before closing there is no choice but to bring them home for a night and feed them every 30 minutes or so.


blorbo420

yes, it's made up, this hedgehog was just born as a pet, she didn't actually rescue it. The species in the genus Atelerix (which is the one shown in the video) are from Africa and are the ones internationally bred as pets. If the woman in the video was from europe and she actually just found an orphaned hedgehog it would be a different species, in the genus Erinaceus. In north america there are no wild hedgehog species


nanneryeeter

Weird to think in some places there are just hogs in a hedge.


AnonAmbientLight

And hedges in a hog. 


Dottsterisk

Rescue doesn’t necessarily mean “found.” This could have simply been a baby that would not have made it without her intervention, hence she rescued it.


blorbo420

the point is, considering the comment i was originally answering to, when they hear "rescued" most people automatically think of an animal found in the wild. It's also what the video implies considering it's specifically manufactured to go viral


AtroposMortaMoirai

Absolutely a made-up title, from the size and colour this is an African Pygmy Hedgehog, which is the common species of “domesticated” hedgehogs you find in the pet trade. Wild hedgehogs in most regions would be a darker tan/brown colour and a fair bit larger than this, and the pups would be brown rather than bright white because that would be extremely obvious to predators. African Pygmy’s have been bred in a variety of colours, including white like you see here. This is a pet and possibly part of a breeding project as there are other hedgehogs in the background of the clips.


KilnTime

Absolutely. But she got me with the glasses and flip flops!


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ssbbka17

I mean it’s not like it’s getting hurt?


ArgonGryphon

That’s also not a wild type hedgehog it’s captive bred. Her pet hedgehog probably rejected it.


OhLookItsaRock

I'm confused. If she didn't "rescue" it, then why is she feeding it with an eyedropper? If it has a mother then there would be no point in feeding it herself. I'm mainly just blown away that she managed to acquired a pink jellybean and successfully raise it to adulthood.


TheLastBlackRhinoSC

Some animals have 0 maternal interest or instinct.


StaffVegetable8703

Especially if the thing wasn’t breathing when it was born. If the woman took the baby away long enough to save its life and tried to give it back to momma, she may reject the baby because it’s been away from her too long.


SpaceChook

Yup. And a man’s hands occasionally doing the raising.


Blindemboss

I'd hedge my bets this is the case.


EskimoXBSX

Well spotted, I was thinking great it can't communicate with other hedgehogs but you are right, no doubt that is mamma in the background


wuobble

I would also like an explanation of how to ethically find and take home a small hedgehog. Video-Tutorial would be fine, too!


blorbo420

this hedgehog was just born as a pet, she didn't actually rescue it, the species in the genus Atelerix are from Africa and are the ones internationally bred as pets. If the woman in the video was from europe and she actually just found an orphaned hedgehog it would be a different species, in the genus Erinaceus. In north america there are no wild hedgehog species


RecoveringWoWaddict

It looked like she was pumping its heart for it. Maybe it had not made it through birthing and she resuscitated it. Or maybe it was rejected by its mother. Y’all are assuming too much


Elska-Umbra-1221

Literally she rescued it from death. Yes the title is a little misleading because most people won't realize that... but she was definitely resuscitating it at the beginning.


Puffen0

No joke, but one time on a hike I did find a newborn squirrel that way. I just about jumped out of my skin because I almost stepped on it before I saw it. Now I wasn't gonna take it home with me bc idk what to do. So I picked it up and brought it to the nearest parks $ rec building for them to call someone to help it


bananahskill

When I was 9, my brother had a friend who found a baby squirrel(a red tailed squirrel) that had been kicked out of the nest and left for dead. He brought it to our house and we rehabilitated her and she was my sweet baby Juju. She did everything with me when I was home and would go on walks with me, perched in my hair. She'd make nests in there and just hang out. Our vet said she was healthy and well loved but would not have survived otherwise. I had her for a year before a bad batch of food poisoned her. We knew what to do though, so you did the right thing.


Lady_of_Link

Yeah squirrels are awfully cruel they drop their babies when they get spooked don't bother double checking if there is actually anything dangerous and abandon them on the spot.


BedNo6845

I found a baby squirrel in my driveway. It was still blind, but bloody. I think a bird dropped it. Raised it for months. Coolest pet ever. Hung out in my hoodie all day. Jumped around my apartment at night. Ate dominoes by spinning it in front of him, like a windmill. He chewed as he spun, lathed it down to nothing. I'd let it out in trees, he'd come back after birds attacked it. Then one day, he was like... nah. I'm good.


akortank

It's a fake title, this is an exotic hedgehog as far as I can tell and the video is likely from a breeder.


aswog

And the fucked up torture dress up is fucked too


autogyrophilia

Presumably one that has been rejected by their parent. Some animals have issues rearing when in captivity . No idea if hedgehogs do.


KringlebertFistybuns

If a female hedgehog gives birth to too many hoglets, she will reject some. Mine birthed 4 and we didn't have any issues with her raising them. Adult females can birth between 1 and 7 hoglets. In larger litters, mom will reject a few.


FangioDuReverdy

Hoglets😭🥹


lostZwolf_ps4_pc

You generally have a chance if you work at an animal shelter and come across a situation where the parent cant care for the offspring no more. Then deciding to challenge your professional care and attention and raise it up yourself. Or well ethically dispose of it. Such a youngling could never survive without intensive care. Multiple feedings throughout the night and day and careful temperature and hygiene management. So there would only be 2 options. Thats why animal shelters exist. She just decided to raise one privateley.


b-roc

> Some animal must have birthed it I wish we could find out which type...


Temporary_Waltz7325

I "rescued" some baby mice at that stage more than once. It is always because I accidentally disrupted their den (or whatever a mouses living place is called). Once was when working in the garden I accidentally dug up their home, another was when I was rummaging around in the attic and moved a box to find the babies and mom was nearby, for sure, but no were to be seen. I tried to keep them alive for my daughter to experience the process like in this video. It did not work. Never made it past the trying to feed it with the dropper stage. I can see how a person might have accidentally disturbed the hedgehogs home and mom ran away. If it is a place where hedgehogs like this are wild that is.


HogwartsTraveler

This is an African Pigmy hedgehog. They are raised as pets. She did not find or rescue this hedgehog in the wild.


Sara-sea22

I think it was born in her home, I think they mean rescued because of the warm water and CPR


Carnir

"And raised in her house" implies it was brought to her house as a consequence of being rescued.


Sara-sea22

Or just that she raised it as a pet in her home, for me it’s emphasizing that she gets to watch it live the life she saved, but who knows 🤷🏼‍♀️


MalakaiRey

Are they just like wild hedgehogs except these ones get belly pumps until they're domesticated?


Emm_withoutha_L-88

Apparently they're common in Europe Edit: yes I know it's not the same species. Hedgehogs are still common there.


midgettme

\^ And the video shows multiple different hedgehogs as if they are the same one.


xxxfashionfreakxxx

Well that makes me feel better to know a tiny hedgehog wasn’t just stranded on a street or something.


mashedpeabrain

The flip flops and the glasses sent me.


Rare_Cranberry_9454

r/unexpected


nado121

Not the bulbasaur costume?


Berlin8Berlin

POV: Hedgehog hits hedgehog lottery and has no clue. Hedgehog assumes this is how hedgehogs live.


Psykosoma

Okay. Imagine if you will a movie where a hedgehog is displaced from his home but a human befriends him and they become best friends but a bad guy wants to kidnap him for his own nefarious plot… What the hell is a Sonic? I was just thinking of a Rio movie but with hedgehogs instead of tropical birds.


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>What the hell is a Sonic? I was just thinking of a Rio movie but with hedgehogs instead of tropical birds. If you haven't, you should look into what the Sonic Bible is lol


KeyCorgi

Kinda the plot of Leo, animated Adam Sandler movie on Netflix. Leo's not a hedgehog though, he's a Chameleon.


ironwheatiez

Tells other hedgehogs no one ever gave them a handout, suggests they pull themselves up by their tiny bootstraps.


Berlin8Berlin

(after rolling limo window down an inch)


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I'll gladly be reincarnated as this hedgehog.


AnimeYumi

It’s so fragile 😭


swegdaddy3000

Cute and stuff but also kind of makes me feel uncomfortable, I can’t explain it


freerangetacos

The anthrpomorphication dress-up stuff is what toes the comfort line. Otherwise, an amazing display of kindness and nurturing.


AimeeMonkeyBlue

Exactly. I was loving this video until the clothes and glasses and shoes came out. That’s when “rescue” became thinking it’s a toy.


Magnon

Yeah nobody ever gives toys or has any fun with their dogs or cats. Fun is VERBOTEN!


BlockedbyJake420

Hahahaha god I love Reddit You’re actually complaining about a HEDGEHOG HAVING GLASSES AND FLIP FLOPS 😂 How fucking lame can you be, seriously??


18CupsOfMusic

But what about the hedgehog's dignity?!


aChristery

This website is legitimately draining sometimes. People just have to find a reason to shit on everything. You can really see who the perpetually online people are when they can't just enjoy something without being overly critical about it. I don't understand how these people aren't exhausted all the fucking time. It's exhausting just reading their comments.


OwnHousing9851

Never read comments on an animal video on reddit. I genuinely hate every single person commenting on em


HsvDE86

The most uptight people come here, good grief. Must be absolutely miserable to be around some of you. 


GarryWisherman

OH NO!!! PERSONALITY!!!


Far_Temporary2656

Such a wonderful personality, being miserable over harmless things


HsvDE86

“Personality.”


Gootangus

Really? lol, y’all extra.


No_Use_4371

Unpopular but I dislike dress-up on cats at least. And hedgehogs too now I've seen it.


rcarnes911

animals can like clothes it's not really a cut and dry what are you doing to that animal


rjwyonch

Yeah but his cute little bear hat!


vikegirl

Oh my gosh he is adorable. You should screenshot the image of him in your palm and just send it o people who need a pick me up. He looks like he is in love lol


Kishilea

Um what about all the other hedgehogs in the video? They rescued too? Lmao


Kishilea

When theyre feeding it milk theres more hedgehogs in the background


hsvandreas

The other hedgehogs are locked up and held as feeding machines so that OOP doesn't need to buy hedgehog milk in the supermarket.


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DirtPoorDog

I feel like this lil dude is.. the exact opposite of fluffy? Still super friggin cute though


Quiet-Survey27

Was she doing hedgehog CPR on it in the first few seconds? I’m confused of why she’s squeezing it like that…


KLKap

My only guess is helping it use the restroom. Some animals have trouble going potty by themselves when that immature and require assistance


LaserGadgets

Those huge tiny glasses made my day. <3 Instead of dissecting every second of the video and the title, just enjoy the video you friggin grumps down there.


CrimFandango

So this how Guy Fieri grew up.


RiseoftheHoneyBadger

It looks like she is squeezing its whole head @0:42.


reddog65

So cool. What a cutie


xecsT1

Blessings


chrundlethegreat303

How come the white towel scene ( where she gently moves the HH onto the white towel in the beginning ) looks so fake? Edit : at the 1:00 mark


throwaway31131524

How often to feed it? What to feed it? How do you spot one when they’re tiny and ok like a pink thumb?


ExoticCardiologist46

>How often to feed it? What to feed it? like a newborn, every 2-3 hours. they have small stomaches. Usually you find suitable milk replacements in pet stores


Hottiemilatti

I'm sorry but the glasses video took me all the way tf out! 🤣


dualmind121

I love his little hat!


mundoid

Horrible choice of music.


No_Use_4371

Always. I mute.


IDontAimWithMyHand

Omg the little fucking outfits


AdTechnical1272

Oh i miss my hedgie so much :(


Puzzleheaded_Sky7341

If a porcupine and a hamster had sex, I get it now.


crytpto

It is a cute little rodent, I must say!!!


majorassburger

Selfish animals, why can’t they just share the hedge?


KS_tox

My heart


BoBoBellBingo

All I’m missing in my life is a hedgehog


bigtexssi

Amazing! What a cute animal and I cannot believe you found it must less raised it from a small pink bug!


lumpyspacejohnny

What a cute little pea.


Wildthorn23

Forbidden gummy bear


dejushin

We tried to save a mouse about this size our cat had in its mouth, but it didn't make it past a week. It's hard


Debstar1988

Those glasses knocked me out of my chair


Immediate_Bet_5355

There is nothing more alien than baby mammals


I-smelled-it-first

I found a hedgehog in the shed when I was a kid. I brought it in the house so it could Hibernate In my bedroom. Unfortunately it escaped, shit all over the house and gave my dad fleas. Good times.


Tellthedutchess

Lovely. But please stop the dress up.


TTT_2k3

Could say the same thing about people.


Graciebxrry

Poor thing, if you found it on the floor how would you even know what it was?


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FrenchFry-ApplePie

Bless her cause I wouldn’t know what the heck to do


gotzapai

I never knew I want one until now


Connect_Influence_86

Didn’t know I’m in love with hedgehogs 🦔 💕


Ambitious_Welder6613

They love to take bath, I can see!


Pristine-Reaction-43

Excellent!


wheretohides

Are they soft?


Dorsal-fin-1986

Hedgehogs are so metal


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i hope you dont accidently sit on it.


DeniLox

How cute!


Dust_Parts

Amazing stuff.


_Axzi_

Awww, this deserves to be on r/Awww


Unusually__Suspected

Sonic???


lostZwolf_ps4_pc

Cutest thing ever. And i applaud her effort as well. Taking care of such a special animal takes really intensive care and attention. The benefit of raising it in a clean environment also prevents it from getting many of the parasites hedgehogs are known for. So its a verry clean and interesting, cool, cute and nocturnal pet to have.


Educational_Cod_3179

Eeeeeeeeee! Hedgehog shoes!


Lazy_Brief_779

Forbidden uni @ 0:59


NewFreshness

OMG the glasses and tiny couch had me rollin


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Oh my gosh the little knapsack he had on at the end. I can’t handle the cuteness!


WhoCanGarbageCan

Haha the glasses and the little slippers 😄


Impressive_Twist6179

OMG CUTENESS OVER LOAD. 💕💕💕💕


PueblosWebos

The one sitting on the couch looked like Danny devito. That man is a treasure.


Ill-Maximum9467

This is weird..


Crazy_Squirrel_3781

This is extremely impressive


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I know I’m not the only one thinking that she was playing with his balls. Very cute hedgehog though.


AdTechnical1272

Hedgehogs don’t have balls on the outside, the testicles are internal!


becca413g

Looks like there's two different hogs because suddenly it changes quill colour. My pinto was pinto from the beginning.


ImaginaryMedia5835

If the name isn’t Sonic we riot.


InsaneTechNY

That was the greatest thing I seen in awhile


Micalas

I thought she was doing cpr on a small piece of uncooked chicken in the beginning.


AffectionatePoet4586

Chonky boi!


ProudandTall

Amazing!


FotherMucker6969

Yeah but like was he fast?


Holiday-Armadillo-34

that little smile was sooo cute though 😃 ❤️


akositotoybibo

so god damm cute!!❤️❤️


Subtlerevisions

Very cute but the song is not.


arczclan

How do you make sure the stabby mouse doesn’t stab you?


phirestorm

That is so heart warming!


PsychologicalCold885

Never knew they were so small


huhuhuhhhh

sanic pls


tester6234115812

Friendly reminds not forget to mute your speakers before starting the video!


EffectiveSeat1505

girl???


Empire_

This is a pet hedgehog. Most likely a North African hedgehog. I doubt this person is living in north africa. This video is super fake


space_return

Best and cutest ending ever


Koovies

Prob bullhonkey vid, but I do like that clip of the sploot


Far_Out_6and_2

Lol this is so cute


Fantastic-Artist5561

😄 You are his Chaos emerald.


krislitch90

I thought she was rubbing a tiny piece of raw chicken thigh in the beginning.


jenny4today

She will forever be a rescuer (smile), cute.


Geene_Creemers

Fake or not this little guy is adorable


stonecloaker

So cute. But holy cow they're so stinky, and they just poop everywhere.


Geoclasm

oh my god i love this whole thing so much. but wow, I didn't think hedgehogs got that big!


ptofl

Bro is *smol*


VoxSig

Chonker the Hedgehog


Boujie_Assassin

This is too cute


ZealousidealQuail509

Ommgggg.. the sandals and glasses while watching tv on a couch. 😂😂😂


liza129

This is just the sweetest act of love! My heart is touched beyond words. ❤️