Hedgehog, The Best Pet Mammal?

Hedgehogs are such amazing little creatures! Though they are mammals, as pets they have much in common with reptiles. They have many of the same pros and many of the same cons. So are they good pets? Is a hedgehog the best pet mammal for you? Let's find out!

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[thegamingpigeon]

"Hedgehogs are better to handle than porcupines"

Several years ago while climbing into my tree stand, a kind and generous porcupine that was hiding up there decided to swipe my hand with his tail and share some quills with me. I couldn't believe it as I fell the 16 feet back down to the ground (thankfully the duffel on my back filled with blankets and stuff cushioned my fall a good bit). But suffice to say, I learned a lesson that day: you are right Clint, hedgehogs are in fact better to handle than porcupines.

[IceFireofVoid]

I had a hedgehog when I was younger. He was terrible. He was angry all the time. He would poop in his wheel and then run in the poop and stomp it down and it would get all over him and in his spikes. He would throw his food bowl upside down in his water dish if I moved things where he didn't want them when I was cleaning his cage. I loved him very much.

[dk-nt]

You forgot that Hedgehog's need to run around on some hills and loop de loops, also fight off an evil mad scientist with egg-shaped robots

[CainXVII]

I have a bad day. I opened youtube thinking I need something without drama. I saw hedgehog. This is perfect

[laurenmellen]

I grew up with hedgehogs. They're so much fun and have such a range of personalities. My last hedgie was the grumpiest and lived to be nine years old. She was blind, arthritic, had no teeth, and would fall asleep every three minutes. I miss that crotchety old grumpus.

[PixilRena]

I had a pet hedgehog about 20 years ago. One of the finest little pets ive ever had. I was working overnights at the time so slept most of the day away, and was up very late on my nights off. She was my little companion

[CanonessEllinor]

I grew up with European hedgehogs as common garden animals and was really surprised to learn some hedgehogs are kept as pets! I’m sure my grandma would have been delighted, she loved watching over her garden hedgehogs and putting out water - never milk! - and winter boxes for them. Maybe she’d even have wanted to keep one, after all she was an early adopter of budgies when they came to Europe, so it’s not like exotic pets were out of the question.

[richardvogel]

For years now I've been on the fence about getting a hedgehog and thanks to your videos I'm convinced. To not get one. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work

[therongjr]

Me at 0:05 - "That 'hedgehog' looks an awful lot like a tenrec!"

[standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Many years ago, one of my students did a speech on why exotic animals can be difficult as pets. She had hedgehogs & had been told later that they weren't supposed to be pets. She did a great job with her talk, it was their starter public speaking class, but I remember thinking they didn't sound that difficult. I'm happy to know that my student wasn't doing anything ill-advised, hope she's still keeping those adorable little cuties. Too small for me, I need a pet that I can easily see lol, but such sweeties

[nicholaslienandjaja]

Fun fact: The most common name for pet hedgehogs is "Sonic".
Now all we need are people with pet hedgehogs named "Amy", "Shadow", and "Silver".

[animatedpsychologist]

I love the whole range of videos here, but the "Is X the best pet for you" about actual pet-type animals will always, always be my favorite. ❤❤❤

Loved the guests, the info, and watching the hedgehogs!

[ShunNiikura]

I live in central europe and hedgehogs are everywhere! We don't touch them because of parasites but we love them. they eat slugs and that's appreciated. many gardeners build "hibernation" spots for them in autumn. leaf litter and branches in a rain sheltered corner near buildings.🙃

[__-begk]

I think "Collecting a smell" with its spit and storing it on its back is one of the most insane things I've ever heard of an animal doing

[____________]

“They’re not great climbers”
I call a lie.
They’re great at climbing up. However that’s the problem, they’re absolutely horrible at climbing down.

[BelgorathTheSorcerer]

I had this blue hedgehog once. Guy was a real smart ass and kept stealing my chili dogs and finger centric jewelry. He was too fast for the naked eye; just a blue streak speeding by. I had to take him out with a spike strip. Broke my heart.

[onyxhuddy]

I was so concerned when he started calling the tenrec a hedgehog 🤣

[katicasey]

If they respond well to S and K sounds… That means Sonic is indeed an optimal name for a hedgehog.

[Angela-gdcj]

The smell of their poop makes bearded dragon poop smell like roses.

[Tuck-Shop]

Brit here.
I grew up with a local hedgehog who was large. The size of a small lap dog. It used to try and get into houses to steal (wet and dry) cat food and it was completely fearless. People used to have to push it out of their homes with their feet.
I even picked it up one night and it didn't even try to roll up into a ball. It just waited for me to put it back down and it waddled off. No biting, struggling or noises. I didn't even use gloves. I used to love seeing it wander the street searching for slugs and snails to chow down on. It was that part why neighbours liked it as it ate garden pests. Despite it's attempts to do cat food raids through open doors or cat flaps.