Hedgehogs are intelligent and have beautiful, loving souls.
I miss mine terribly.

>>4998685 (OP)
Cute

>>4998990
They absolutely are.

hedgehogs have little feets

>>4999044
Why does he look like he is sick?

>>4999048
he's just sleepy

>>4999049
Damn. They really look like theyve seen some shit when they get sleepy. Can you teach them to play fetch or anything?

>>4999051
Mine will push a paper towel tube around and smack a rubber ball around with it. She also gets into her cuddlesack when I tell her to, so teaching them tricks is fairly easy. If you're very patient with them and bond closely, they'll do all sorts of things to try to make you happy.

Let's see...
Mine will cuddle my nose for well over an hour if I put my face in her cuddle pouch.
She'll let me trim her nails without biting me.
She'll try to mimic me saying Hello to her (they can't make the sounds but they copy your mouth movements).
She'll come over to me when I call to her.
She'll stand up on all 4s so I can pick her up without issues.
She is litterbox/playpen trained and only rarely (if startled or can't get to her tray in time) poop on anything she's not supposed to poop on.
She will play with a variety of toys.
She tries to help me clean up her messes by pushing the paper towels over them.
She eats when I eat.
She sleeps when I sleep and is awake when I'm awake during the day (she likes being around me).
She huffles at strange people at the door and gets angry if someone is bothering me.
She hates when she hears my keys, because she knows it means I'm leaving the house. She will wake up even from a deep sleep and start sniffing in my direction as if to say, "No, daddy. You're not supposed to leave." and usually won't settle down til I've returned.
etc.

All this and more and she was born in mid February of this year, so she's still very young and learning new stuff all the time.

Intelligence wise, they're as smart as smart dogs or 5 year old humans.

People who are impatient will not do well with hedgehogs. They're usually asocial out of fear and if you don't remain patient during the bonding process, they will not bond well with you.

If they do bond with you, you have to remain consistent, because they like lots of affection or they take it personally and start thinking you don't love them anymore.

how smart are they?

I didn't know that they are this clever and affectionate.
Now it makes sense why Tickball Anon is so vengeful and fighting hard for his 'hog

>>4999205
About as smart as a smart dog or a 5 year old human child. However, if you're not patient enough and inconsistent with cuddle time, none of that will matter.

About an hour of cuddle time a day in their cuddle pouch is usually enough. Plus you can't express anger or hostility towards them. They have excellent memories and are easily traumatized. I made that mistake with my previous hedgehog. I scolded her for pooping once and ever since then she was terrified of me finding her poop and would hold her poop in all day. So I had to periodically put her in her cage with blankets over it for privacy.

My current hedgie will practically crap on command. I'm only half joking...I tell her to do her business and she'll go over to her tray and drop a pile within a couple of minutes once she finds the spot she wants to unload at.

I usually leave the room unless I'm filling up her food dish, because she frequently wants to fill back up after unloading.

>>4999207
Hedgehogs are best described as lovingly autistic toddlers. They're affectionate and smart, but need routine and take time to adjust to changes. Definitely not a good pet for kids. They're best with adult owners who have a lot of free time. Most people who don't like hedgehogs have either never had one or thought hedgehogs were for beginners. They're definitely not for begginers. They're more like Raichu than Pikachu.

>>4999207
Tickball Anon?

>>4999212
An anon who rounds up ticks he takes off of his hedgehog to form a giant ball of ticks out of them

>>4999212
>>4991326

>>4999212
>>4999213
>>4999214
Based.

>>4999204
do they stink?

>>4999210
How many hedgehogs have you had?

Would you get an echidna if you could?

>>4999207
They really aren't clever, anon. They're VERY dumb. Here's one that got helplessly stuck by trying to crawl under a chair.
They aren't affectionate either. After a while some will tolerate you.

>>4999256
That's a black hedgehog. Lower IQ than white hedgehogs.

>>4999226
Not particularly. I give mine a bath when she does.
>>4999243
3
1 boy, 2 girls
>>4999244
No. ...but mostly because I know nothing about how to care for them.
>>4999244
Even smart dogs and human children get stuck. I did say as smart as a smart dog or 5 year old human.
European hedgehogs aren't the same as African Pygmy Hedgehogs. I'm only familiar with African Pygmy Hedgehogs.
Also...wild hedgehogs of any kind are more feral and less affectionate.

>>4999204
post videos of her standing on 4s, and doing tricks if you have any. this is surprising bc had a hedgehog and she wasn't extraordinarily clever, but as smart as any hedgehog would need to be.

>mentally ill retard samefags about how their spiky rat is smarter than a parrot AGAIN
Get fucking help dude. This is embarassing.

>>4999302
Just Google hedgehog videos. There are a lot of them.
>>4999400
Sorry to hear about your tiny dick, bro. Must be painful knowing hedgehog cocks are bigger than yours. Have you tried a penis pump or those enlargement pills?

>>4999409
Damn hedgehog bro absolutely btfos the hedgelet. People who love hedgehogs should NOT be messed with. I'm learning that one pretty quick from this thread! And how cool, smart and interesting hedgies are!

>>4999256
>butt too big to slip under it
>can't back up because stingers locked up
to be fair that's some advanced problem many actually clever animals would have failed at too

>>4999400
>sour grapes faggot unable to accept that there are successful hog whisperers

>>4998685 (OP)
>>4999015
did you ever ask what his dilemma was x,D

>>4999256
I would laugh my ass off if I found a hedge stuck under one of my chairs. I don't have goofy wild animals that get stuck in funny places where I live, sadly.

There are at most 4 posters ITT including me, one of them is certainly a mod. Absolutely cursed thread.

>>4999589

Analyzed the thread. Estimated 7–9 unique posters based on writing style and tone. Breakdown:

1. Hedgehog Enthusiast
Posts: 4999204, 4999210, 4999298
Long, emotional posts with proper grammar. Talks about training, bonding, poop stories.

2. Tickball/Autism Analogy Guy
Posts: 4999211, 4999213
Explains Tickball, compares hedgehogs to "lovingly autistic toddlers" and Raichu. Witty and metaphor-heavy.

3. Hedgehog Skeptic
Posts: 4999256
Says hedgehogs are dumb and not affectionate. Straightforward, sarcastic. Possibly same as 4999266 (racist "black hedgehog" joke).

4. Hedgehog Defender / Aggro Poster
Posts: 4999409, 4999478
Aggressive, insulting style. Defends hedgehogs with profanity and dick jokes.

5. Chill Observer
Posts: 4999420, maybe 4999582
Neutral/funny tone. Chimes in with reactions and light commentary.

6. Meta Poster
Post: 4999589
Claims “at most 4 posters ITT”. Likely trolling or trying to derail. Detached, self-aware tone.

7. Quick Chatters
Posts: 4999044–4999051
Short, simple replies. Could be 1 or 2 casual users.

Conclusion: At least 6 distinct voices, likely 7–9 posters.
Post 4999589 is wrong or baiting. No way only 4 posters wrote all that.

porpopime

>>4999601
Very nice and round fella.

>>4999603
He accidentally inflated so they helped him. Potentially by gently popping him with a needle? It's possible.

>>4999606
It happens to the best of us. I wonder if they used one of his own needles to pop him.

>>4999582
While being stuck under a chair is funny, they can get stuck in remote areas and die.
But not on my watch.

>>4999590
This is inaccurate, fix your bot Rajesh.

>>4999612
How do you treat green poop? (Clostridium difficile)

>>4999601
why is he spiky

>>5000102
Because he is very shy.

>>5000101
I don't. Hedgehogs aren't pets here, you'd need a wildlife vet (there are none around me) and an immediate life-threatening reason to bring him a wild hedgehog.
I can't buy supplies from a vet clinic either, which is all for the best since I fear I'd be doing more harm than good.

>>5000122
World needs more wildlife vets.

Boys I found a blind hedgehog outside last night, so I gave it some cat food (mostly wet).
Felt really bad for it, all congested and clearly can't see at all.
Called a local rescue and they said to take it in so that foxes don't get it, and then take it over to them during volunteer hours.

Cute little thing, made it a little den in my bath, felt like the biggest box-like thing I have.

I managed to get one of it's many ticks off, but since we are going to the rescue center anyway, I wasn't sure it was worth stressing it out further just for 1 fewer day with a couple fewer ticks.

Woman on the phone said give it some scrambled egg, and it had some.
Gave it expensive all-meat cat food, had a lot of that.
Taking it to the rescue in the morning to get her looked after.

Lovely little beast, I hope they can look after her well. I'll stay in touch with them anyway.

>>5000681
>>5000687
why was she blind? is that a common ailment with old age? thanks for helping your local hedgies btw

>>5000681
>>5000687
Bless you for caring so much about it, anon!
While we all feel bad for blind hedgehogs, it's not the worst that could happen to them, since they have a pretty bad vision and rely much more on smell and hearing. Most blind hedgehogs live a somewhat normal life, or so I've read.
Please keep us updated!

>>5000697
Really not sure anon, I supposed maybe it's old, but it could just have a bad infection of some sort. I'm calling it a she but I've no expertise there either, she just seems small.

>>5000771
Cool, that's good to hear, it did seem that she's dealing with it, but her congested nose means even her smell is off ATM, walking through her food to get to the food she can smell was pretty funny. She managed eventually.
My wife's taking her to the rescue now, they reckon we'll get her back in a few weeks, but if she is blind I'm not sure how I feel about turning her loose again.
Dunno, will just think about it later, for now she's happy, and she got a little startled being put into the cat carrier this morning which suggests she's at least felt safe here for the last 2 days :)

>>5000795
Nice! Please tell us how it will turn out.
>I'm calling it a she but I've no expertise there either
Pretty easy, you just have to look underneath them: a "belly button" roughly between the hind legs = male (it's actually his sheath); if it's really close to the anus = female.

>>5000795
Confirming she's a girl, the rescue gave her electrolytes, vitamins, antibiotics.

One eye is definitely gone, the other she didn't want to show, but believe it's not doing good either, so yeah, blind.
A wound on one paw, and one teat.
She bit one of the volunteers which is based but unhelpful
She apparently might also be pregnant

We should make a /hedgeneral/
>>5000814
Well, they usually only bite if they're wounded and threatened. "Mine" never bit me (except a couple of curious chews when they thought my pinky was perhaps a tasty sausage).
I hope she'll be okay. Thanks again for taking some time to help the little one.

>>4998685 (OP)
>another anthropomorphizing hedgie schizo thread
Hedgehogs are cute but dumb as bricks and yours is no different.

>>5000921
You're a literal retard.

>>5000681
Hope you can help that hedgie. All hedgies need love.

>>5000795
I'd keep her and take care of her if I were local. Sadly, I'm American.

>>5000814
You're a true hogfather.
Hope she makes a full recovery.

>>4998685 (OP)
I saw this and my opinion of hedgies decreased.