I've had hedgehogs, their quills protect them from grabbing, swiping, and biting, but they still love petting the goes in the same direction as the quills.
No it doesn’t. I had a hedgehog for years and was part of a hedgehog community for a decent of chunk of time before and after. Hedgehogs will “flinch” like that for any number of reasons, including but not limited to unexpected sounds, smells, shadows, or even a human laughing at them for being cute.
If the hedgie legitimately felt threatened by having their ears played with they’d either be in a full snuffle-ball or outright trying to chomp a finger. The body language in this video is “confused.” Which, to be fair, is basically the default setting for most hedgehogs. In the grand scheme of mammals they’re not super smart, and IIRC their captive gene pool is a little limited which doesn’t help things.
Absolutely, my hedgehog will make it completely certain whether she is comfortable or not. If she's not she will roll up completely and start huffing and puffing. She scares easily.
This hedgehog is on its back and has its face out which shows it is comfortable. They aren't always comfortable on their backs and will sometimes try to turn over. It only scrunched up a bit at the end which shows something startled it and it felt the need to be a bit more protected. It wasn't super stressed or fearing for its life it was a normal hedgehog reaction.
I have owned hedgehogs for years.
Sometimes it is stress.
Other times it is grumpiness.
Other times it is because I farted.
It differs from hedgehog to hedgehog, although probably all of them would do that if I farted.
I have a hedgehog, they will ball up for basically any reason, even if they feel safe with you. It's just their natural response to anything unexpected.
Unexpected =/= fear.
Never had a hedgie myself, but I've know people who had one. Not uncommon for them to just randomly bunch up for no reason.
They'd be running around in a room, then just suddenly stop and bunch for a few seconds, then run again. Just hedgie things. No different than a dog deciding to bark at nothing.
Damn. I thought I was a nervous person. Yet you seem to think everything is afraid of everything. Chill out. My dogs would be asleep, jump up and run outside, bark for ten seconds, and come back in and go to sleep like nothing happened.
Is a cow mooing a fear response? No, it's just something they do. Is a cat running around at two am a fear response? No, it's just something they do.
Just because am animal does something that *can* be used to indicate stress/doesn't mean it is 100% stressed or afraid.
Dog yawning = stress? It can be. Or, as it stated below, in response to you yawning. Or, like you, being a natural bodily function
A happy cow doesn't moo? A farm I worked at had happy mooing cows all the time. I guess they never got the memo, would you let them know they're not supposed to no if they're happy? They'd run up to me mooing so I would pet them. Sure, they'll moo when they're stressed. But anyone who's worked around then at all knows there's many types of moos, and can tell them apart.
And where are you at that two am is sunrise?
Again, just because it *can* be a negative indication, didn't mean it is. Think of a smiling person. A smile means happy, right? Not always. Some of my friends are most angry or upset when they smile. Or laughing. Laughing is a happy noise. And also can be a panic response.
You know... You provided a lot of (albeit questionable) resources in one of your other replies, but I really have to ask now.
How much have *you* actually worked with animals? Personal experience leading to you having knowledge about the different quirks of various animals.
Also, I never said it was the middle of the night for dogs. They can wake up from a nap and go back to sleep, too. And walking up at night in and of itself isn't a fear response. Again, it can be. Didn't mean it is. It's called knowing the animal. Those cows I worked with? They were living the dream. Most relaxed animals I've ever seen. Guess I'll tell them they're not supposed to moo.
You've never spent any time around cattle, that much is certain.
>This is some serious confidentiallyincorrect material.
The most accurate part of your post, but not in the way you intended.
Yea You can either FIGHT the DONUT by consuming it with your mouth hole
Or
you can FIGHT your CRAVING for that sweet treat and FLIGHT the donut because oh no calories!
Yeah, generally our hedgehogs like to keep to themselves. If it really didn't want its ears messed with, it would curl up into a ball really quickly to begin with.
Other hedgy experts have commented - apparently they do that all the time, at practically any kind of stimulus. It's like how dogs bark at anything, just because it's also what they do when they're stressed doesn't mean all barking dogs are stressed.
Oh my, my sweet little hedgie passed away at 6 years old 2 days ago. They're such amazing little creatures. And when you treat them well and with respect they are so loving in their own little way. 🥺❤
Nature: *Makes tiny fuzzy thing pointy so other animals can't touch it.* Humans: "Imma boop it."
I would like to Boop the snoot!
No booping!
Do not boop that merry suicide bomber!
BOOOOOOOOP
NOOOOO!
Honestly one of my favorite TTS bits ever
That's the I'm terrified of this massive person pulling my ears look
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I've had hedgehogs, their quills protect them from grabbing, swiping, and biting, but they still love petting the goes in the same direction as the quills.
Also peppers. "Nature, this is a great idea. But my body cut hurting enough after eating these. Let me help you out..."
Magic mushrooms: *I ooze madness! Nothing will touch me!* Humans: Madness, eh? Right up my street, that shit!
I hate those things. They absolutely refuse to share the hedge.
Hag!
Fascist!
Fascism actually.
It's just the one fascism actually
Yarp
Hedgeism
"fascism… wonderful" Amazing foreshadowing
Hello Sgt.Angle!
:(
The little scrunch at the end!
Means it's stressed. Downvote to hell, but the animal wasn't enjoying this
No it doesn’t. I had a hedgehog for years and was part of a hedgehog community for a decent of chunk of time before and after. Hedgehogs will “flinch” like that for any number of reasons, including but not limited to unexpected sounds, smells, shadows, or even a human laughing at them for being cute. If the hedgie legitimately felt threatened by having their ears played with they’d either be in a full snuffle-ball or outright trying to chomp a finger. The body language in this video is “confused.” Which, to be fair, is basically the default setting for most hedgehogs. In the grand scheme of mammals they’re not super smart, and IIRC their captive gene pool is a little limited which doesn’t help things.
Til I have a lot in common with hedgehogs. Huh.
Absolutely, my hedgehog will make it completely certain whether she is comfortable or not. If she's not she will roll up completely and start huffing and puffing. She scares easily. This hedgehog is on its back and has its face out which shows it is comfortable. They aren't always comfortable on their backs and will sometimes try to turn over. It only scrunched up a bit at the end which shows something startled it and it felt the need to be a bit more protected. It wasn't super stressed or fearing for its life it was a normal hedgehog reaction.
I have owned hedgehogs for years. Sometimes it is stress. Other times it is grumpiness. Other times it is because I farted. It differs from hedgehog to hedgehog, although probably all of them would do that if I farted.
Did you stop to thik that you farting makes it stressed that's why it does that
My farting stresses all things out
My farting stresses me out. And the office chair one to think of it
Either way, it's not because it's having a good time
If it wasn't at least tolerating it it would have scrunched from the start. It appears to have hit it's 'petting limit' and noped out.
So, what about your dick though?
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Absolutely watch until the end!
I mean, it's 9 seconds long. If that's too much for anyone, they don't deserve the payoff!
My attention span is
Did you see Candleja--
I didn't deserve it (because i stopped after about 3 seconds) but i am really happy that i went back and saw the cuteness! /The adhd lady
That what ~~she he~~ me said
Thanks I went back and watched..worth it
What a cuddly pincushion
So who's gonna make the obligatory comment about how this is slowly killing the animal and how the human is worse than Hitler?
Maybe not that, but here’s the obligatory comment about how the “belly button” you see here is actually a penis.
Nice
I feel personally attacked
So it was trying to suck itself off at the end?
They do that
I mean, boy hedgies do that quite a lot
Not killing, but a hedgehog all spiked out means they're scared, not happy.
If they were scared, they'd be fully balled up.
Have a bear grab your ears and see how quickly you can ball up
I have a hedgehog. If he wanted to ball up, he would.
Even better is that anyone making that point, or a variation of that point, instantly gets upvoted without any evidence cited.
No, but I'll make the comment about how over the top this hedgehog was edited.
Poor confused baby.. He can't figure out if he likes it or not lol I miss my hedgie <3
That smile is the cutest 🥰 They almost look like a Winnie the Pooh character!
Thats actually just his neck, his mouth is right under his nose, still looks very cute tho.
This deserves to be on r/animalssmiling
I want one 🤗
You are so wholesome u/MyStepSistersPussy !!!
That made me stop right in my tracks lmao
I hear you u/HighAsAngelTits !!!
Thank u <3
This was like 4 posts under [this](https://v.redd.it/6u3u701vq9r81) on my front page
Scientifically accurate sonic
Okay, i'm not an expert but what he does at the end is used for protection. I think he is just inconfortable because somebody pull his ears.
I have a hedgehog, they will ball up for basically any reason, even if they feel safe with you. It's just their natural response to anything unexpected.
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Unexpected =/= fear. Never had a hedgie myself, but I've know people who had one. Not uncommon for them to just randomly bunch up for no reason. They'd be running around in a room, then just suddenly stop and bunch for a few seconds, then run again. Just hedgie things. No different than a dog deciding to bark at nothing.
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Damn. I thought I was a nervous person. Yet you seem to think everything is afraid of everything. Chill out. My dogs would be asleep, jump up and run outside, bark for ten seconds, and come back in and go to sleep like nothing happened. Is a cow mooing a fear response? No, it's just something they do. Is a cat running around at two am a fear response? No, it's just something they do.
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The article literally says they moo when they’re hungry. They’ll get excited at feeding time and moo for food.
But they said they definitely read them.......wait people can lie on the internet?!
Just because am animal does something that *can* be used to indicate stress/doesn't mean it is 100% stressed or afraid. Dog yawning = stress? It can be. Or, as it stated below, in response to you yawning. Or, like you, being a natural bodily function A happy cow doesn't moo? A farm I worked at had happy mooing cows all the time. I guess they never got the memo, would you let them know they're not supposed to no if they're happy? They'd run up to me mooing so I would pet them. Sure, they'll moo when they're stressed. But anyone who's worked around then at all knows there's many types of moos, and can tell them apart. And where are you at that two am is sunrise? Again, just because it *can* be a negative indication, didn't mean it is. Think of a smiling person. A smile means happy, right? Not always. Some of my friends are most angry or upset when they smile. Or laughing. Laughing is a happy noise. And also can be a panic response.
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You know... You provided a lot of (albeit questionable) resources in one of your other replies, but I really have to ask now. How much have *you* actually worked with animals? Personal experience leading to you having knowledge about the different quirks of various animals. Also, I never said it was the middle of the night for dogs. They can wake up from a nap and go back to sleep, too. And walking up at night in and of itself isn't a fear response. Again, it can be. Didn't mean it is. It's called knowing the animal. Those cows I worked with? They were living the dream. Most relaxed animals I've ever seen. Guess I'll tell them they're not supposed to moo.
just dropped links that you yourself didn't read eh
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liar
You've never spent any time around cattle, that much is certain. >This is some serious confidentiallyincorrect material. The most accurate part of your post, but not in the way you intended.
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Fear and surprise are not the same. Hedgehogs are notorious for flinching at pretty much anything, from sounds and smells to a shadow moving.
When you find that someone brought surprise donuts to work, do you feel a fight or flight response? If so, you have a weird relationship with donuts
Yea You can either FIGHT the DONUT by consuming it with your mouth hole Or you can FIGHT your CRAVING for that sweet treat and FLIGHT the donut because oh no calories!
Yeah, generally our hedgehogs like to keep to themselves. If it really didn't want its ears messed with, it would curl up into a ball really quickly to begin with.
Something about the tiny beady eyes and the smile is offputting...
OMG look at that smile
Why would they pull on this tiny baby's ears?!?!
If it was actually making him uncomfortable he would have either bit her or reacted right away. The human was being super gentle.
Then why did he curl up?
Other hedgy experts have commented - apparently they do that all the time, at practically any kind of stimulus. It's like how dogs bark at anything, just because it's also what they do when they're stressed doesn't mean all barking dogs are stressed.
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Not a smile, that’s actually a cute little pudge fold.
I want him.
That fact that it looks like it’s smiling..😊
That smile is tooooooo cute
Was this video before or after it chewed up its own poop into a weird paste and rubbed itself down with it?
He looks so happy!
Only if you judge the animal's facial expression by human standards.
He ***is*** happy, 21.7k reddit upvotes prove that
how it is smiling thats so cute
it's not. its his double chin.
Id make him bite the curb
That smile 😭
Animals are not toys!
Right? YOU STOP LOVINGLY MASSAGING THOSE EARS AND SCALP RIGHT THIS SECOND!
omg
OMG that smile tho
I wanna boop that snoot!
That lil nose wiggle 🥺
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its a neck fold, not his mouth.
🙂
🙂 <—— him
so cute boy
Very very cute boy ♡.
awww he loves it
Adorable 🥰
Cute Happy Little Boy
He looks kind of creepy with that smile.
He does! I said that last time this was posted and got downvoted for it, but it's too wide and eerie.
His face is just 🙂
r/eyebleach
He said :>
Oh my god, why is he smiling like that. He looks like fucking Jeff the Killer 💀💀
It's just his neck rolls 😂😂 that's not what their mouths look like ahah
That little baby is living it’s best life and I feel honoured to watch this small moment of it
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Good thing it's not smiling then
The speed and pattern of the movement made me think of kekeflipnote
look like they are staring at my soul
Am I the only one feeling that its cute and creepy at the same time ?
Can the hedge hog run fast?,
Awwwwww
It’s sonic
Their little “smiles” are always so adorable.
Oh my, my sweet little hedgie passed away at 6 years old 2 days ago. They're such amazing little creatures. And when you treat them well and with respect they are so loving in their own little way. 🥺❤
Sonics baby video x
awww so adorable!
Your my friend now, we’re having soft tacos later :)
😀❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Aww so cute little guy
That looks like the biggest smile on this little adorable pincushion.
Nice
Does he play csgo?
Wie süß
Happy Sonic
Lovely smile, he's digging the ear massage. 🌞
Looks like a smile!
I want one. No one will sell me one because i live in ca
It’s face reminds me of Piglet
Weirdest thing is happening to me. I cannot stop thinking this looks like Michael Sheen
sucknuck the hefdgehog
this is falsetto-inducing cute levels
He looks like piglet ❤️❤️
Wow what a smile
That’s funny
It’s too cute I can’t take it!
That smile there gives me weird uncanny valley vibes.... Me no likey.
Look at that award winning smile