How To/How I Bathe My Hedgehog

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11 жыл бұрын

EXTRA INFO:
If your african pygmy hedgehog has very very dry skin or is in the process of quilling (losing it's baby quills and growing adult quills) I would suggest giving your hedgehog an oatmeal bath instead. Oatmeal has anti-inflammatory properties and can help relieve the discomfort that your hedgehog is feeling during the quilling process. It is also great for dry skin. Oatmeal baths can be given more often than a regular bath with shampoo/wash as it won't dry their skin out as much. If you are giving your hedgehog an oatmeal bath make sure to use sugar free and flavor free oatmeal. I didn't talk about it in this video since I didn't want it to get too long. That's a story for another day. ;)
VIDEO RECAP:
What shampoos can you use for your hedgehog?
1. Baby shampoo-The most popular baby shampoo for a hedgehog (and the only one I would recommend since I have tried it) is Aveeno Baby Shampoo. I used this one in the past but switched because I really didn't like the scent of it very much. It's still an ok product though.
2. A gentle and lightly scented puppy or kitten shampoo-Make sure that it has no anti flea/tick medication in it as the medication (or the amount of medication in it) may not be appropriate for a hedgehog. If your hedgehog has fleas, mites, or ticks please take them to the vet so they can prescribe something safe for your hedgehog. The shampoo I currently use for my hedgehog is Pet Promise Gentle Touch Natural Shampoo for puppies and kittens (it is a "soap free" shampoo).
3. Fragrance and soap free Aveeno body wash-I have never tried this one but it is highly recommended on Hedgehog Central forums.
Never use tea tree based shampoo/wash on your hedgehog as it is toxic to them. Always read the ingredient list first before trying out any product!
I hope this video was helpful to all the people that requested it! Thanks for watching!
In case people didn't know, the African pygmy hedgehog is a domesticated species of hedgehog. It is not like the wild hedgehogs that roam around in the UK and other regions of the world. You can go to HedgehogCentral.com to find out more about their care and living requirements: www.hedgehogcentral.com/.
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@wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub5014 8 жыл бұрын

Why am I watching this? I don't even own a hedgehog.

@antonfernando8409 8 жыл бұрын

+wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub i should ask the same question, i suppose i am enjoying her caring voice and love for the animal.

@kingofichigo 8 жыл бұрын

+wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub 'cuz cuuuuute! :D

@kittylover9924 8 жыл бұрын

ikr

@jimhartman6917 8 жыл бұрын

+wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub maybe if you want to get a Hedge Hog someday

@bubirkanaldegil6319 8 жыл бұрын

me too

@artobsessed7305 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the hedgehog just politely walked and looked around while you were explaining things, or doing things that didn’t involve him in the moment!!!

@bubirkanaldegil6319 8 жыл бұрын

IM GONNA CRY CUZ THIS LITTLE HEDGEHOG IS SO CUTEEEEE!!!!

@BigBlueSwisher 8 жыл бұрын

😛

@BigBlueSwisher 8 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic video. I've seen too many where people are too rough with these sensitive animals. I like how you kept far away from his eyes & face while bathing, very good. Also the low water level, warm temperature & slow movements play a huge role in comforting the hog. This will also help you bond with the little one :) really glad to see you taking such great care of your hog, have a wonderful day

@OlivierLopezCh 7 жыл бұрын

Man, that hedgehog is so docile. Mine becomes a spiky ball as soon as I get close to him :(

@alimartin462 7 жыл бұрын

Ah, mine is a bit like that. Pick him up with soft cloth or something like that, one he chills down, then use your hands to pick him up. handle him a bit every day so he gets used to you.

@OlivierLopezCh 7 жыл бұрын

I do that, but he starts pooping all the time, like a way to make me put him back in his house, it's like a poop machine

@BlueWorldResin 7 жыл бұрын

Olivier Lopez I got mine from a breeder. He's grouchy when I wake him up but as soon as I wave some food (he loved mealworms) in his face he's fine. I can hold him and he doesn't quill me. It takes patience as they're not prone to trust humans so they take time. He'll come around. I promise :) try putting an old T-shirt that smells like you in there with him and then handle him holding that. That way he'll realise that it is a smell he recognises as not harmful to him and that doesn't pose any sort of threat to him at all. That's how I tamed mine and he's lovely once he's in my hands now. Hope that helps 😊

@christeensmith4442 7 жыл бұрын

Olivier Lopez Ch same with one of ours and when they pop and make noise its called hissing :)

@OlivierLopezCh 7 жыл бұрын

It's a little better now. When I hold mine for a couple of minutes it starts relaxing slowly until he unwraps hiw spiky ball and tries to walk away, and he doesn't smell as bad as when he was just 2 months old (it's 6 months old now) and doesn't cover everything in poop like he used to, but is still a little pooping machine and not very sociable.

@happypenguin6133 7 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU VERY MUCH I REALLY NEEDED THIS I'm trying to convince my parents to get me an African Pygmy hedgehog

@tracybanda9890 7 жыл бұрын

HAPPY PENGUIN im trying to convinse to

@lakaylacarter5969 5 жыл бұрын

I'm getting one tomorrow as a early Xmas present

@josephanning2509 5 жыл бұрын

I'm currently 20 months into that endeavour!

@---wv4ul 4 жыл бұрын

TrendiKelli TrendiKelli Make a deal, after a year of begging I made a deal with my dad that if I got 9.4 for final grade he’d get me a hedgehog. Guess who got 9.6 and has a hedgehog now. Haha

@arched8982 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@SqueakDreams 11 жыл бұрын

Awh such a cutie! I thought she would be curling up in a ball but she seemed not to mind it! :)

@beingchris 7 жыл бұрын

aww your hedgie is soo cute!

@dh5254 10 жыл бұрын

Headgehogs have a boat mode

@PineApple7480 11 жыл бұрын

mrs teazel appears to be more calm with her baths now!!!!! she is so sweet!!

@BudgetBunny 11 жыл бұрын

Awwww Miss Teazel you did a great job at tubby time! Hahah I was impressed how well she seemed to behave! I bet shes glad to be done with baths for a while now! Nice to see a new video from you! :)

@LittleBabyWheeler 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for these videos. I am planning on getting a hedgehog sometime soon and your pointers will be a great help!

@rainesimon9028 8 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful because I might be getting a hedgehog in spring

@haleyreach4686 9 жыл бұрын

The spikes at three back after so white! It's cool!!

@anybody007 3 жыл бұрын

I found this video extremely relaxing 😌

@maddiep777 9 жыл бұрын

you take such good care of your hedgie! I'm happy to see how passionate you are about being kind to your pets, and what a loving mommy you are to them. nice videos, too!!! keep it up :)

@BigBlueSwisher 8 жыл бұрын

@Azuimiku Жыл бұрын

10 years later, and this came up as im looking to bath my lil Ruby. Thank yas in 2023 👋

@c4keatst4ke 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, this will be very helpful as I’m getting a hedgehog very soon!

@davidmillar9845 9 жыл бұрын

You are brilliant looking after animals

@sponsoredbywalmart 6 жыл бұрын

Aww, a Sonic given a bath!

@hoangdat94 8 жыл бұрын

Love your hedgedhog videos. These one help me a lot. I have just adopted a hegdehog

@alexcrawford7737 9 жыл бұрын

I love your videos they are very helpful thank you. You got another subscriber

@ryanpedersen8721 9 жыл бұрын

LOVE your videos so helpful!!!

@maxrotenberg6436 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I've been bathing my hedgehog wrong and now he gets clean better.

@naomiklopfenstein6229 7 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful

@salageanalexandrina80 6 жыл бұрын

So cute.

@prizmr6s661 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Snowdrop? Hedgehogs self bathe you know. If you're Hedgie is still dirty consider switching the bedding to pine

@serakane9840 9 жыл бұрын

so cute!

@carlaaapluple 11 жыл бұрын

Your hedgehog was so cute

@gamersnsnw 10 жыл бұрын

your lucky to get a hedgehog like yours it is so cute and friendly

@sonyagriffy 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing

@wilfredthehedgehog6036 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@samuelhammond9810 6 жыл бұрын

I am thinking about getting one and I am watching your videos they help so much

@simonafalco7771 8 жыл бұрын

so cute

@tredman4202 6 жыл бұрын

I was just told about them so you know what I did I searched it up then I thought they were so adorable that I need one all thanks to her

@PerpetualFeline 11 жыл бұрын

Great video! Teazel's looking gorgeous! Does Teazel ever like to swim? I put a plastic block in the full bath and run the water just out of his depth. Albie chooses to launch himself off the block and then climb back on to rest, haha! :)

@Misshamsterlover143 11 жыл бұрын

so so cute!!!!!!!

@TheDiamondBoss-pm8io 10 жыл бұрын

So cute

@ashleyhoover7126 9 жыл бұрын

Soooooooooooooooooooooo cute i love it

@kevstone2074 10 жыл бұрын

what if the hedgehog runs off with a deformed fox?

@mooofin9898 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@123stinko 9 жыл бұрын

And a deformed Echidna.

@Hensuniverse827 9 жыл бұрын

So sweet

@iqrarehman7889 9 жыл бұрын

It's so cute

@meganfusco3569 7 жыл бұрын

i have been waching for so long and im geting a h-hog and i have been geting info of of you thx so much

@miraidepalmer7738 9 жыл бұрын

I am just wondering can you use dawn dish soap? And if not can you get the shampoo that you use at pet smart? Think video was so helpful thanks!

@petlovers5444 7 жыл бұрын

I might get a hedgehog. I only watch your videos to learn about hedgehogs and we're did you get yours?

@emmasmith7091 9 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video for clipping there nails

@emilyflockton4484 11 жыл бұрын

PLZ post more videos!!!! PLZ these are really helpful for me!!

@RalphStreetLaundry 10 ай бұрын

POV: you don’t have a hedgehog, you just wanna watch a video about bathing a hedgehog

@imsomindlessitscrazy 11 жыл бұрын

Teazle is such a good girl, my cousin's hedgehog freaks out when water hits him, even if she bathes him like how you do! :D

@makaylaheil8335 8 жыл бұрын

Lol. I was about to comment when you said "before I get questions.." That was what I was going to ask. Haha

@lindsey.13 5 жыл бұрын

how did you get so blessed with a nicely behaved hedgie?? mine’s so sassy and he’s a lil brat (if ur listening sonic i still love you)

@katiestorey3 11 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video on what kind of good is good for hedgehogs and what is not good for hedgehogs?

@redpandal0ver 11 жыл бұрын

Plz plz answer me whats the paper or thing that you use to cover the walls of the c and c cage ?

@zyntaxbeats 5 жыл бұрын

omg this is to sweet !!!

@littledumpling7202 3 жыл бұрын

My hedgehog has only been with me for less than a week, I think she's warming up to me but I am still a bit nervous holding her without gloves. How do you get a hedgehog to trust you more? I put my shirt into the cage already and I handle her for two hours from 7pm to 9pm. I usually have one hand in a glove and the other one no glove and feeding her. I try to get her used to being handled and I talk to her a lot. Is there other stuff I can do?

@youtubegirl3588 7 жыл бұрын

I had a guinea pig and I have soap from him Idk if I'm getting a hedgehog it's either a dog or a hedgehog

@Endicini 11 жыл бұрын

Soo sweet

@eilyknight2452 5 жыл бұрын

3 WORDS. HEDGHOGS. AND. FRIENDS.

@maddiel9571 7 жыл бұрын

This helped, i just my hedgehog

@mich3888 7 жыл бұрын

I really want a hedgehog so if I buy it or get it I can know how to bath them...... so cute!!!

@user-st2my2hw8s 4 жыл бұрын

ok so since our hedgehog found us in our own garden, would it have fleas?

@katherinestudies2955 10 жыл бұрын

How do yoou wash the underside (furside) of the hedgehog?

@jeanniedimartini3838 8 жыл бұрын

I bought a hedgehog for my 21 year old daughter.. she has wanted 1,what should we know?

@isabellacondon2854 10 жыл бұрын

Getting my first hedgie an Saturday!!

@BigBlueSwisher 8 жыл бұрын

How has the little one been ? :)

@isabellacondon2854 8 жыл бұрын

+Big Blue Swisher wow I can't believe it's been 2 years but here's the story. we adopted our Harper when she was already somewhere between 2 and 3 years old and we had her for the past 2 years but she recently passed. before she passed away she was such an amazing sweet girl and she'll always have a special place in my heart

@BigBlueSwisher 8 жыл бұрын

+isabella condon ohh. I'm sorry to hear about Harper. It's a shame they live such short lives. Thanks you very much for sharing memories of her with me :) I am fascinated by hedgehog personalities. Do you have any videos of her ?

@isabellacondon2854 8 жыл бұрын

+Big Blue Swisher I might have some but I'll have to go through my old phone. if I find any Ill email them to you if you'd like.

@BigBlueSwisher 8 жыл бұрын

+isabella condon that would be fantastic ! at your convenience, Isabella

@savannahhodges3377 8 жыл бұрын

That hedgehog must be enjoying it if it was me I would say wow man am I cute

@mamagoogooAJ 11 жыл бұрын

where do you buy your hedgehogs pet shampoo?

@shelbydecker4766 11 жыл бұрын

just wondering, do her spines get tangled? or, why do you brush them off?

@TheBeatofheartss 7 жыл бұрын

poopy feet so cute xD

@rachelsteinfeld4162 11 жыл бұрын

Can you use heating lamps for hedges

@derricklau5594 10 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about Oatmeal bath.

@XavierAway Жыл бұрын

I recommend gently jet washing your hedgehog to get the dirt from between the spines

@jnje108 9 жыл бұрын

How do you give your hedgehog a foot bath? And also how do you dry him/him?

@TheDiamondBoss-pm8io 10 жыл бұрын

Yes u can use heating lamps I use one for my hedgie

@michaeltaylor990 10 жыл бұрын

It is cute

@petloveraw 8 жыл бұрын

Should i rinse my hedgehog after an oatmeal bath?

@ChaosX923 8 жыл бұрын

at first when you sped up the video, I thought you were beating the hedgehog at first. 😂

@momsspaghetti7874 8 жыл бұрын

Lol did look a little violent 😂

@kallison.1343 3 жыл бұрын

Eeeeek!!! I’m getting a hedgehog soon!

@AliaAscends 8 жыл бұрын

i am a American i am living in Asia now. And you can get a hedgehog for 500 baht. The Asia people call it baht. 500 bath here it is EXTREMELY cheap.

@illadeguzman6330 9 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the shampoo?

@lindseynewcombe2890 9 жыл бұрын

Where did you get your hedgehog?

@moonymilkt 7 жыл бұрын

does cooing help them relax?

@estianblignaut635 6 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Loved your video!! How do you get rid of fleas?? Can anyone tell me?

@estianblignaut635 6 жыл бұрын

I found a way to remove the fleas!! Thanks anyway...

@Obi-Wan_Kenobi 3 жыл бұрын

I tried giving my hedgehog a bath but he got mad and used chaos control! Not cool man!

@midnightshow1878 3 жыл бұрын

My hedgehog has trouble shaking off after a bath

@shakir43shaq86 7 жыл бұрын

hehe..landak mandi..comel

@aniquee.z 11 жыл бұрын

i would make sure that the treat u give s/he is not one that they love, or they might self anoint and get dirty again

@TheHunkyDoryMan 4 жыл бұрын

I’m getting a hedgehog really soon!!!

@savannasilver8992 11 жыл бұрын

Its helpful for me too since we are getting one in about 30 mins

@MiLK-ql1wn 2 жыл бұрын

i just got snoop hogg today thanks

@Gigabrit 8 жыл бұрын

I was told NOT to use oatmeal bathing techniques as hedgies are more alkaline naturally (as opposed to human skin which is slightly more acidic on the pH scale) and oatmeal is also alkaline, so this could potentially dry out their skin even more. Does oatmeal bathes actually help your hedgie? :)

@animaljamvidchannel 7 жыл бұрын

Gigabrit oatmeal baths are a natural source so that is why people suggest it and it shouldn't dry there skin out... Most products containing oat meal are suppose to stop dry skin. So idk who told you this, but you could also be right, btw i don't own a hedgehog but i have been doing research.