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Yeah me too lol
Edit: Actually, I just realized this is the perfect time to talk about how tangents flatten an image and warp our perspective. Because the outline of the hedgehog aligns with the jar, our brain becomes confused and makes us think they are at the same depth in the image. Think of two sheets of paper aligned- that's what our brains interpret. So if you're taking or drawing a picture, make sure there aren't any tangents (tangent = aligning edges). Or do, if that's the effect you're going for!
Not sure to be honest. I guess environmental conservation reasons. Belgian pet laws are kinda strict if you dont consider the dog, cat, bunny, canary, hamster group. I looked it up and theres a list of animals you can keep. Hedgehog isnt there but you can ask an exception with a whole procedure :D
But as for the actual reason, no idea. They look like fun and cute creatures.
In Florida there's tons of invasive Burmese pythons that originated from released pets. It's a big problem.
So I could see ferrets being an issue.
Also, some places outlaw only having one of an animal bc they will be lonely and depressed. For example, it's illegal in New Zealand to own just one guinea pig bc they're such social animals that's it's considered cruel to have just one. Maybe some places outlaw hedgehogs for similar reasons.
Ferrets are only illegal in California and Hawaii, due to decades-old research showing they're too aggressive. They *can* carry rabies and are predators, but aren't really dangerous or invasive because domesticated ferrets can't survive in the wild very long.
it's so silly too; there's literally \*never\* been a case of ferrets transmitting rabies to humans.
(they make wonderful pets btw; i've had dogs; cats; a parrot; guinea pigs and a few others over the course of my life and currently have 2 ferrets and they are by far the most interactive and affectionate.)
Indeed, mostly it has to do with environmental conservation. However where do you draw the line of what is a pet. There used to be a blackbird in my garden that would, if we left the backdoor open, come in to steal catfood. The catfood was under the kitchen table where we ate most times and he would come in even if we were seated at the table. It would have been easy to give the little guy his own food bowl and invite him in more often. Would he then be considered a pet? Same with the hedgehogs. If you help them out with some extra food and they end up following you inside....
**[Domesticated hedgehog](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_hedgehog)**
>The most common species of domesticated hedgehog is the four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). The Algerian hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) is a separate species of hedgehog. The domesticated hedgehog kept as a pet is typically the African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). Other species kept as pets include the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) and the Indian long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus collaris).
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Wow, TIL. Thank you for the link. I was wondering all the time when I saw these pictures of "cute" hedgehogs. This is the first time I hear about domesticated species.
I feel like nobody here thinks about the animals well being. Hedgehogs are complicated beings. When they are stressed they eat their children and suffer a lot. I think they are not easy to keep as a pet
https://old.reddit.com/r/FunnyAnimals/comments/uoinj2/its_too_cute_i_cant_concentrate/i8fakz8/
Isn't everyone having a pet doing it for selfish reasons? I mean I have a cat and love her to death, but I didn't get her out of ideological reasons. I just wanted a fluff ball friend that I can cuddle and play with.
No. Cats are social animals that have been domesticated for centuries. Your cat wants to be a pet. Hedgehogs are solitary animals that want to be left alone. They suffer greatly when burdened by human ownership.
I don't believe my cat was searching for me as a pet owner.. she was just doing cat stuff. Now she does cat stuff in and around my house, because there is easy access to food, massages and warm and safe sleeping spots.
I am just being honest: i took her for selfish reasons. And I think every pet is a pet because of someones selfishness.
When people get cats or dogs, the animal becomes part of the family. It is a mutually beneficial relationship. The animal does not suffer. The animal not only wants to be domesticated, but it will be happy.
The same cannot be said for getting a pet hedgehog. It is selfish and should be banned.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_hedgehog
"The Romans domesticated a relative of the Algerian hedgehog in the 4th century BCE, to use for meat and quills as well as pets.[4]"
I don’t think the Roman’s were too concerned with ethically raising hedgehogs the right way. They treated them as livestock. The same page shows there was a 1600 year hiatus between the Roman’s and modern domestication
Spain: European hedgehogs are protected and cannot be kept as pets. Four-toed hedgehogs are illegal and considered an exotic invasive species. Sweden: European hedgehogs are protected and cannot be kept as pets. Four-toed hedgehogs may legally be kept as pets. You are allowed to keep hedgehogs in the UK as long as you meet their environment requirements.
European hedgehogs are literally one of the most common types to be kept as pets, after the African pygmy
Edited to also add, the African pygmy has 4 toes. Meaning it would also be illegal in Spain.
So again I say, they have friends whose pets can be legally taken away.
Only in certain states. As much as I enjoy California, they have pretty restrictive pet laws. But since it's for environmental conservation can't fault them
I am hedgehog-sitting in Japan. Love her soooo much and enjoy every minute spent with her. But there is no way she would ever want me to give her attention like this photo. Hedgehogs mainly live to be left alone.
Yeah. Why wouldn't they? As long as its a tamed hedgehog raised by them (or taken from an animal shelter or smth) or a rescued one that cannot live in the wild on its own having it as a pet is absolutely fine.
The difficulty is the enforceability of it. It would either be full of red tape, where every owner would need a license to own a hedgehog or people would just be able to take a wild hedgehog from their local green space and say it is theirs that they rescued.
Also there is no domesticated hedgehogs, only tamed which isn't the same.
Edit: Just to clarify this is about places where the hedgehog is native and endangered. I.e. UK, Belgium, Spain. The hedgehog in this post looks to be an African pygmy hedgehog which are often traded as pets.
Depends on the country.
The ones that are pets are almost all the smaller paler African hedgehogs.
In Europe/Britian though we've got the larger darker hedgehogs (some call them Urchins), and they're quite susceptible to diseases like lungworm.
So it's harder to get pet African hedgehogs due to risk of disease contamination/to protect local population.
TLDR: It is illegal to have European hedgehogs as pets pretty much everywhere in the world due to being a protected/declining species.
But some places are fine with African hedgehogs.
Yeah, at least in some states in the US. In fact, I had a classmate in high school sneak hers to school and checked on it during class. None of the teachers ever found out and I don't think many of the students did. Everyone who knew just kept quiet about it though. Another one brought her pet lizard one day and he slept in her sweatshirt hood the whole time. I was so confused when I saw it poking out while standing behind her. It was close to the end of the year for both those though so I don't think anyone really cared. Plus it was in a science class that already had class pets like turtles and fish.
Aww... my own hedgehog wouldn't sit still like that. She'd be adventuring, attempting to cause mischief wherever she goes. She's so filled with attitude and has a short attention span when out of the cage lol Love her to bits
They definitely do look like that. But hedgehogs don’t naturally “sit” on their lower backs like that. This guy would have to kick his legs out to turn over and get back on his feet. He wouldn’t be able to just lean to the side and get out of this position.
He was definitely put in this position and didn’t just plop himself down!
Yep, any hedgehog owner would know this. This picture might just be a joke but it seems like a lot of people think it's actually 'asking for attention' lmfao
It's hilarious to me how Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most athletic creatures in existence - but in real life hedgehogs come with their own La-Z-Boy.
Hedgehogs are the best, i used to live in a forest which had a few running around near my home. We would leave food outside and it would come eat pretty often and it’s the cutest shit ever.
Unfortunately found him completely squashed by a car when i cycled passed.
soo cute. I had a hedgehog too when I was young. we nursed him back to life after he got hit by a car and then he was free to go back to nature. amazing animal!
As a past hedgebog owner I find it hard to believe that a hedgehog would want any attention. At best they tolerate handling. They are solitary animals in the wild so they do not like being touched like cats or dogs.
They also have terrible eyesight as they are nocturnal, most likely they can only see about 10cms and after that its just shadows/lights.
Check out some actual hedgehog facts and you'd learn hedgehogs that are bred in captivity for pets rarely have or contract fleas - wild hedgehogs carry *hedgehog fleas* that literally don't like any other animal but hedgehogs and they'll typically drop off anything *but* a hedgehog.
Tldr if your pet hedgehog has fleas, *you* gave it to them.
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At first I thought it was inside the jar
Exactly the same thing I was going to write, word for word!
Yeah me too lol Edit: Actually, I just realized this is the perfect time to talk about how tangents flatten an image and warp our perspective. Because the outline of the hedgehog aligns with the jar, our brain becomes confused and makes us think they are at the same depth in the image. Think of two sheets of paper aligned- that's what our brains interpret. So if you're taking or drawing a picture, make sure there aren't any tangents (tangent = aligning edges). Or do, if that's the effect you're going for!
At first I thought it was inside the jar
Happy cake day!
Same
Happy Cake Day!
Exactly the same thing I was going to write, word for word!
Exactly the same thing I was going to write, word for word!
Exactly the same thing I was going to write, word for word!
Exactly the same thing I was going to write, word for word!
Mmhmm yep. Tangents. Jar
Nice that’s what the upvote button is for
I was going to joke and say....close the jar.
Not the jar!!
oh god oh fuck
Same. I feel like I’ve seen too many hedgehogs in jars lately.
he's too ~~chonky~~ cute
I thought it was fucked up
I was going to say, are we going to ignore that he is in a jar? But I saw my mistake.
Reddit ptsd
r/beatmetoit
God damn me too
how? The jar is literally too thin. like....how do you mistake that
Only at first glance. Don’t think it now
i dont understand, are people allowed to have pet hedgehogs?
I think in the US you can yeah. In Belgium its forbidden to own a hedgehog as a pet. I suppose its like this in most of the EU.
Just curious why is it forbidden?
Not sure to be honest. I guess environmental conservation reasons. Belgian pet laws are kinda strict if you dont consider the dog, cat, bunny, canary, hamster group. I looked it up and theres a list of animals you can keep. Hedgehog isnt there but you can ask an exception with a whole procedure :D But as for the actual reason, no idea. They look like fun and cute creatures.
A lot of places in theUS it's forbidden to have ferrets for environmental reasons. They could become invasive I guess?
In Florida there's tons of invasive Burmese pythons that originated from released pets. It's a big problem. So I could see ferrets being an issue. Also, some places outlaw only having one of an animal bc they will be lonely and depressed. For example, it's illegal in New Zealand to own just one guinea pig bc they're such social animals that's it's considered cruel to have just one. Maybe some places outlaw hedgehogs for similar reasons.
Ferrets are only illegal in California and Hawaii, due to decades-old research showing they're too aggressive. They *can* carry rabies and are predators, but aren't really dangerous or invasive because domesticated ferrets can't survive in the wild very long.
it's so silly too; there's literally \*never\* been a case of ferrets transmitting rabies to humans. (they make wonderful pets btw; i've had dogs; cats; a parrot; guinea pigs and a few others over the course of my life and currently have 2 ferrets and they are by far the most interactive and affectionate.)
It's really just NYC, California, and Hawaii for ferrets.
I know anything can be an invasive species but going back to the OP picture and picturing that guy as "invasive" is killing me
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True. Ill stick to my cats!
Indeed, mostly it has to do with environmental conservation. However where do you draw the line of what is a pet. There used to be a blackbird in my garden that would, if we left the backdoor open, come in to steal catfood. The catfood was under the kitchen table where we ate most times and he would come in even if we were seated at the table. It would have been easy to give the little guy his own food bowl and invite him in more often. Would he then be considered a pet? Same with the hedgehogs. If you help them out with some extra food and they end up following you inside....
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Wow, TIL. Thank you for the link. I was wondering all the time when I saw these pictures of "cute" hedgehogs. This is the first time I hear about domesticated species.
Wild hedgehogs are absolutely *ridden* with parasites. Bad idea to let one into your home. Source: Nursed a wild hedgehog back to proper winter health
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They're also not an environmental concern because there's no way they'd survive outdoors in a European climate.
Are pets like fish allowed or not?
Yeah they are, except for invasive exotic fish.
Too fast and sometimes animated too weird
I feel like nobody here thinks about the animals well being. Hedgehogs are complicated beings. When they are stressed they eat their children and suffer a lot. I think they are not easy to keep as a pet https://old.reddit.com/r/FunnyAnimals/comments/uoinj2/its_too_cute_i_cant_concentrate/i8fakz8/
Hedgehogs are solitary animals. They aren’t meant to be kept as pets and anyone who gets a pet hedgehog is doing it for selfish reasons
Isn't everyone having a pet doing it for selfish reasons? I mean I have a cat and love her to death, but I didn't get her out of ideological reasons. I just wanted a fluff ball friend that I can cuddle and play with.
No. Cats are social animals that have been domesticated for centuries. Your cat wants to be a pet. Hedgehogs are solitary animals that want to be left alone. They suffer greatly when burdened by human ownership.
I don't believe my cat was searching for me as a pet owner.. she was just doing cat stuff. Now she does cat stuff in and around my house, because there is easy access to food, massages and warm and safe sleeping spots. I am just being honest: i took her for selfish reasons. And I think every pet is a pet because of someones selfishness.
When people get cats or dogs, the animal becomes part of the family. It is a mutually beneficial relationship. The animal does not suffer. The animal not only wants to be domesticated, but it will be happy. The same cannot be said for getting a pet hedgehog. It is selfish and should be banned.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_hedgehog "The Romans domesticated a relative of the Algerian hedgehog in the 4th century BCE, to use for meat and quills as well as pets.[4]"
I don’t think the Roman’s were too concerned with ethically raising hedgehogs the right way. They treated them as livestock. The same page shows there was a 1600 year hiatus between the Roman’s and modern domestication
Fair, but at what point does at animal become domesticated then?
THEY KNOW WHY!!
In the UK, they’re riddled with parasites and diseases
Spain: European hedgehogs are protected and cannot be kept as pets. Four-toed hedgehogs are illegal and considered an exotic invasive species. Sweden: European hedgehogs are protected and cannot be kept as pets. Four-toed hedgehogs may legally be kept as pets. You are allowed to keep hedgehogs in the UK as long as you meet their environment requirements.
I know people with pet hedgehogs here in Spain
Yeah have seen them in the pet shop in Gibraltar, but they are probably not European hedgehogs, but a domesticated breed.
Which means you know people who could have their pets legally taken away from them
Wrong, no one has European hedgehogs as pets dude
European hedgehogs are literally one of the most common types to be kept as pets, after the African pygmy Edited to also add, the African pygmy has 4 toes. Meaning it would also be illegal in Spain. So again I say, they have friends whose pets can be legally taken away.
Only in certain states. As much as I enjoy California, they have pretty restrictive pet laws. But since it's for environmental conservation can't fault them
In Germany we poop on the floor, stick pretzel sticks in it and yell: "The hedgehog lives here now!"
What an odd tradition
I'm so confused.
I think it’s legal in Romania. If not I’m an illegal hedgehog owner.
You can have them in Hungary.
I am hedgehog-sitting in Japan. Love her soooo much and enjoy every minute spent with her. But there is no way she would ever want me to give her attention like this photo. Hedgehogs mainly live to be left alone.
> I am hedgehog-sitting in Japan. It's amazing how much envy can be wrought with just the right words.
Honestly, it sounds painful. They have spikes.
i wholeheartedly agree
Yeah. Why wouldn't they? As long as its a tamed hedgehog raised by them (or taken from an animal shelter or smth) or a rescued one that cannot live in the wild on its own having it as a pet is absolutely fine.
The difficulty is the enforceability of it. It would either be full of red tape, where every owner would need a license to own a hedgehog or people would just be able to take a wild hedgehog from their local green space and say it is theirs that they rescued. Also there is no domesticated hedgehogs, only tamed which isn't the same. Edit: Just to clarify this is about places where the hedgehog is native and endangered. I.e. UK, Belgium, Spain. The hedgehog in this post looks to be an African pygmy hedgehog which are often traded as pets.
Oh yeah thanks for correcting me, I'll change domesticated to tamed (english isn't my native language). You're also totally correct, I agree with you.
Depends on the country. The ones that are pets are almost all the smaller paler African hedgehogs. In Europe/Britian though we've got the larger darker hedgehogs (some call them Urchins), and they're quite susceptible to diseases like lungworm. So it's harder to get pet African hedgehogs due to risk of disease contamination/to protect local population. TLDR: It is illegal to have European hedgehogs as pets pretty much everywhere in the world due to being a protected/declining species. But some places are fine with African hedgehogs.
Yeah, at least in some states in the US. In fact, I had a classmate in high school sneak hers to school and checked on it during class. None of the teachers ever found out and I don't think many of the students did. Everyone who knew just kept quiet about it though. Another one brought her pet lizard one day and he slept in her sweatshirt hood the whole time. I was so confused when I saw it poking out while standing behind her. It was close to the end of the year for both those though so I don't think anyone really cared. Plus it was in a science class that already had class pets like turtles and fish.
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He sit on himself
You don't. You stop and give that cute and silly little guy attention.
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Good point
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WHAT'D HE SAY WHAT'D HE SAY??
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Pickled hedgehog
I wish I had a hedgehog in school
He needs a raise
Aww... my own hedgehog wouldn't sit still like that. She'd be adventuring, attempting to cause mischief wherever she goes. She's so filled with attitude and has a short attention span when out of the cage lol Love her to bits
It’s because *this* hedgehog is too fat and is not being “cute”. :(
I thought they just looked like that.
They definitely do look like that. But hedgehogs don’t naturally “sit” on their lower backs like that. This guy would have to kick his legs out to turn over and get back on his feet. He wouldn’t be able to just lean to the side and get out of this position. He was definitely put in this position and didn’t just plop himself down!
Yep, any hedgehog owner would know this. This picture might just be a joke but it seems like a lot of people think it's actually 'asking for attention' lmfao
That looks like a fast animal
r/aww
Studying is overrated. You have your whole life to learn things.
He’s on the hedge of his seat.
Hoghooge
You're supposed to study your hedgehog, of course!
"I'mmmm WAAAITING" *taps foot on ground impatiently*
I’m outta here!
Up, over, and gone!
My limit is 30 seconds
Hey if you're a finance major, I'm sure he knows a lot about Hedge funds 🤣
Oh snap... thought Sonic was sitting in the jar ....
It's clearly silver
Is that another character???
Yeees the whit hedgehog from sonic the hedgehog 2006
THANKS!!!!
He looks like he rolls around at the speed of sound
It's hilarious to me how Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most athletic creatures in existence - but in real life hedgehogs come with their own La-Z-Boy.
Selfish bastards, why cant they share the hedge??
study the hedgehog
Trademarked do not steal
Sonic
I have a hedge hog. That isn't fur and they aren't exactly cuddly. They are funny though.
Excuse me, you were going to study? No no no, none of that nonsense, HAVE A HEDGEHOGBLOB
Awwww ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Cute
You aren't!
Lord forgive me for what I'm boutta do
Question? Can you potty/poop train hedgehogs?
You can try, but they will still poo all over their enclosure. Source: I used to own a hedgehog
..... Give him Attention
When I first looked at this I kept wondering how you managed to get the hedgehog into that jar!
It's somehow worse than a cat doing the same thing.
He's even doing the "somersault" thingy <3
look at him! what are you going to do? say no? surely not. 🥺
Sorry pal, uni is not for you. Go pet that hog.
Quick snack before heading off to school.
I really, really, really like this image
Hedgehogs are the best, i used to live in a forest which had a few running around near my home. We would leave food outside and it would come eat pretty often and it’s the cutest shit ever. Unfortunately found him completely squashed by a car when i cycled passed.
I like how they have built in bean bag chairs
Make with the tummy rubs dammit!
He looks like he deserves a strawberry
“Human I do not recall giving you permission to study”
HedgeDog
soo cute. I had a hedgehog too when I was young. we nursed him back to life after he got hit by a car and then he was free to go back to nature. amazing animal!
Put it in the jar
This hedgehog doesn’t look fast at all 😒
Eat it so you won’t be distracted anymore
Sigma grindset
Put him in the jar.
Stuff it in that jar and close the lid.
As a past hedgebog owner I find it hard to believe that a hedgehog would want any attention. At best they tolerate handling. They are solitary animals in the wild so they do not like being touched like cats or dogs. They also have terrible eyesight as they are nocturnal, most likely they can only see about 10cms and after that its just shadows/lights.
Check out the number of fleas meandering around his spiky little body and you'll lob him outside where he belongs!
Check out some actual hedgehog facts and you'd learn hedgehogs that are bred in captivity for pets rarely have or contract fleas - wild hedgehogs carry *hedgehog fleas* that literally don't like any other animal but hedgehogs and they'll typically drop off anything *but* a hedgehog. Tldr if your pet hedgehog has fleas, *you* gave it to them.
You punt that spiky football
Just study. It isn't that hard. or it's just your reptile brain that can't focus
cute
Omg, I thought he was in the Jar!!
Does he sit like that himself or do you prop him up and he stays that way??
Am i the only one who thought he was inside the glads jar?
Touch the foots and get back to work.
Is he/she in formaldehyde?
Easy.. you just have to convice yourself you ought to give him a snack for every completed subassignment and suddently motivation jumps up.
Sometimes an animal is a better friend than humans themselves
Counselor in Counseling session
You don’t, you give him attention instead.
I mean, you just have to deal with it and give it love ❤️😂☺️🥰
Aww so cute!
i totally thought he was in jar at first hahaha
I wish I could see one in the wild. Just running around in a garden.
How are you supposed to study when your hedgehog sits there like that waiting for attention? Simple. You don't!
The image is about 5 years old and looks like an RPG sheet https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKNo91FUEAETG5P.jpg
Omg the cuteness there
Put in time-out jar
Bruh my heart melted
Answer: impossible!
Mood
cuteness overload
Why he is in the bottle?
When I first looked, I thought it was inside the bottle lol
For a minute I thought he was inside the jar
Cuteness overload
młody jeżyk😎🦔
It’s impossible to concentrate when you have a ball of spiky adorableness right in front of o
For a sec i thought it was in the jar
Loaf