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I don't know what's more redonk—the voices of these ladies watching "Shming" the hedgehog float around in the tub, or Shming himself, who's acting like he's on friggin' Waikiki beach after three Mai Tais.
I watched ALL six minutes AND thirty seconds of this buoyant heaven, Sender-Inner Allison M.!
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Waitress! Another Lava Flow! Mahalo!
99 and 44/100% pure redonkulousness!
LOL Floating prickle ball.
...so what is the remaining 56/100%?
So. Round.
So. Stubbular.
So. Cute.
OMG.
I had no idea they liked to swim. Or that they enjoyed bath toys so thoroughly.
I must immediately obtain one of these 'Shming's; I'll take 5.
In before the outraged comments of animal cruelty!
Ohhh, my good lord! What is cuter... Shming or the lady who says it "Shming's call" if he wants to stay in or not
Waitress! Another Mai *hic!* Tai!
Suz, if an animal ain't on a pedestal, it's animal cruelty :P
The blinkingks. Eet keels me.
LOL @ Meg! (and don't forget the leetle umbrella!)
Waiter, one for the pretty blond lady watching the hedgehog! Cheers, Meg!
I LOL'd so much at this one, tears are streaming down my cheeks!
Lol. This was great.
A swimming hedgehog :D
Look at yoooo-ooo,
look at yoooo-ooo,
look at yoooo-ooo.
Ugh.
Schming was probably paralyzed by the nitwit commentary.
Lovely hedgie, but watch with the volume down.
Knowing nothing about hedgehogs and water, I'm going to call this "cute" except for the voices.
However, I am at least partially expecting some nuffage at some point.
I'm not sure which I'd rather do...
Snorgle his cute little belly or tickle his feets!
This is the obligatory animal cruelty comment, but I have to say it. Hedgehogs are animals that are clearly not made to swim, and to me that hedgehog looked rather distressed, however cute it seems.
Swimming pin cushion! Cannonbaaaaaaaall! *splash*
(Anno - the zoo vet actually recommended hydro therapy for one of the hedgehogs (Peggy Sue) who is overweight and has spine problems because of it. It allows her to burn calories and build muscle while taking the strain off her spine. Schming is a little chubster himselfs, so maybe it's prescribed!! Many overweight animals can benefit from a good swim once in a while.)
Good lo', that's the chubbiest prickle-pig I've ever seen!
SOFT PINK BELLYYYYYY!!
So what temperature water do hedges prefer, then?
I dunno...it looked to me like he wasn't having much fun and just wanted to get out. I couldn't watch.
Okay, who needs a loofah with Shming in the tub? I wonder if I just slid underneath him if he could exfoliate me while he floats around? No kidding this is crazy adorable! As are the sweet owners who you can tell provide the utmost love and care of Shming.
Love this one. Thanks so much!
Yeah, I agree with the person who earlier said the hedgehog looked distressed. They usually do whatever they can to avoid fully exposing their bellies like that.
The commentary seems to consist of, o hoo de ooh ooh whoo de foo foo loo oo oo.
This was not cute but scary. I thought the poor little thing just gave up and floated from exhaustion. It's eyes were under water.
Why do people do this stuff?
The poor little thing is scared and exhausted and too fat... not funny imho
Yay, my first nuff... Didn't watch the thing through to the end because to me sadly it too looked like that hedgie was desperately looking for a way out of that tub, and did not seem to have all that much fun tumbling over head under water... I know I wouldn't - but maybe I am only overidentifying! :P Anyway, he got out safely, that's all I need to know.
That was very cute.
It was obviously trying to push itself over onto it's back for some reason.
I'm sure someone who know hedgehogs will be able to confirm if this lil fella was in distress or not.
In the meantime... w/ every hedgy post... it makes me want one even more!!! They're SO freakin cute!!
"Look at yoooo-ooo,
look at yoooo-ooo,
look at yoooo-ooo."
If someone said that to me right now, i'd go crazy.
Maybe he's thinking, "If I get my ears deep enough, then I won't hear anymore of this insipid baby-talk!"
OMG HIS LITTLE FEETS.
Source: hedgies.com
Some hedgehogs enjoy a bath and will even swim in deeper water, but others will struggle and constantly attempt to climb out of the sink. (Common sense note: if your hedgehog does take a fancy to swimming, never, ever, leave them unattended in the water!) Hedgehogs will often poop in the water, so be prepared.
I had to do some research as it really looked like it was trying to get out of the tub the whole time. Why didn't it go onto the middle block you ask? Because that obviously didn't look like the way out! Though I'm sure the super cutie would have enjoyed it's bath I think it wanted to get out long before it actually did..
something just isn't right about this. the hedge looks like he's giving up, or he's frozen with fear. would it have taken much brain power on those dolts part's to have put less water in the tub so the hedge could walk around without tipping over like that? selfish humans!!!! ugh!
the feetz sticking out occasionally twitching!! i think hedgie enjoys it.
I was concerned at first he might be in distress, but he obviously knows the board is in there to climb on. You won't see that unless you watch almost to the end, when he uses it to hold on to. That's when the lady offers to take him out, and makes it his choice.
I thought it was cute. He never actually seems frantic to me. Some posters here tend to overreact, trying to read something into a scene that is simply not there. I am completely against animal cruelty or causing an animal undue stress. I di not think this is a case of that.
Thanks,Meg!
Watching this made me want a) one hedgie b) one packet of plain chocolate Hobnobs c) a cuppa of PG Tips... none of which are available at my local grocery store :(
i'm sorry, people, but that hedgie did NOT want to be wading in the tub. the ladies who are coo-ing and fawning are trying to personify this poor creature as if it were human and it was indeed scratching the edges in an effort to get out. for goodness sake, it's face was submerged completely a few times. hedgies swim when they have to but tire quickly and can drown and should not be made to endure things like this for the enjoyment of women who need to coo over something cute. good grief i couldn't watch this as much for their voices as it was to see a hedgehog trying to find shore in futility. if someone has contact info on those ladies, please tell them to cut it out.
Jacques Cousteau voice:
''zee 'edge'og, a creechair of both land and watair, floats, soospended, cradled in zee vast ocean zat is zee tubbee.''
And for the buzzkillers, if it had *wanted* to get out, it would have stood on its little dock instead of pushing off when it touched it.
*Raises hand* May I make a suggestion?
Before commenting on a video that's linked from YouTube, could you please take a moment to view the corresponding YouTube page (the link works by clicking on the video, you know) and see what background information the posters of the video are giving? At least the info window, possibly also any replies to viewers' comments.
(Short quote: "DO NOT try this with an inexperienced swimmer. Shming is an excellent swimmer, but you could drown one if you don't know EXACTLY what you're doing!")
for those nay-saying the nay-sayers....
in a panic situation, not all animals take the easy way out. Personally, I've seen an animal jump into the shallow end of a pool right by the stairs only to freak out and not know to use them. (well duh, its a human invention) if you look on youtube, you'll probably see more examples like that.
Its called panic for a reason.
Yeah it bothered me to see it scratch at the sides and flip over with its nose under a few times, I would have helped him back over instead of giggle and film.
Throw in a tortoise and two jaguars and you've got the Rudyard Kipling Just So story about how the armadillo came to be. Which is well worth a read, people.
But yes, Hedgies are cute and there are exceptions and animals who like to swim, he did look pretty silly on his back there.
As long as the filmers know how to get water out of its lungs/hedgy mouth to mouth should something happen, I don't have a huge issue with it.
Sadistic Bitches
simply wrong
*moo*
He is so cute but looks so scared and uncomfortable. I think he needs to come home with me.
"Maybe if i act dead, the shrill voices will go away..."
From their YouTube comments and other hedgehog enthusiasts, it looks like Shming's owners have everything under control and know their pet well enough - they're pretty dedicated to his care. Evidently he likes swimming, and it's definitely not his first time.
soooo calm yourselves.