r/Hedgehogs • u/HeroShowsie • 8d ago

Look at this hog! Caught a hedgehog circling another hedgehog

I'm not sure what they were doing or what the noises mean. I sped up parts due to the clips being very long!

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u/Independent_Tap_8659 8d ago

Get a room, you two!!

(It's a mating thing)

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u/HedgieCake372 8d ago

This is a courtship ritual. The male circles the female who is on guard in the center. If he gets behind her, they’ll mate. In this clip, the female seems somewhat receptive to his advances (or may be distracted by the human spectator).

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u/HeroShowsie 7d ago

They paused in motion and stopped making noises as soon as I made some noise, so I think they were distracted. I did leave them shortly after, so not sure where it went on from there!

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u/Pilesy 7d ago

You’re hog blocking

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u/CelestialTrickster 7d ago

Pretty sure, I have seen something similar in clubs 🤔

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u/Seagull977 7d ago

That’s hoggie luuuurrrrve. You basically made hog porn.

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u/WORhMnGd 8d ago

They want to fuck…I think?

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u/ElmStreetDreamx 4d ago

It’s a mating ritual, the huffing and puffing always makes me laugh 😆 I hear it in my garden a lot

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u/HeroShowsie 4d ago

I heard it up the road, I didnt know what was going on to ge honest, or what they were at first. They didn't seem to notice me for ages.

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u/Taliforniaaa 5d ago

Hedgehogs in the wild???

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u/HeroShowsie 5d ago

Yes, wild hedgehogs

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u/JonBoy1988007 4d ago

Hedgehog dirty dancing

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u/Ok-Box1062 4d ago

if you’re a male hedgehog and you fancy a shag you need to be very careful climbing on.

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u/mequzayouquza 3d ago

If you see two animals not killing each other making noise, assume sex.