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Wendayen
I CANT TAKE THIS!!!
pennemin
Dem ears. *squeeeeee*
IAmCodyProbably
♫ Four of these floofs are not like the other. ♫
nickbahh
There if nothing floofy about those land urchins.
WaggyTails
"What the fuck is wrong with my children? Is this some sort of birth defect?" -cat probably
LunaChic
I love orange kitties. My kitty Marmalade died about one year ago.
SetOfAllSubsets
Hurts so good
bllcrp
The standard cat cleaning procedure should be interesting
fairybug
Did she only have the one kitten?
nameneednot
The rest probably got eaten
APenguinInATuxedo
Sometimes cats, especially young ones. will only have 1-3 kittens
KrinosBara
My cat's first litter had five xD But this is usually true^
LilyRoseDove
How many baby floofs and how many spiky floofs?
Lastdarkninja
1 baby floof and like so many spiky floofs
LilyRoseDove
so many baby floofs
MarvinTheMarsian
PitbullsPublicist
Lol never saw the cats face part lol
TheRedOnesTasteLikeBurning
klar971
When I watch this I hear "wheeeeee!" in my head.
MOTHERFUCKINGODIN
I see that dildo.
RAdministrator
OMG SHUT UP HE FLOATS squeeeeeeeeeeee <3
ps238principal
Don't you just hate it when your cat comes home with burrs in its fur?
gr8b8m8ir88outof8
oh lawd jezus it's a burr.
pardonmydutch
Apple bottom jeans, burrs in the fur
SergeantPeppersLonelyHeart
I also hate it when my cat comes home wearing apple bottom jeans
iamireland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JrB7Ygu6zk
koyfish0118
Pointy mice!
TVDinner6969
*needle hamster
LimeMime565
Mr needle mouse
koyfish0118
Ive heard it both ways
Moriarty
No you haven't, Shawn.
koyfish0118
God thank you for getting that one
wiredcoat
*Porcumouse
koyfish0118
Everything is better as a portmanteau +1
kingofbass40
its all fun and games until she tries to pick one up like she does a kitteh
Pieala
Are they not prickly when they're young? Mama cat doesn't seem to be getting hurt by them crawling and snuggling all over her.
BeautyandtheBeardtheGingerEdition
I do love me some floofs.
VengeanceOfSet
just think how long she tries to lick their fur clean
qussow
As long as she goes with the grain it should be fine. I imagine you'd only get it wrong once.
Freedmin
Their tongues are like sand paper, she'll be fine
ParsleySage
What a dilemma.
IwasBannedSoImsigningUpAgain
stings my heart strings
midga
omg those ears *splode*
EmpressNikki
Kitten is told is adopted
zoya87
Wait...a female orange kitty? How rare! :)
APenguinInATuxedo
Both of the orange kitties I've known have been females
Azurelle
Females orange cats are rarer than male ones because it takes only one parent to be orange (or carrying orange gene) to have 1/2
Azurelle
male orange cats, while it takes the two parents to be orange (or carrying orange gene and both passing it on) to have a female one. 2/2
dontmakemepierceyourguav
About 25% of ginger cats are female, while only 10% of tortoiseshell cats are male.
MyHouseOnMars
I'm sure the number for male torties is much, much lower than that. Males can only be torties with slightly messed up genetics.
itsdabi
They're pretty common in our area... Lots of orange strays.
metrostarshipp
Wait, are those rare? I've had like three
IrisTheVirus
I went looking for this kinda post!
KrazyKatLadyStarterKit
It's the long haired ones that are rare.
Feralkyn
I had a long-haired orange kitten but she died early :(
HotMagentaDuckFace
My first thought too!
Krictanabrit
I had an orange female growing up and now I have two more, I was surprised when the vet said they were rare...
PlanetPiss
This is my female orange tabby :) Orion -->http://imgur.com/Pt5zA1S
TheGreatCanadianImgurian
To prevent war, the galaxy is on Orion's belt.
PlanetPiss
Exactly. Someone has to prevent war around this joint.
zoya87
Aww so cute :D thank you for sharing
PlanetPiss
Welcome! When I first took her to the vet they didn't believe me that she was female and checked anyways! Like I'm an idiot.
RarebitGod
Wow, she's majestic! Do share more photos with us! :D
skooksies
Is it weird for orange cats to be ladies??
PlanetPiss
Something like 1 in every 4 orange tabbies are female. It's not as rare as a male calico but they're usually male.
Azurelle
Females orange cats are rarer than male ones because it takes only one parent to be orange (or carrying orange gene) to have 1/2
Azurelle
male orange cats, while it takes the two parents to be orange (or carrying orange gene and both passing it on) to have a female one. 2/2
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
Genetics and Putnam squares and stuff
SirPooperTScooper
Punnett squares?
MyHouseOnMars
Purr-nett squares.
OfficialRickSanchez
"and they shall be my squishies" -cat, probably
Grieger
Those are enormous fleas! And they're adorable! ;)
ChuckChuckRazool
spiiiiny baby.
Spoonland
you had me at 'baby spiky floofs'
pinkbunnies
I thought the baby spiky floofs' legs were kitty nipples in the first photo and I was very concerned.
DoctorJungyBrongen
so they had you at the last thing they said?
Rymdblomma
I'm fairly sure a spiky floof is an oxymoron
TVDinner6969
*needle hamster
Spoonland
me too
RelatableUsername
You, I like you.
ParaBellum96
Those aren't African Pygmy hedgies. What kind are those?
Demiguise
They look like your regular garden hedgehogs. Don't know the fancy name though
theironingisdelicious
They have long ears, must be the Egyptian ones
Hedgehogsareadorable
Looks like a European hedgehog
appaismyspiritanimal
But can it grip it by the husk?
ParaBellum96
I trust you because of your username. Do not let me down.
PudgeTheFish
This is actually the Long Eared Hedgehog I believe.
Hedgehogsareadorable
I own 2 but they are the african pygmy. I did a lot of research before I started owning hedgehogs so that's why I knew
ParaBellum96
I adopted a wild one when I lived in DE and I had an African Pygmy until I sold him because college.
dlozilgaii
I feel like the plural of 'floof' should be 'flooves'
NoIdidntsayAbeLincolnIsaidHeyBlinkin
Important distinctions are being made here, people
NinjaGrizzlyBear
no floove should be what a large group is called, like goose, geese, flock. Floof floofs floove
HerpDerpopotamus
Floofii
Speldrawng
One floofon, two floofa.
TheFoxCouncil
Floofodes.
SenecaTheClever
I wish I could upvote you more +5
NinjaGrizzlyBear
floofasaurus
VieVentar
"I'm so high on Oestrogen right now, I'll nurse ANYTHING."
popopocelot
Lol. Fucky spike babies? Sure no problem!
TheStickyWicket
Yo, when my son doesn't eat enough and I'm all painful and full, I'm pretty close to that exact feeling.
ilikeyourstyle
bxnutmeg
actually high on oxytocin.
kapitanextreme
This. Imprinting occurs with most species
WhereLBJsNutsHang
Oh god....that's it exactly.
chopper35
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skooksies
Epic
flattoppancake
Please tell me the context for that. Has the show totally lost its marbles since I quit watching?
othersideofthetree
bump
SpecialProjectY
sage
jsbanton
Question: are all mammal milks the same?
INoLongerCareBoutThisName
I am not sure. Would love an answer so I am commenting on your comment.
LetsGetThisOverWith
No. That's why cheese from other animal's milk is labeled with what animal it came from.
MySockHurts
I have nipples, Greg.
mariya54
Can you milk me?
Feralkyn
There's varying degrees of different nutrients and other things, like ash/fat/protein, to the point where the wrong kind will not sustain-
Feralkyn
and may even kill the baby. Eg. you cannot raise kittens on plain cow's milk.
bostwickenator
No they are quite different for different species. Hence the need for our babies to have breast milk not cow's milk
GradeoIngleisi
So, why does this appear to be working? will the hedgehogs turn out to be runts now?(honest question)
ItsLeviOsa24601
They shouldn't. There's all those posts of cats nursing puppies and vise versa, they all turned out fine. Compared to cows and people, 1/2
ItsLeviOsa24601
Cats and hedgehogs are really quite similar. For instance, you could feed a hedgehog cat for for a while if you needed to. 2/2
vulpesvulpes
It gets more complicated when you include marsupials.
bostwickenator
Indeed it does. Yay for having placentas.
onecattwocatbigcatsmallcat
Nah, for example most calves can gain between 600 and 800 lbs in their first year. Cow milk is designed for that kind of growth. 1/2
onecattwocatbigcatsmallcat
While human babies need to do a lot of brain development in the first two years of their lives, breast milk is designed for that. 2/2
OldSwedishGrandma
Exactly. That's why human breast milk is packed with sugar rather than with fat, because our developing brains need that raw energy.
aPokal
So, now which generation was mostly fed milk from powder instead breast, because it was seen as unchaste?
Silvermane
You got me interested and I found http://www.cooksinfo.com/powdered-milk
GradeoIngleisi
So I'm to understand that if i feed my baby Cow milk, with a steady workout regime........
khora
Then your baby will turn into Gronk.
killermachis
My name Gronk. Tom best friend. GRONK SMASH WEHRRUURHHHHHHH
WhereLBJsNutsHang
Oh god....that's it exactly.
modi123
Can you nurse me, Greg? Can you??
JaXm
Not sure if Brit, or Typo.
VieVentar
Brit.
Bradaigh
Is it still pronounced the same? Like the o is silent?
wherearetheavos
Depends. Some say "Ee"strogen. Most just say it with the Eh sound.
Bradaigh
Huh. TIL, thanks!
VieVentar
Yup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#ae_and_oe
emulsified
Cat nurses ducklings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlqTHhdCQko
MimzytheBun
Another question: do human females go through something similar? Overly quick emotional attachment right after birth to anything needy?
Freedmin
Why don't you ask the litter of hyenas that I raised.
vanzway09
Sometimes you dnt have to give birth to want to mother mother things. We just have that instinct.
FormigaX
Had a baby. YES.
Feralkyn
Some women actually feel nothing for awhile and are upset that they don't really care for their infant, also natural.
Feralkyn
But yes, oxytocin is a thing and kicks in, as Hesterry linked.
LettucePea
Nursed orphan raccoons, can confirm.
SuckAnElf
Usually yes.
blauman
Man... Crazy how our hormones control us really... Ugh I hate it.
ominousdusk
Yes I would nurse someone else's baby if it needed me. If I could pump I would donate
VieVentar
Not sure if it's ever been studied in detail, but I'm inclined towards saying yes.
Cryforcoffee
How would one proceed to aquire these living pinecones?
ImNotVeryGoodAtMakingUsernames
Miss read that as pineocerus. Not even upset
thestableboys
I live in Kentucky and they're legal here so I just went online and found a local breeder.
PocketPanda
+1 Just for saving me time. Was about to check and see if they're legal in KY.
GIsLife
Plot twist: He lied, you're going to jail.
thestableboys
Your comment is ever so slightly ironic because his name was Bandit
geekybelle
Breeders mostly. Check if it's legal in your area first.
musingsofaunicorn
There are some pet stores that sell them :)
PudgeTheFish
Don't buy hedgehogs from pet stores unless they are willing to tell you which breeder they came from and you can call and confirm and (1/?)
idislikecomingupwithuniqueusernames
They're illegal in a lot of US states. Something about being difficult to care for.
demonic
Ya cats are a pain sometimes.
geekybelle
Hedgehog are legal most places
idislikecomingupwithuniqueusernames
Just looked. Prohibited or restricted in 11 states. Not as bad as I thought! But my state is one of the restricted ones :(
ThatOnePolarBearOnTheLeft
Hedgehogs are illegal? So if you find one that's crossed state lines, do you have to shoot it.
idislikecomingupwithuniqueusernames
lol, not illegal to exist, just illegal for most of us to own ;)
aychland
Regardless of illegality, I find them highly unrewarding. They're very unintelligent, non-sociable, nocturnal, and usually incontinent.
PudgeTheFish
I respect your opinion, but it depends on the hedgehog. I had one that was pretty smart, but non sociable, and yes incontinent because (1/?)
Mikey1233
THis is correct - EUROPEAN Hedgehogs are illegal, African Pygmy Hedgehogs are Domesticated and legal. OP Picture is European
DragonMaus
"Is that an African, or European hedgehog?"
zeniarose
I don't know... YEEEAAARGH!! *flies into the abyss*
Hedgehogsareadorable
Only like 5 or 6 states. They are so easy to take care of. It's because they can become an invasive species in warmer areas
idislikecomingupwithuniqueusernames
Prohibited or restricted in 11 states (admittedly much fewer than I thought).
Hedgehogsareadorable
ok, I was close lol. I have 2 and they are definitely allowed here in MD
Misora
Allowed in Texas! My vet is also an exotics vet and she's had rescue ones in her office for adoption.
Shittyperson
I know a chinese web where you can order almost any animal you can think of. And if it arrives dead they refund you!
hayduke
What is the site?
GIsLife
I would like one baby red panda
PunchViolenceInTheFace
Hahaha...that's terrible...
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
Dragon baby plz.
JQuentinEvermann
Go on...
HesAManiac
www.schrodingers-pets.cn
Cryforcoffee
That is... morbid, but thanks for the info!
FartSmarterNotHarder
Petsovernight.com?
Carmichael106
Delivering little bundles of love, in a box, to your door!
someguynamedted
D:
SomebodyStoleMyCarRadio
o.o
onecattwocatbigcatsmallcat
omg...
NillaForRilla
Accurate username is accurate?
ResidentSnootBooper
Be aware they are nocturnal and sleep most of the day. It's kind of a pain in the ass
LimitedBrainpower
So am I, perfect.
AnalWake
And be careful not to sit on them, that's also a pain in the ass. Also probably lethal for the hedgehog.
FsImgur
Wow, sounds exactly like..a cat.
geekybelle
No, they really aren't
PudgeTheFish
Mine comes out during the day. Or night. No schedule. But people love seeing him so he lives in the living room. Doesn't bother me.
Hedgehogsareadorable
Nope. My two are on my schedule. And not at all difficult
echobailey
How did you do that? Mine is to shy to come out when there is noise.
PudgeTheFish
My previous one was kinda rude but he came out during the day if he was in his rolley ball. He would chase the dog
PudgeTheFish
I've found if you feed them regularly during the day they will come out during the day. Mine is not shy though.
Hedgehogsareadorable
Mine know if they hear the dogs getting fed the. So are they
Hedgehogsareadorable
Daily handling for a good amount of time. I've only had one hedgies that was chill with everything when I first got him. The rest were brats
Hedgehogsareadorable
All hav come around
OsamaBinSemen
Cats sleep thru most of the day and run around at 4am too tho
Vandercookie
Your username is adorable.
Thelibrarianchick
I like how we are naming things like Germans. I bet Germans call hedgehogs living pine cones.
Cryforcoffee
In Norway they're called "piggsvin", which translate to "spikey pig" :3
Sjama
I think you confused them with another similar animal. In german we also have Stachelschwein, but hedgehog is igel.
Thelibrarianchick
That's amazing! I shall call them spikey pigs as well!
puppiesincostumes
We call them Igel. Pronounced like eagle. Source: I'm German as fuck.
Thelibrarianchick
It's a good thing you're a credible source on all things German :)
puppiesincostumes
Bonus fact: the German word "Stachelschwein" (spiky pig) is the word for a porcupine
Thelibrarianchick
I have been educated today!