Nothing to see here – just a hedgehog enjoying a very soapy wash

Oonagh Keating. Updated December 9th, 2022

A video from September of a hedgehog thoroughly enjoying having a very soapy wash has gone viral again – because it’s just so amazingly cute.

Nothing to see here, just washing a hedgehog. pic.twitter.com/zIAq3OZ6CJ

— Fascinating (@fasc1nate)
Nothing to see here, just washing a hedgehog. pic.twitter.com/zIAq3OZ6CJ

— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) November 30, 2022

These comments show why the clip has been so popular.

Hedgehoglina having the time of her life https://t.co/cuuxGmPFcV

— Alfiee 🐲 (@blinderdevil) December 1, 2022

weird sponge https://t.co/iqXQKhn3qr

— 🎄Kiseki❄️ (@kisekiii_25) December 1, 2022

I am watching this with the Sonic underwater countdown theme playing in my head https://t.co/BlcfTmClUj

— Merry Gamer 🎄 (@MegaGamerOFCL) November 30, 2022

⚠️WARNING: SQUISHY CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!!!⚠️ https://t.co/fPsj8Lpqg6

— Miss Saeed (@SafeSENCOSaeed) December 4, 2022

When I say I need an end-of-year massage, this is what I mean https://t.co/kBuIL3niY8

— Catherine Warr (@HiddenYorkshire) December 1, 2022

well this wasn't a life goal I expected but if I never wash a hedgehog will I really have lived https://t.co/7F0w9DG45J

— inabox44 📦 (@inabox44) December 1, 2022

Although a few people felt that hedgehogs shouldn’t be washed, and that this one wasn’t enjoying it, there are instructions for giving them a bath on several hedgehog care sites – including here.

There’s also the little matter of them having a well-known defence mechanism.

all the commenters clearly never owned a hedgie lol

if they didn’t like this they would ball up

I owned two and they both loved oatmeal baths ☺️ https://t.co/mWrKAInEiM

— lyn (@lynienicole) December 1, 2022

We’ll leave this here for comparison.

For everyone who is curious, this is what a hedgehog looks like if he doesn't want to be bathed. pic.twitter.com/WwT958BOUa

— Das Sandwitch 🍞 (@DAS_SANDWITCH) December 1, 2022

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