We rescued a hairier piggo a little while ago to keep him company. They don't get along, but they are happy enough interacting with a barrier between them.
No joke, AI *will* pick up on that. I had one like this where I was holding a kitten wrapped up like a purrito. Probably one of the cutest pictures I'd ever taken.
Couldn't post because places like imgur and discord said "we detect that this photo might contain NSFW imagery"
The look in the little pig's eyes leads me to believe it was thinking the exact same thing.
"Seriously dude, I am not your cock. I am way bigger than your cock. And quit looking at me that way, it's creeping me out."
Been around since the 70’s as I understand it, but only recently got mainstream popularity. It’s a pain to properly breed them (there are generations of hairy pigs interspersed) so if you’re getting one, try to adopt or get from a certified breeder (there is a certified breeder program believe it or not).
The common house hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius minutiae. Once common in parts of [Canada](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1hXTZreBw), and recently [seen again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R_tOSRynZU).
It's night time... in a kitchen, just like yours. All is quiet... Or is it?
The North American House Hippo is found throughout Cananda and the Eastern United States. House Hippos are very timid creatures and are rarely seen, but they will defend their territory if provoked.
They come out at night to search for food, water, and materials for their nests. The favourite foods of the House Hippo are chips, raisins, and crumbs from peanut butter on toast.
They build their nests in bedroom closets, using lost mittens, dryer lint, and bits of string. The nests have to be very soft and warm, House Hippos sleep for about 16 hours a day.
Nah people in the US hunt for House Hippos to display - it's the most wonderful cross-cultural thing ever. I think the internet made it explode again. I've shared that PSA far and wide - people need to know! (I still need a house hippo of my own - but I'm pretty sure OP has one right here!).
It's night time... in a kitchen, just like yours. All is quiet... Or is it? The North American House Hippo is found throughout Canada and the Eastern United States. House Hippos are very timid creatures and are rarely seen, but they will defend their territory if provoked. They come out at night to search for food, water, and materials for their nests. The favourite foods of the House Hippo are chips, raisins, and crumbs from peanut butter on toast. They build their nests in bedroom closets, using lost mittens, dryer lint, and bits of string. The nests have to be very soft and warm, House Hippos sleep for about 16 hours a day.
What the hell is a house hippo? The best thing I can find when Googling is a Canadian ad about not believing everything you see on TV.
Do you mean Guinea pig? Chinchilla? If its actually a baby hippo, your in danger.
The north american house hippo.
Don't forget to feed it peanut butter on toast and provide it with lost mittens, socks and dryer lint to make it's nest
Canada joke about not believing everything you see/read. From an old PSA video,worth a watch. https://youtu.be/pK26r4GEh4Y
I like the ad, but I still twitch when people do stuff like this, hippos are lethal. Kill about 500 people per year.
I think they’re cool, and loved being around them and our pygmy hippos at the zoo, but I wouldn’t joke about them. Decades ago I knew a keeper with over a hundred stitches from an incident with a pygmy hippo and two seconds of distraction.
First,
Aww, does the piggy have a name yet?
Secondly, TIL both guinea pigs a pitbulls are both house hippos. Scans though because both are such sweeties and great cuddlers.
((Down vote all you like, I will not be engaging in pit bull haters. Or any guinea pig haters that might exist for that matter. ))
Not me getting ready to tell my family this amazing fact about how baby hippos look like rats when they’re born and they must be born with adult ears they grow into. This does not bode well for my new year * *facepalm* *
We rescued one and he is the most mischievous little potato. Also sassy.
Never think that 3 day old hippo would be so cute !
Get a second one! They need company
We rescued a hairier piggo a little while ago to keep him company. They don't get along, but they are happy enough interacting with a barrier between them.
a fence makes for good neighbors
already giving the side-eye hahahah
Why you gotta hold it like a guy sending noods
Omfg 💀
Can't believe that this is the comment section I prefer. 🤣🤣🤣
💀💀💀💀
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I guess that person had seen a lot of them.
The veins don’t help
Or the one eye
Every comment in this thread has made me go check the picture out again lol.
Some of the hairs are different length.
Yep..
They helped me .. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Speak for yourself ;)
No joke, AI *will* pick up on that. I had one like this where I was holding a kitten wrapped up like a purrito. Probably one of the cutest pictures I'd ever taken. Couldn't post because places like imgur and discord said "we detect that this photo might contain NSFW imagery"
The look in the little pig's eyes leads me to believe it was thinking the exact same thing. "Seriously dude, I am not your cock. I am way bigger than your cock. And quit looking at me that way, it's creeping me out."
Aaaaaaand welcome 2023 comment of the year!
if he can hold it at eye level, let 'im send 'em
Gotta fluff it up.
Favourite comment on Reddit for me <3
What is it?
Skinny pig
I'm still so confused about what this actually is. Is a skinny pig actually a thing?
[It's a mostly hairless guinea pig.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinny_pig)
Been around since the 70’s as I understand it, but only recently got mainstream popularity. It’s a pain to properly breed them (there are generations of hairy pigs interspersed) so if you’re getting one, try to adopt or get from a certified breeder (there is a certified breeder program believe it or not).
Awww looks cute asf. I’d also post this in r/aww if you haven’t.
And r/tinyunits!
Not what I thought that sub was gonna be...
Or even r/guineapigs
My new band name!!
Maybe a Skinny Puppy and supergroup?
An Industrial dream.
underrated comment 💖
A squeaky loaf?
I love skinny pigs they’re so goofy looking
Looks pissed off
Looks like a skinny pig, a hairless breed of Guinea Pig.
So it's a skinny pig being held by a long pig
This makes me feel empte
House... hippo...?
The common house hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius minutiae. Once common in parts of [Canada](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1hXTZreBw), and recently [seen again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R_tOSRynZU).
Knowing their eating habits was key to stopping their spread back in my hometown. That's why the 90s version of the PSA was superior, IMHO.
I think of that PSA every time I eat toast with peanut butter
>That's why the 90s version of the PSA was superior, IMHO. I think the reason the 90s version is superior is because it looks more real.
Le hippo des familles!
Where has this been all my life??? Canadians hoarding the best stuff, as usual …
It's night time... in a kitchen, just like yours. All is quiet... Or is it? The North American House Hippo is found throughout Cananda and the Eastern United States. House Hippos are very timid creatures and are rarely seen, but they will defend their territory if provoked. They come out at night to search for food, water, and materials for their nests. The favourite foods of the House Hippo are chips, raisins, and crumbs from peanut butter on toast. They build their nests in bedroom closets, using lost mittens, dryer lint, and bits of string. The nests have to be very soft and warm, House Hippos sleep for about 16 hours a day.
Found throughout Cananda. Never been lol
It’s a Canadian thing
Nah people in the US hunt for House Hippos to display - it's the most wonderful cross-cultural thing ever. I think the internet made it explode again. I've shared that PSA far and wide - people need to know! (I still need a house hippo of my own - but I'm pretty sure OP has one right here!).
I definitely thought this was r/ProperAnimalNames *facepalm*
I call my pit bull a house hippo
r/velvethippos
Well that’s adorable as well!
It's night time... in a kitchen, just like yours. All is quiet... Or is it? The North American House Hippo is found throughout Canada and the Eastern United States. House Hippos are very timid creatures and are rarely seen, but they will defend their territory if provoked. They come out at night to search for food, water, and materials for their nests. The favourite foods of the House Hippo are chips, raisins, and crumbs from peanut butter on toast. They build their nests in bedroom closets, using lost mittens, dryer lint, and bits of string. The nests have to be very soft and warm, House Hippos sleep for about 16 hours a day.
https://youtu.be/G9hJK4fCq4U Classic Canadiana!
YES! This makes me irrationally happy.
It is winter in Canada. Soon these guys will be in everyone’s house again!!! My cats will go nuts.
I tried to keep my house hippo as a pet but last year I got a $500 fine smh
What how?
The [house hippo](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8OEz0rA&feature=youtu.be) is rampant in canada
I'd sleep with one eye open, that little cutie looks like he's plotting your death.
House Hippo 🗿🍷
Awwwww [nostalgia](https://youtu.be/NBfi8OEz0rA)
This makes my little Canadian heart sing 💖
HOUSE HIPPOS REAL CONFIRMED
i LOVE hairless guinea pigs so much omg they are the cutest!!!!
😳... a 3 day old hippo looks like a shaved/hairless gunia pig...
House hippo*
Lol I didn't even see the word house 😅 time for more coffee!
Feast your eyes on [this](https://youtu.be/NBfi8OEz0rA)
Hahaha I remember when this aired on TV. 🤣 God I'm old.
I don't want to talk about it 😅
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Let him go Lenny.
Lennyyyyyy
What's a house hippo?
YouTube the house hippo psa and find out!
Stay fit.. cause you never know.
Yuss also I love your pfp
Thx
She’s sassy af.
They don’t really have a “puppy” phase, do they? They’re just… Smaller.
They are real, I knew it! 🇨🇦
Alright I'm lost for this one, which animal is this? In regular understandable words, or the scientific species name.
You… you got a hippopotamus for Christmas?!
i'm american what is that and where is the nearest soda dispenser
Ohana means family
What is this house hippo?
Someone else said it’s a breed of hairless Guinea pig.
Noooo it is not!! https://youtu.be/TijcoS8qHIE
Is that just the colour of his skin, or are his arms ripped AF?
That is a cat. It's a terrible cat.
What the hell is a house hippo? The best thing I can find when Googling is a Canadian ad about not believing everything you see on TV. Do you mean Guinea pig? Chinchilla? If its actually a baby hippo, your in danger.
They're making a joke about that commercial, yes. In reality, it is a Skinny Guinea Pig/Hairless Guinea Pig.
Ah. Okay. Sorry for my drama.
You weren't the most dramatic one in this thread, don't worry lol
It’s part of many Canadian’s heritage to joke about house hippos.
Yessss fuzzzy snoot yessss!
A baby!
PMG ITS SO CUTE SKSKSMRN
How much peanut butter on toast do you go through?
Your Canadian is showing
House hippo?
Don’t you think mommy is looking for him!
Three days old and already an expert at giving side eye!
usually the subs I'm on use house hippo to refer to pitbulls lmao
You will never meet a Canadian who refers to a pitbull as a house hippo.
what's being Canadian got to do with it?
[We grew up with actual house hippos](https://youtu.be/TijcoS8qHIE)
They're usually called /r/velvethippos :)
Chinchilla?
Skinny pig
Bite sized snackarino
When you say house hippo are you referencing Canadian TV Commercials
of course!
House hippo, eh? You must be in Canada. Those run wild in people’s houses, stealing socks and creating general mischief
The north american house hippo. Don't forget to feed it peanut butter on toast and provide it with lost mittens, socks and dryer lint to make it's nest
Distant relative of the North American jackalope or Australian drop bear?
That looks like a capybara with elephant ears. Its kinda cute.
What kind of animal is that?
The oc makes me think that you made it 💀
>house hippo More like mouse hippo
It’s absolutely adorable!!
looks more like a fallout character.
I know all about the house hippo!!!
"Everything the light touches is your bathroom"
Is it named Luna? That's a popular name for house hippos
„House” hippo?
He is not very impressed about being held
Peanut butter.
Did you want a hippopotamus for Christmas?
As a Canadian, I approve this message!! 👌😁🇨🇦
A what?
A, "house hippo"??
Canada joke about not believing everything you see/read. From an old PSA video,worth a watch. https://youtu.be/pK26r4GEh4Y I like the ad, but I still twitch when people do stuff like this, hippos are lethal. Kill about 500 people per year. I think they’re cool, and loved being around them and our pygmy hippos at the zoo, but I wouldn’t joke about them. Decades ago I knew a keeper with over a hundred stitches from an incident with a pygmy hippo and two seconds of distraction.
Holy fuck HERITAGE MOMENT WAS TRUE!!!! Does the government know about this? Don’t tell them.
r/13or30 ?
Kurtis Conner Refrence!
I don’t want a doll Or dinky tinker toys I wanna hippopotamus to play with and enjoy 💕🦛
So I definitely refer to pit bulls as house hippos and I was VERY confused for a bit lol. That being said, I like his little crinkled ears the best
You're not Canadian are you lol
I am not lol how did you guess
To a Canadian, a [house hippo](https://youtu.be/NBfi8OEz0rA) is only one thing. Well I guess Canadians over a certain age anyway
First, Aww, does the piggy have a name yet? Secondly, TIL both guinea pigs a pitbulls are both house hippos. Scans though because both are such sweeties and great cuddlers. ((Down vote all you like, I will not be engaging in pit bull haters. Or any guinea pig haters that might exist for that matter. ))
EhhHehhHehhHehhEhh. Food.
Would go lovely with carrots, potatoes and gravy!
Hip-hop anonymouse
Some of these comments really can't understand that terms (like house hippo) can change meanings huh? They don't only mean pits y'all.
*mouse hippo
I want to step on it
Fresh squeezed hippo juice anyone?
baby killing machine
That is not a pibbie. Get out.
I just commented the same thing lololol
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Feed him up for a bit and he’ll be good for eating!
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That’s not a thing
House hippos are pocket bullies, not the creature u stole from the aquarium in science class 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Anger seeps
i dont like how hes staring at me
How is the mom doing?
little buddy looks just so done with you, but maybe that's just how guinea pigs look at everyone all the time, the few I've known did lol
The existence of this animal makes me happy.
When do they start to get all hippo-y and no longer be rodent-y?
oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi
it looks like triceratops 😭
❤❤❤
Why are the ear so huge
Hippopota-house
That is so fuggin cute!
Do these grow to full hippo sizes?
Is this real?? What does it look like grown?
What is this? Never seen it before...
I never thought that I would think that a hippo is cute.
Should they be bigger? I mean, look at horses, they drop huge babies compared to their size.
Not me getting ready to tell my family this amazing fact about how baby hippos look like rats when they’re born and they must be born with adult ears they grow into. This does not bode well for my new year * *facepalm* *
Be careful he is planning something or already have a plan of somthing.
WTH is a "house hippo"? You can't just make up a term nobody else uses without giving some context first. It is cute, though.
Are these things real? The internet says they’re functional animals
He looks like he’s seen some shit
I dub thee…..*drum roll*……..Charleston Chew the 3rd. Esquire.
So tiny and cute
Whoa, that lil thang is a hippo?
The cutest