VLOG Of The Hyraxes That Broke In And Turned On My Projector - with video!

So the exact sequence is hard for me to remember, but you can see by the video (toward the end) of me and my friend trying to remove these little fuzz buckets from my room that this was odd behavior.
It was ALWAYS something I wanted to do...touch a hyrax, and if I remember correctly this was the first time I ever touched an adult wild hyrax. It took some mighty warm heat source for them to not feel threatened enough to just flee the scene the moment we came in.
In fact here in Kenya a LOT of people think hyraxes are rats, because when they come across them, most the the time, the hryaxes dash away so quickly that all anyone sees a blur of brown. You don't even notice they don't have tails.
So yeah, this was just the best. The BRAKES she puts on (or he, I don't really know) when we try to push her, was remarkable. You can't really lightly push them away at all. Those legs are muscular!
Someday I will make a proper outdoor heating something-or-rather to attract them to sleep where I can actually see them. Usually they are above my window at night and I can't see them from inside the house.
So anyway, it's been a while since I made a video and I feel like I may have more time to throw stuff up, especially early footage of baby Squiggy.
Thanks for watching my goofy stuff. I feel bad I put no production value into this, but I get the sense that my viewers are okay with just this mish mash of videos and stories and photos. Tell me what you think!

[@kristonio17]

My conscience tells me wild animals should stay wild....but the temptation to invite hyraxes in every night for warmth and snacks and pets would be very hard to resist. 😅❤

[@squiggythehyrax]

This is how Satan tempted Christ.

[@limlaith]

@@squiggythehyrax The Great Beast would indeed give you domain over all the lands on Earth ... just so long as you provide heated platforms for them. I'd say that's a fair trade.

[@limlaith]

The beast is majestic!! I love that you live among them. They have tentatively accepted that you are sharing their domain. Let them stay up there if they want. Or get them heating pads. They deserve to be spoiled! I want a home full of Wombats, tiny Mouse Deer, Hyraxes, Quokkas, and Capybara!!

[@squiggythehyrax]

Sounds like a very fuzzy home.

[@bountyhunter4885]

Potatoes like the warmth. They're are SO cute ! 😭

[@squiggythehyrax]

Baked potatoes.

[@soldonrvlife]

What movie did she pick to watch? ❤

[@squiggythehyrax]

Titanic, of course.

[@ayaansharma2197]

😅😅😅😅 so funny! They are deliberately turning on your projector ❤❤❤❤

[@squiggythehyrax]

I love that I caught her pushing buttons. That photo will forerver remain my favorite.

[@GD.1031]

The nose snatch 🥺🥰 I love these little creatures.

[@squiggythehyrax]

The scratching. Always the scratching.

Smart animals

[@squiggythehyrax]

Yeah this was when I was like “ohhhh this critter has a complex brain”

[@squiggythehyrax]

Yeah this was when I was like “ohhhh this critter has a complex brain”

[@Backlash23]

Considering they're close relatives of elephants and elephants are supposed to never forget I wonder if its related.

[@DSAelfchen]

gods, that is such a sweet video! and it seems for hyraxes that hole in your wall is a very inviting door to your warm house (and projector), haha. so sweet really!

[@squiggythehyrax]

Yeah. I need to streamline a way where they can come in and not make a mess.

[@de1584]

If it’s not for sitting then why is it warm?!

[@squiggythehyrax]

That’s animal logic, right?

[@de1584]

@@squiggythehyrax It’s one of the Hyraxian core tenets.

[@limlaith]

@@squiggythehyrax This is a logical extension of the "if not friend, why friend shaped" argument.

[@studiooff2946]

ur incredibly lucky to get to see these cuties be all up in your business like this

[@squiggythehyrax]

I know! What a thing!

[@procaviacapensis]

We humans have underestimated hyraxes for far too long! And I couldn’t help feeling an affinity with the hyrax who didn’t want to move off the projector - just like me not wanting to come out from under my duvet on a winter morning…

[@hospital3568]

Devious

[@squiggythehyrax]

I concur.

[@kittencaboodle]

so smart and so stubborn

[@squiggythehyrax]

And furry!

[@Diggy246]

*sniff... sniff.... sniff... sniff... sniff...* What're they sniffing? 🤔 They're quite curious little fellas and found a nice heat source!

[@squiggythehyrax]

One really unique thing about Squiggy is that if I took her around outside she was curious about every single thing she saw. If I took her to another house and let her go she would explore every possible thing. They are very inquisitive.

[@AzelfandQuilava]

Truly wonderful little critters. A delight, even.

[@squiggythehyrax]

Totally a delight. It’s hard not to just stay outside and stare.

[@MarinaS_D]

The Hyrax definitely thinks that the projector is her private property😅

[@squiggythehyrax]

It seems like she claimed it, doesn’t it???

[@Jizzfrosti]

da creatures

[@2Thessalonians216peterh]

Surprise mating video addition too hahaha thanks for the biology lesson

[@squiggythehyrax]

I’m glad it caught anyone’s eye.

[@GeneralFukzamatayu]

Hyraxes are so sharp!

[@squiggythehyrax]

I get it🤣🤣

[@AndreKayser-ev5cc]

Nature is so wild ! 😂

[@squiggythehyrax]

They just want domestic pleasures so badly.

[@JrKengu]

i love these creatures

[@squiggythehyrax]

You can join the club. You have passed the qualification test.

[@eewilson9835]

I am sking perfume people to make a scent of warm Hyrax. Really strange, no responses.

[@GeneralFukzamatayu]

Pressure activated heating pads... exist! :-D

[@squiggythehyrax]

Oh yeah? How much weight does it take?

[@squiggythehyrax]

Nice. I gotta get a 250v version. Then I can set them up by my window. Maybe make a chicken wire safety area so if they relax too much and owl or civet cat can’t swipe them in their warm delirium.

[@GeneralFukzamatayu]

@@squiggythehyrax F'n crafty that they learned to turn it on manually themselves. :-D

[@DingDongDood]

0:31 wow. you actually just did that...

[@squiggythehyrax]

KZbin said I should hook people in the beginning of videos. 🤣🤣

[@limlaith]

@@squiggythehyrax That's like ... 1/4 its body length. Consider that for a moment, if you will. 🤣😵‍💫🤘

[@bountyhunter4885]

I thought Raccoons were cute ( still do )... But Hyrax ? Omg ! ❤️❤️❤️

[@squiggythehyrax]

Yeah these little fuzz dumpsters are hard to resist.

[@bountyhunter4885]

I want to thank you SO much for making these videos and sharing them with all of us. I would have never known such a cute and adorable little creature even existed. Their faces are always put a smile on me. 🥰

[@malcontender6319]

Not surprised that elephant relatives are big little thinkers.

[@shaman5433]

00:20 It looks like a rodent vampire.

[@squiggythehyrax]

I love the “vampire potato” comments.

[@aquarius5264]

istg these things know stuff that we don't i'm telling you

[@squiggythehyrax]

Detectives

[@adamcoe9612]

You guys should have said …..”WA WAAAAAA!”

[@schmae3503]

It is a tempting idea to simply let them loaf atop there but ultimately it would just be better for them to not start messing with technology, especially if they start messing with the cords and stuff.

[@squiggythehyrax]

Yeah once they are grown they don’t really mess around with stuff. They aren’t like stressed out adolescent dogs. I mostly don’t want males marking territory inside or any of them trying new pooping spots. They are known to take over a room or house and start new toilets. It gets tragically gross if they don’t have a relationship with the humans in the house.

[@Maldred_the_kind]

0:32 Wow so they do have trunks afterall.

[@squiggythehyrax]

It’s sort of astonishing. I have a whole story of when Squiggy lost her virginity. Yikes. She was traumatized.

[@electronicfreak]

😊😅

[@squiggythehyrax]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TheLugiaSong]

Awh, how could you kick them out, I'd offer my whole house to these sweet things! Or they look sweet at least haha but I am not familiar with them.

[@squiggythehyrax]

So, my experience is that some of the wild males will mark some areas with urine. And I would also have to be quite intentional with teaching them where to poop. If they pick their own spot, it becomes a massive situation because they will all copy one another. Wild ones, also, would all have to learn the physics of the decorations and things in my shelves. They would figure out to stop knocking things over, but the learning curve would be a pain. Plus they would congregate on the stove, my electronics and anything with heat like the back of the fridge. It would be a pain in the ass if they don’t grow up inside the house. And it could easily get over run on this property. I could end up with 12 or 15 running my house. That’s too many. I think my house would max out at 3. It would depend on which three it is. But yeah, it seems lovely, but in reality I probably can’t let it happen.

[@TheLugiaSong]

@@squiggythehyrax right, gaining that many pets at once is no easy feat. In reality I wouldn't either, it's just... very tempting.

[@ikasugami8066]

Why not just unplug the projector?

[@squiggythehyrax]

Alright Copernicus, you are invited to come be my PA and fix my life proper.

[@amillejj.428]

😂😂​@@squiggythehyrax

[@valfrittefternamn]

😂😂😂

[@squiggythehyrax]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ZedNinetySix_]

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[@squiggythehyrax]

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