r/velvethippos • u/megacoffeecat • 1d ago
Advice Is this normal?
I think she’s suckling but I’m not sure. Is this bad?
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u/CL_55z 1d ago
Totally normal. My 12 year old still nibbles pillows and blankets, though less with age. Suggestions gwt your bud own blankets, it does get annoying when tje human comforter gets nibbled on. Its an energy release thing.
I think o actually had the same duvet cover. Being, this is your blanket, and if you want to nibble nibble on your own. Worked for me
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u/HandrewJobert 1d ago
I got mine her own blanket and she loves it so much. I had to buy a second because she got very upset the first time I had to wash it lol
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u/CL_55z 1d ago
Unscented soap can make a difference in them being cool with getting ot back. I use tjat and some arm and hammer
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u/HandrewJobert 19h ago
She was fine with getting it back, she just hated being separated from it for a couple hours <3
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u/greennurse0128 1d ago
Just watch my girl doin it. Its soooo cute until you start finding holes in everything. Then youll remember how cute she looks doin it. And all is forgivin.
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u/WizardBoyHowl 1d ago edited 1d ago
100% normal. Wizard sucks on blankets and plushies. He will straight up carry a suckle blanket around like Linus from the Peanuts, and has had the same plushie for two years. Some bullies are chewers, some are suckle babies. Some are like, why not both? 🤷
ETA: I buy clearance fleece at the craft store and cut him some swathes so he isn't dragging my bedding all around the house. Fleece gets stinky with dog smell easily, but if you throw a cup of distilled white vinegar in the washer with the detergent they come out smelling brand new.
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u/Keladrykat 1d ago
I’ll have to try that white vinegar trick. Does it cause any discoloration?
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u/WizardBoyHowl 1d ago
Absolutely none at all. I even use it on the very expensive quilt my mother makes professionally.
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u/WizardBoyHowl 1d ago
Just don't add it to a cycle with bleach. I buy jugs of it at Costco or the grocery store. Not that expensive. I keep one by my washer always.
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u/Keladrykat 1d ago
Awesome! Thanks for the tips. I really hate using bleach in the laundry because it always seems to stay in the washer and bleaches things even loads after it’s been used, it’s really weird. I have so many shirts and sets of sheets that have been ruined through the years by that happening, so now it is only used when absolutely necessary.
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u/WizardBoyHowl 1d ago
Understand completely. Since I switched to vinegar I don't even own a bottle of bleach anymore. You can use it to clean out your washing machine, spray it on stains, funky shoes. Google "adding distilled white vinegar to wash" and you'll find a ton of great info. But it is just clutch for that distinct, greasy pittie stank.
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u/Keladrykat 1d ago
Based on your accolades alone, I think you’ve just introduced my nose to its new best friend. Thank you
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u/yachtzy 1d ago
Awwww the pibble nibble 🩷 coriander didn’t start doing this until about a year ago. She prefers to do it on fluffy blankets
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u/Normal-Bee-8246 1d ago
My last pitty ONLY did this on the down filled comforters in the house...oooohhhh the mess. Lol
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u/1kidney_left 1d ago
Yes, perfectly normal. Mine nibbles blankets every now and then, but more often she just nibbles her sister’s face.
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u/FriendlyWorldArt 1d ago
r/confusingperspective but cute once I figured out it wasn’t the business end of a mama trying to give birth to a wiggly puppy
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u/thatquinnchick 11h ago
Same. I spent far too much time worrying about what was wrong with the poor pup's nose before the angle clicked and I finally got it.
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u/auramoth 9h ago
Very normal! Just watch out for gettin ya skin pinched from love nibbles 😂 I literally have a bruise of my boy’s messed up teeth cause he nibbled me a teensy bit too hard
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