r/velvethippos Nov 05 '25

🏆🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to our Costume Contest WINNERS! 🎉🏆

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Hey Hippo Homies! 👋

We are absolutely blown away by the creativity and cuteness you all brought to the costume contest! Seriously, the entries were phenomenal. We want to thank EVERYONE who participated and voted! 💖

Without further ado, here are our five lucky winners!

1. u/dWog-of-man & Tank as Tankenstein 

He's got the "I'm alive!" look down. 😄 Seriously, Tankie deserves all the treats (and maybe a small, equally distributed share of the Halloween candy... just sayin' 😉). [Link]

2. u/Upfish-Sinclair & Blossom the Hot Dog

She's the wurst (in the best way!) hot dog around! 🌭🐾 I'm just relishing in the cuteness of this photo! (I'm so sorry...) [Link]

3. u/dogluvr_1 & Waffles the Chicken

The way they're posing! The fluffy feathers! Everything about this is adorable! Waffles is ready to rule the roost. 🐔 [Link]

4. u/Various_Beach862 & Pinkie the Princess

Pinkie looks absolutely radiant! She's ready to rule the kingdom (and probably decree extra belly rubs!). She is definitely the belle of the ball. 💖 [Link]

5. u/turningtee74 & Pooh the Pumpkin

 Oh my gourd, this is adorable! Pooh is the cutest little pumpkin in the patch! Makes me want a poohmkin spice latte. 🎃 [Link]

Prizes!

  • Unique flair
  • Featured in our new banner
  • Bragging rights

To the winners: Please check your DMs for details on how to claim your flair!

To everyone else: Thank you again for making this community so amazing! We love seeing all your beautiful hippos and their incredible costumes. Keep the love and the photos coming! ❤️

What was your favorite costume? Let us know in the comments! 


r/velvethippos 1h ago

My little girl made a velvet hippo friend at the dog park!

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r/velvethippos 4h ago

Rescue Hippo Am I a Microbully? My name is Pickles!

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305 Upvotes

Rescued in April 2026. Just a tiny hippo living her dreams from the Detroit streets to king sized sheets. We think she’s a microbully but I’ve never seen one that looks exactly like her… opinions wanted! She’s a year old and 25 pounds and only about 12” tall! Short legs. Big ears. Bigger personality!


r/velvethippos 12h ago

Since he was so popular in the last post I made

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Here's muh dude from day 1 til now. The first pic may not have been him in not entirely certain. He was in the Youpi folder in my photos so maybe. I've got video of him being a little devil somewhere.


r/velvethippos 7h ago

Here's my happy girl after receiving so much love from this amazing community. Thank uu!

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289 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 2h ago

Rescue Hippo Skumps on the river!

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93 Upvotes

She was so pumped to see all the birds & sniff around the tiny beaches we stopped at. She’s usually so scared of water but her life vest gave her so much courage!


r/velvethippos 6h ago

Mlem

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159 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 24m ago

Mom, I just want to go get some chicken burgers and sleep.

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r/velvethippos 1h ago

The best part about sticking my tongue out at you, Mom, is that you can't scold me, haha.

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r/velvethippos 37m ago

He almost went back to sleep..

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r/velvethippos 6h ago

Baked potato settings: extreme

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77 Upvotes

We live in the desert, but still needs baking time.


r/velvethippos 5h ago

After a long walk….

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53 Upvotes

A very tired hippo


r/velvethippos 7h ago

Kuba is very proud of his hole, he put a lot of effort in it 👷‍♂️

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91 Upvotes

I know, I posted him earlier today already but I just love this silly boy so much 😄


r/velvethippos 9h ago

Knaux the Velvet Hippo in action! 🦛

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128 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 2h ago

Sleepy Mildred :)

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34 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 12h ago

2-year old smily boy Vince was dumped tied to a bench at a fire station. Now he’s scheduled for euthanasia 7/22 at BARC, Houston, TX for neck wound that doesn’t even bother him. Happy, playful boy can be adopted to US or Canada. Please get in touch if you can help this boy.

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163 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 21h ago

Guess who just found out the hard way that skunks are not toys.

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565 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 7h ago

Leo sees a grilled cheese

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41 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 7h ago

Today’s mission: to steal hearts with that smile. Do you think he succeeded?

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34 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 10h ago

142nd Day of 365 Days of Ripley

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r/velvethippos 1h ago

Seeking Adoption/Foster 📢 Tango is Extended📢 Sweet Little Tango, Just Starting out in Life, Needs a Cosy Loving Home to call her own ~A2086130~ 14wk old Staffie mix PUPPY Girl ~On the euth list for 7/23 @ 1pm CT BARC Houston Tx ~Though Rescue only, Tango can still go from a rescue to the right adopter. Please Share Tango

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r/velvethippos 1h ago

Cutest boy I know!

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How can he be so darn cute?


r/velvethippos 1h ago

Booger relaxing

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r/velvethippos 16h ago

They grow up so fast 🥺❤️

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117 Upvotes

Kuba with 9 weeks and exactly one year later (second pic is from February 😊) but tbh i don't miss the crazy puppy stage 🤣


r/velvethippos 22h ago

My mom took this very regal pic of our old lady today.

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373 Upvotes

She's coming up on 12 years old and she's the best person on the planet. Obligatory note that we did NOT crop her ears - she was rescued that way!