Tiny, spiky, squeaking and snorting - pygmy hedgehogs are a prickly issue. Animal campaigners say they should not be kept as pets. But what do pygmy hedgehog owners say? "They're adorable balls of ...

Hedgehogs have smooth spines on their coat, similar to the bristles of a brush. Unlike rigid porcupine quills, which are ...

Unfortunately, a lot of what people leave out for them isn’t healthy or safe for them to eat. In the U.S., pet African pygmy ...

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a surge in the number of African pygmy hedgehogs being kept as pets. The animal charity said the exotic creatures required a "considerable commitment".

In fact, the African pygmy hedgehog is one of the most primitive mammals on our planet, with some scientists arguing that it survived the dinosaurs! Although paleontologists may not be able to ...

When someone says hedgehog, what do you think of? Prickles and Sonic probably spring to mind. But there’s a lot more to these cute creatures than their quills. So Young Post spoke to Dr Michael ...

The European hedgehog is the largest, while the African pygmy hedgehog is most commonly kept as a pet. When threatened, they will curl up into a ball, protecting their soft bellies and relying on ...