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 ...

Unlike rigid porcupine quills, which are sharp, these creatures are more approachable and not dangerous as pets. The African ...

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".