The two most common types of hedgehogs kept as pets are the European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and the smaller African pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris. Hedgehogs live alone in the wild ...

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 pygmy hedgehog, or four-toed hedgehog, is the smallest of the hedgehog ...

LONDON, June 22 (UPI) -- The popularity of African pygmy hedgehogs has greatly increased as the prickly creatures have become a trendy pet for animal lovers, British breeders say. Breeders say the ...

A proposal to remove African pygmy hedgehogs and hermit crabs from the Fairfax County list of "wild and exotic" animals has fizzled, meaning county residents cannot keep them as pets. The county ...

An African pygmy hedgehog is making its way to the zoo to ... "We have these events because, with exotic pets, people don't often have a lot of resources when they can't care for them anymore." ...

toys and everything a pampered pet might want. Annette Blagden in her African Pygmy sanctuary. Animal-mad Annette has even turned her garden shed into a dedicated hedgehog hospital, called ...

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 ...

We went for a look inside the quirky world of African Pygmy Hedgehogs, as Annette Blagden explains why they make amazing pets. In this adorable video, Mrs Blagden shows us round her special ...