“If you have seen both a porcupine and a hedgehog you will never mix them up,” says Bradley. Pet parenting 101: Are you sure you will always love it? “The average weight of a male African ...

Hedgehogs are no longer new to the domestic pet trade, but there are still several persistent misconceptions about their care ...

Providing a small dish of dry kitten biscuits in your garden could be the difference between life and death at this time of ...

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 ...

Hedgehogs have been featured in children’s stories and computer games for years, but only recently have they become popular as pets in Hong Kong. Their spine-covered fur and an amazing ability ...

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".