A second-year veterinary student examines a hedgehog while learning about care and handling techniques for companion animals at the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine South Clinic in Urbana. A ...

Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, and even rats have long dominated the market as preferred picks for pint-sized pets. But there's another miniature mammal that's starting to gain popularity in the pet ...

Hedgehogs have gained popularity as pets in recent decades. Before you add one to your family, Dr. Krista Keller, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, ...

Hedgehogs have gained popularity as pets in recent decades. Before you add one to your family, Dr. Krista Keller, a veterinarian at the UI Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, recommends learning ...

Hedgehogs are no longer new to the domestic pet trade, but there are still several persistent misconceptions about their care and temperament. Common misconceptions surround their bodies, breeds, ...

Hedgehogs are crazy cute. And it's not everyone who can say that his roommate is an African pygmy hedgehog. "They're just cool," says veterinarian Scott Weldy of Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital in ...

Beware the hedgehog, for it may give you salmonella. Pet hedgehogs have sickened two Minnesotans and nine others nationwide in an outbreak reported last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Your pet is cute, but please stop kissing it. According to the CDC, the dangers of pet germs are real and a salmonella outbreak tied to hedgehogs proves it. As far as pets are concerned, few are more ...

If I’m having a rough day, one way to instantly put myself in a better mood is to type “hedgehogs taking baths” into Google. Videos and images of the small, prickly animals bobbing around in the water ...

Lawmakers in the area have been considering whether African pygmy hedgehogs should be allowed as pets. Colleen McCormick has wanted one for years. “I generally just think they are fun, adorable ...