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 ...

GARDNER, Mass. (AP) — They are tiny animals with cute faces. They’re covered in quills. They roll into prickly balls when they are scared. The ideal pet? Hedgehogs are steadily growing in popularity ...

If you have you ever stopped your Instagram scroll to admire a particularly cute, pointy, and quill-crowned face, you may have also considered the possibility of getting a pet hedgehog yourself.

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, ...

Plenty of people with dog or cat allergies still want to be pet parents, and for those people, an alternative furry friend might be the way to go. Creatures like hedgehogs come with minimum pet dander ...

All ye pet owners searching for that offbeat pet to help you prove to strangers that you aren’t some cat or dog yuppie piece of human garbage but a unique individual with FEELS and THOUGHTS — the ...