The four-toed and pygmy hedgehogs are the most common type of pet hedgehog. For a long time, these breeds were the only types ...

The Tulsa Zoo has several hedgehogs, but most zoogoers do not know it because the little critters are not on exhibit. The four-toed hedgehog is what the zoo calls an "animal ambassador" and is ...

WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? The breed is a hybrid of the four-toed hedgehog or African white-bellied hedgehog and the Algerian hedgehog. The scientific name is Atelerix albiventris. Its natural ...

African pygmy hedgehogs, native to that continent and also known as four-toed hedgehogs, are smaller than the native European hedgehog; grow to about 8” long (about the size of a guinea pig ...