. In this May 6, 2014 photo hedgehog breeder and trainer Jennifer Crespo, of Gardner, Mass., holds "Circus," a one-year-old pet hedgehog, at her home in Gardner, Mass. Hedgehogs are steadily ...

Hedgehogs, those small and prickly little creatures ... Those who support hedgehogs as house pets argue that they’re hypoallergenic and don’t require as much maintenance as dogs or other ...

Blame the Internet, but hedgehogs have become the It girl of exotic pets in recent years. With their little pointy noses, beady eyes and round, spike-covered bodies, they are endlessly photogenic ...

mild-mannered animals with lots of personality Sonic the hedgehog has got nothing on Little Miss Satin Mirranda Hufflepuff. According to Melissa Gardner of Ypsilanti, Mich., her 2-year-old pet ...

Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick ... In nature, they sometimes live under hedges and defend themselves by rolling up into a spiky ball.