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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A curious hedgehog in its owners' hands burariphoto via Shutterstock (burariphoto via Shutterstock) Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs ...

African pygmy hedgehogs have grown popular over the years, especially with how often they show up online. But there’s more going on behind that image. In 2019, the CDC linked several Salmonella cases ...

Hedgehog breeder and trainer Jennifer Crespo, of Gardner, Mass., holds Circus, a one-year-old pet hedgehog. Nocturnal, and living primarily on insects in the wild, hedgehogs are increasingly becoming ...

Here’s happy news for anyone hankering to have a hedgehog in the house: State wildlife officials have removed the spiny little critters from the list of restricted wildlife to allow them as pets. “The ...

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 ...