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Breeder Mathew Perlick holds a baby hedgehog. After they are two weeks old, the baby hedgehogs are handled every day so they can get used to human touch. Credit: Gonzalo Guzman.
Hedgehogs are no longer new to the domestic pet trade, but there are still several persistent misconceptions about their care ...
MANSFIELD, Ill. - Sarah Roberts lifted a little hut covering Bailey and her offspring and plucked the protective mother off her babies, four tiny hedgehogs that looked like a clump ...
A new café in Tokyo is home to almost 30 different breeds of hedgehog. For $9, visitors can spend an hour with any hedgehog they want. Story by Ian Phillips and editing by Alana Yzola ...
Plus, as you may or may not know, some breeds of hedgehogs (like pygmy hedgehogs) are a bit delicate and need to be kept at really specific temperatures in order to not get sick.
Hedgehogs aren’t the kind of pet you can easily potty train, although they do like to have clean spaces. Use recycled paper or shredded paper towels in the bottom of the cage as a litter box ...