MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Bud and Sam! They’re pygmy hedgehogs at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe. “These guys are from Africa, and they’re actually nocturnal animals ...

Tiny, spiky, squeaking and snorting - pygmy hedgehogs are a prickly issue. Animal campaigners say they should not be kept as pets. But what do pygmy hedgehog owners say? "They're adorable balls of ...

The passing of Elsa, an African Pygmy Hedgehog, comes just three years after another popular rodent from New Jersey — groundhog Milltown Mel — died before his big day in the spotlight.

The European hedgehog is the largest, while the African pygmy hedgehog is most commonly kept as a pet. When threatened, they will curl up into a ball, protecting their soft bellies and relying on ...

Each species has unique traits, such as the small size of the African pygmy hedgehog, popular as a pet, and the larger European hedgehog, known for its resilience in the wild. Hedgehog spines ...