The African pygmy hedgehog, or four-toed hedgehog ... and always have a backup piece for easy cleaning and replacing. In the wild, hedgehogs are primarily insect-eating mammals.

1981 with the numbers of hedgehogs in the wild being in decline since the 1960s. But Clover is actually an African Pygmy Hedgehog—the smallest of the hedgehog species and most common as pets.

The Honolulu Zoo announced it recently received a female African pygmy hedgehog, named Petunia ... threaten native species if released into the wild. African hedgehogs’ bodies are covered ...

An adult African pygmy hedgehog is 6 to 11 inches long ... The face and underside are covered with a soft, white fur. In the wild, the hedgehog feeds mainly on insects. It also eats earthworms ...

"For the African pygmy hedgehog, the ideal temperature range ... Room to roam "In the wild, African pygmy hedgehogs are extremely active and have a large range where they run, explore and even ...

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 ...

An African pygmy hedgehog is making its way to the zoo to ... give away unwanted pets instead of releasing them into the wild. JAAR will hold another surrender event on March 25 at the Aldo ...

Whiskers J, the Oregon Zoo's African pygmy hedgehog, was probably not wild about being up so early to carry on the tradition of predicting the length of winter. Whiskers J is a nocturnal animal ...

and the smaller African pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris. Hedgehogs live alone in the wild and are typically solitary animals. They may take a while to warm up to you when you first bring them ...

But Paradise Valley cannot sell African Pygmy Hedgehogs to residents of Georgia, one of three states where they're outlawed, unless the owner has a wildlife permit. "The pygmy hedgehog is a wild ...

"If we can get a hearing, the objections from last year, we'll be able to meet them and establish that this particular subspecies, the African pygmy hedgehog, would not reproduce in the wild," she ...