Hedgehogs have gained popularity as pets in recent decades. Before you add one to your family, Dr. Krista Keller, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, ...

A hedgehog expert has said the health conditions of the animals she rescued this year have been the worst she has seen. Dru Burdon of the Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group (JHPG) said the condition ...

Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick. In the past year, 20 people were infected by a rare but dangerous form of salmonella bacteria, and one died in January. The ...