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 ...

A second-year veterinary student examines a hedgehog while learning about care and handling techniques for companion animals at the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine South Clinic in Urbana. A ...

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, ...

Beware the hedgehog, for it may give you salmonella. Pet hedgehogs have sickened two Minnesotans and nine others nationwide in an outbreak reported last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

WASHINGTON — Chinchillas, hedgehogs and hermit crabs were at the center of attention at a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday night. After a yearslong county debate, the exotic animals ...