Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this May 6, 2014 photo hedgehog breeder and trainer Jennifer Crespo, of Gardner, Mass., holds "Circus," a one-year-old pet ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Can man's best friend be replaced by a prickly pal the size of your palm? Sign up here. Busy pet lovers have been buying hedgehogs, whose nocturnal habits make them appealing to the ...

. In this May 6, 2014 photo hedgehog breeder and trainer Jennifer Crespo, of Gardner, Mass., holds "Circus," a one-year-old pet hedgehog, at her home in Gardner, Mass. Hedgehogs are steadily growing ...

GARDNER, Mass. (AP) — They are tiny animals with cute faces. They’re covered in quills. They roll into prickly balls when they are scared. The ideal pet? Hedgehogs are steadily growing in popularity ...

GARDNER, MA -- They are tiny animals with cute faces. They're covered in quills. They roll into prickly balls when they are scared. The ideal pet? Hedgehogs are steadily growing in popularity across ...

They are tiny animals with cute faces. They're covered in quills. They roll into prickly balls when they are scared. The ideal pet?Hedgehogs are steadily growing in popularity across the United States ...

They are tiny animals with cute faces. They’re covered in quills. They roll into prickly balls when they are scared. The ideal pet? Hedgehogs are steadily growing in popularity across the United ...

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