But the RSPCA is concerned about what it calls the "latest pet craze", saying people's homes are unsuitable for pygmy hedgehogs, whose natural habitat is the semi-arid areas of central Africa.

Humans are the worst enemies of hedgehogs' The main threat to hedgehogs said researchers, is loss of habitat due to human ...

The main killer of hedgehogs is cars -- which the animals encounter more and more as they lose their natural habitat to human expansion. "Humans are the worst enemies of hedgehogs," said Rasmussen.

A woman who encouraged her neighbours to drill holes in their garden fences to create a "hedgehog highway" has ... country to share photographs of natural habitats on social media.