After mating, the male hedgehog doesn’t stick around. “The females are left with all the work,” says Sophie, “bringing up the hoglets.” A female usually gives birth to around four or ...

The hedgehogs were judged on their temperament, as well as skin and body condition, to compete for Best Male, Best Female and Best In Show. Emma with her hoglet Halla Emma's hedgehogs are kept in ...

She said volunteers noticed an unusual smell after the female hedgehog was brought in. "I'd used acid to clean grout off tiles recently and I said I know that it's acid, and that's why it is ...