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Article: SPINY HEDGEHOGS BECOME POPULAR PETS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- June 18, 1994
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Byline: AMY WALTON Cox
WACO, Texas What's black and white, spiny all over, a sucker for dry cat food and becoming the pet of choice for animal lovers with a penchant for something different?
Hedgehogs. That's right, hedgehogs, which resemble miniature porcupines, have joined the ranks of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs and flightless birds in taking the exotic pet scene by storm.
They're selling like hot cakes to people who want to breed them for a quick buck, as well as to families who want a conversation piece in the form of a prickly, softball-sized, nocturnal insectivore with an attitude.
``They're really cute and they're ...