Intestinal Lymphosarcoma in Captive African Hedgehogs

Retrospective Study of Disease Occurrence in Captive African Pygmy Hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris)

Gardhouse, S. 32 INTRODUCTION The African Pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) is a member of the family Erinaceidae, order Insectivora (1). African hedgehogs are native to the savannah and steppe regions of central and eastern Africa (1). In the wild, African hedgehogs are nocturnal and spend the daytime in burrows (1). They are insectivores and their diet consists mainly of invertebrate pred...

Husbandry and Medical Management of African Hedgehogs

Ticks of four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs.

Several studies on ticks infesting small mammals, including elephant shrews, have been conducted in South Africa; however, these studies have included only a single four-toed elephant shrew and no hedgehogs. This study thus aimed to identify and quantify the ixodid ticks infesting four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs. Four-toed elephant shrews (Petrodromus tetradactylus)...

Retrospective Study of Disease Occurrence in Captive African Pygmy Hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris). In: Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Vol. 70 - N°1 - Mar. 2015

Gardhouse, S. 32 INTRODUCTION The African Pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) is a member of the family Erinaceidae, order Insectivora (1). African hedgehogs are native to the savannah and steppe regions of central and eastern Africa (1). In the wild, African hedgehogs are nocturnal and spend the daytime in burrows (1). They are insectivores and their diet consists mainly of invertebrate pred...

Two Distinct mtDNA Lineages among Captive African Penguins in Japan

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is one of the world's most endangered seabirds. In Japan, although the number of African penguins in captivity continues to increase, genetic data have not been collected for either wild or captive populations. To reveal genetic diversity and characterization in captive African penguins, we analyzed the nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) ...