Although I Have Never Kept One As A Pet,

hedgehogs are becoming increasingly popular in the Far East,

typically the African pygmy hedgehog, has become a popular option as a household pet in Japan, thanks to social media,

one hedgehog owner in Japan loved her pet so much she decided to design a miniature mobile home so she could take it with her wherever she went,

resembling a miniature tent, the hedgehog mobile home comes with a strap and window you can open to check in our your little bundle of spines,

and when you’re not carrying it around it can also be placed inside a cage where it functions as a crib,

resembling a miniature tent, the hedgehog mobile home comes with a strap and window you can open to check in our your little buddy. And when you’re not carrying it around it can also be placed inside a cage where it functions as a crib, a washable floor cover and water-resistant material helps keep your hedgehog’s, safe space nice and clean too. And when not in use, it folds up flat, it’s available for 4,900 JPY at today's rate £34.85 or $47 USD through retailer Solcion, of course you may not want a fulltime pet, in Japan you can go to a hedgehog café and pet one, there is even a book about Azuki, the much-loved Japanese miniature hedgehog who became an Instagram sensation, with over 407,000 followers, if hedgehogs are your thing we spotted a fairly rare albino one when we were living in Thailand at a local market.