Feeding Hedgehogs...

[sandyRoe]

I saw a hedgehog last night in my garden eating scraps that had fallen from the bird table. What's the best food for them?

[Mosaic]

Cheapest possible cat or dog food.

[boxtops]

Dog food, and water is recommended. Milk and bread are bad for them (even though they like it).

[webbo3]

Most garden centres and pet shops sell bags of hedgehog food.

http://www.g-l.co.uk/...gehog-bites-650g.html



Dave.

[sandyRoe]

I'll be in a Pets R us place this afternoon. I'll see if they stock that food.

[boxtops]

If not sandy - cat or dog food is fine, they like the meaty bits (or alternatively you could dig up some worms, or slugs - I can send you slugs ;-)

[mrs.chappie]

Cat biscuits are good as they help to scrape off tartar from the teeth.

They love mealworms too.

[Maydup]

We have hedgehogs in the garden Sandy but we don't feed them. Instead we leave them to eat the slugs and snails and they do a pretty good job!.

But for all you could possibly want to know on the subject try here.

http://www.britishhed...s.org.uk/FAQS/faq.htm

[RATTER15]

I worked in a hedgehog hospital for a very short while, there they feed them cat food.

[scotman]

As has been said above, pretty much anything except bread & milk.

[wildwood]

Whatever you decide to feed it, please also add the odd worm or live slug/snail when you can.

[JonnyBoy12]

You can not give them bread and milk? I did not know that, so anything else is okay then? Would they eat hedgehog flavoured crisps then, or is this classed as cannibalism?

[sandyRoe]

I just put the first feed out for them. It looks like muesli. If they want live slugs or snails they can catch them themselves.

[Postdog]

http://www.thehedgehog.co.uk/index.htm

[welshlibranr]

sure they'll enjoy sandy.............listen/watch out for them now, I really enjoy watching them in my garden!..........

[piggynose]

http://community.trav...m2.asp?page=1&i=46172