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We will discuss which insects can benefit your hedgehog most, where to get them, and how to store your hedgie's bug cuisine. The nutritional values of each insect below will vary depending on where you purchase them and how you feed them.
20 Αυγ 2024 · Before feeding many insects to your hedgehog, we strongly recommend gut-loading the insects. Gut loading is a process where you feed your insects nutritional meals for a few days to pack them with nutrients, which allows the insects to transfer the nutrition to your pet.
27 Νοε 2023 · Hedgehogs eat a wide variety of things, but the main course for them is insects. Sometimes they will snack on other small critters like slugs, frogs, fish, worms, and eggs. See the trend here?
27 Σεπ 2024 · When hedgehogs are feeding, it’s important to leave them be. Disturbing hedgehogs whilst feeding can make them feel unsafe, stop them eating, and could prevent them from coming back to your garden.
The hedgehog’s diet consisted mainly of invertebrate insects, but in areas where they have had to adapt, hedgehogs have been found to also consume lizards, eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds. In order to make your property less appealing to them, you can remove their food source, which most likely consists of snails and slugs.
5 Απρ 2023 · Here is a complete hedgehog food list: Commercial hedgehog food: Specially formulated dry kibble for hedgehogs, containing essential nutrients for a balanced diet. Insects: A natural part of their diet, insects like mealworms, crickets, and waxworms provide an excellent source of protein.
15 Μαρ 2024 · While creepy crawlies are top of the menu, hedgehogs are opportunistic eaters and will munch carrion, fallen fruit and birds' eggs if they come across them. It’s thought a lack of food may be a factor in the hedgehog’s decline as agricultural intensification and pesticide use have reduced invertebrate numbers.
