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  1. Diet and Nutrition
    Hello everyone! I have been very indecicive latley about how much food i should be feeding pickles. At first i was feeding her 1 time a day and feeding her about 3 table spoons and she was demolishing it within 30 minutes so I thought she was very hungry. I googled it and it said to start...
  2. Diet and Nutrition
    I saw this post on a FB group, hopefully it can help some South Africans on this forum
  3. Diet and Nutrition
    Hello! I have a 2yo Hedgie (Amy) that is currently on kibble. I've been considering switching her to wet food for a while now and have started to look into the good stuff - protein/ fat %, ingredients, quality, etc. I found a local dog food brand that I feel has good ingredients (below) and...
  4. Diet and Nutrition
    Hi, I need some advice on feeding my hedgehog with dubia roaches. I would like to start feeding he with dubia roaches, but I'm wondering how many he should eat per day. I know it depends on the hedgehog individual needs, and I should watch his weight to see if his diet is good, but I'm not...
  5. Diet and Nutrition
    My hedgehog, Fern, is about 2 1/2 years old. She is very obese, she was 740g about a month ago when we went to the vet and I weighed her on my kitchen scale tonight and it was difficult to tell because she kept moving but she was around 800g. About a year and a half ago when I took her to the...
  6. Diet and Nutrition
    My hedgehog does not show any more interest in eating mealworms anymore. He eats his other food (dry cat food and broccoli/squash) just fine and is drinking but for some reason, not worms. I know they are an important part of his diet and he used to be very motivated for them. But now, when I...
  7. Diet and Nutrition
    Hello! I’ve got about a younger hedgehog , I’m not sure her age but I think it’s around 4-5 months. There is so much information, controversies, forums, etc. about what you should feed your hog. I’ve got her on dry cat food and that’s all. I’m really trying to upgrade her diet though as I’m...
  8. Diet and Nutrition
    So a couple of weeks ago, I took my hedgehog to the vet for a wellness check-up and a skin issue (which ended up being mites). I also got her a blood draw to check her protein levels, calcium/phosphorus levels, mineral levels, and overall internal health. I wanted to get a blood sample done to...
  9. Diet and Nutrition
    Hey everyone! Just recently got a 7/8 week old baby girl hedgehog and was wondering if these two foods are a good mix. -purina beyond chicken and oatmeal cat food (I don’t know if this is the best but the ingredients looked good) -solid gold Katz-n-flocken Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe with Pearled...
  10. Health
    I am having a very difficult time getting my hedgehog to eat. I got her at the beginning of the month, and she is about a year old. The breeder said she was 512g before transport (so mid April), and she has now dropped to just below 400g. I have tried everything I can think of. Wetting her...
  11. Diet and Nutrition
    I ordered some reptilinks whole prey sausages and was thinking about serving them to my hedgehog boiled instead of raw because I'm afraid of her getting sick from bacteria. The reptilinks I ordered have raw quail egg in them, an insect blend, and whole prey raw meats. I'm thinking about boiling...
  12. Diet and Nutrition
    is it okay to just feed my hedgehog some cat food? or do i need to add mealworms in his diet? also can they have crickets is it safe for them?
  13. Diet and Nutrition
    I have learned a lot about the best types of live insects to feed hedgies, but I am having a hard time learning what size of insects to feed. For example, you can buy roaches and crickets in all sorts of sizes, from less than 0.25" to over 1". BSFL come in sizes between 0.25-0.75". Even other...
  14. Diet and Nutrition
    Hi all -- I'm considering adding Blue Buffalo Freedom Grain-Free Adult Indoor Fish Recipe to my hedgie's mix -- (32% protein, 14% fat, 7% fiber), but I'm concerned about the "LifeSource Bits" in the food. What vitamins/minerals are even in these "bits"? For those that feed Blue Buffalo, do you...
  15. Diet and Nutrition
    Hello! I'm planning on changing my 3month old hedgehog's cat food from Friskies Indoor Delights (30% Crude Protein, 9% Crude Fat). However, the person I got her from did not mention that it contained corn and other ingredients that seems to be bad for hedgehogs, so I decided to change her food...
  16. Diet and Nutrition
    I need help. I've had maple for about a month now, she's 4 months old and she won't eat her kibble, like at all. she will eat mealworms, and waxworms and other bugs, but nothing else. I've taken her to the vet and she didn't really have anything helpful to say. Maple is active at night, but...
  17. Diet and Nutrition
    So I will be getting a hedgie soon, and I know that insects are super important to have in their diet. However, the only insects available anywhere near me are dead ones, either canned or dried (I will be purchasing the canned ones). This means that if my hedgie is picky with her insects and...
  18. Diet and Nutrition
    Thoughts on mixing 5lbs of CANIDAE® UNDER THE SUN® GRAIN FREE WITH CHICKEN CRUDE PROTEIN (MIN.) 25.00% CRUDE FAT (MIN.) 11.00% CRUDE FIBER (MAX.) 4.00% MOISTURE (MAX.) 10.00% Chicken meal, garbanzo beans, peas, chicken fat, dried whole egg, chicken, flaxseed, suncured alfalfa, natural flavor...
  19. Diet and Nutrition
    I just found out about Carnilove (http://www.carnilove.co.uk/cat-food/carnilove-duck-pheasant-adult-cats-hairball-control/) and I've been looking for a good supplement for my hedgehog's diet which is just Iams Catfood. I tried adding Royal Canin Fit 32 previously but she doesn't like it very...
  20. General Questions
    I leave out a lot of food for her, and I can hear her eating during the day and at night. Her bowel movements seem pretty consistent, shes pooping, but when I pick her up or play with her, even just look at her, she seems really thin. When I pick her up, I can feel her ribs fairly easily and it...
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