Living with Birds Food for Hedgehogs
Food for Hedgehogs
There are around 1.5 million hedgehogs in the UK – a huge decline from their 1950s numbers in the tens of millions. You can help by offering food to supplement their insect-rich natural diet, alongside a regularly-refreshed supply of drinking water.
Hedgehogs are scavengers, with a diet that includes beetles, worms and caterpillars as well as fruit, birds’ eggs and the odd small animal. This broad natural menu is perfectly balanced to suit hedgehogs’ needs. Anything else you offer should be a modest complement to a hedgehog’s natural diet, helping make best use of precious foraging time without altering its overall dietary balance.
Nutritious and delicious, this is an ideal complementary food to help hedgehogs thrive. In step with latest research, it has a carefully balanced level between calcium and phosphorus for better bone health.
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With shallow sides and a flat bottom, this little dish is perfectly proportioned for feeding hedgehogs. Great for Vale's Hedgehog Food or I Love Hedgehogs.
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These square straight-sided dishes in attractive green glazed ceramic are designed for the express purpose of feeding hedgehogs.
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Ideal for serving moist, rich I Love Hedgehogs™ - the food that's blended for our favourite small mammal.
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Your questions answered
When should I feed hedgehogs?
Hedgehogs are nocturnal creatures, meaning they are active at night. This means that it is best to put out food in the evening, around dusk. Furthermore, hedgehogs must eat more in the months leading up to hibernation, so this is an especially good time to feed them. However, it is important to only provide a supplement to their natural diet, which prevents them from losing their natural foraging instinct.
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