A hedgehog's diet!

Hedgies eat a variety of food. In the wild, they eat berries, frogs, baby birds if fallen out of their nest, snails, small lizards, eggs, worms, grubs and many more. Their diet is mainly high in protein.

As pets, they need a good high protein diet that is low in fatnot more than 10%). So brands like Inova Evo is good, protein is 50%. Other brands must be holistic premium food like Felidae, Natural Balance, Evolve, Chicken soup for cat lover's soul and eagle pack. Remember, hedgehogs cannot have corn gluten or corn meal and chicken by-products coz it may cause fatty liver disease in them(brands like Iams)... read this somewhere.

They love to eat bananas and soft fruits. One can also feed them baby Gerber food that you get from supermarkets. Hedgehogs also can eat canned dogfood and canned catfood make sure the ingredients are natural and holistic.

They can also eat cooked mince beef and chicken but with no seasoning and no oil. Eggs have to be hardboiled.

Once a while, offer them treats like earthworms, mealworms and beetles. They LOVE beetles. Mine likes to crunch on them. Do not catch the bugs you find in your garden if you have sprayed pesticides before. Best is to get your supply from a petshop or find them in clean chemical-free areas.

I still have a lot to learn. There are no books on hedgehogs in the market now so I have to learn from people who have hedgehogs and experience. Will update this thread with more info later with a list of what they can eat and what they can't.