annapat

My 2 month hedgehog doesn't like any fresh vegetables or fruts or boiled eggs.
The only this she eats is dry cat or hedgehog food.
Is it enought ?
What shoud I try?

fertmom

Hi Annapat, welcome to POTN!
Many young hedgehogs do not like the same things adult hedgehogs do, but I would keep offering things to her. Have you tried mealworms or freeze dried crickets? How about Gerber baby food vegetables or fruits? Many hedgehogs seem to like strawberries and melons. Our Pepper (RIP) was one of those hedgehogs that was very picky (oh I could tell you stories of how he would strike until we got him the food he wanted) and he was always on the thin side, but he was a little guy too. He did go for fresh salmon and boiled chicken and his all time favorite was when I used to cook some ground turkey in a pan and then add it to yams boiled in chicken broth and mashed. He would not touch any other vegetables and only a little banana for fruit. He would not eat mealworms or crickets as a young hog. He was probably at least 8 months old before he discovered he actually liked and would eat mealworms. Pretty much anything you can feed to a human baby you can feed to a hedgehog. So I would keep trying and keep offering new things a couple of times a week because one day they hate it and the next day they love it! Humans have no idea what makes up a complete hedgehog diet so the best thing we can do is offer them a variety to choose from and hope they will pick what nutrients their little bodies need.
What is your girl's name and I would love to see pictures of her. At 2 months she will be so adorable!!
What type of cat/hedgehog food is she eating?

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annapat

thanks a lot for your advice.

I tried melon and she liked it !

weesiepoo

salmon



hedgies adore salmon!!!

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fertmom

You're right!! How did I miss that? I must have thought it and not written it, ours love salmon too! Wait, I did write that LOL!

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Peickles

try mixing a bit of veggie or fruit baby food. My hedgies adore it (it's the only way they'll eat fruit and veggies).

Peickles

Alos, since hedgies aren't native to places where there is lots of salmon (corret me if salmon live in forests), so I would limit the salmon to spraingly every now and then.