Hedgehog grunting??

[Keith D]

Originally Posted by The Woodman

Interesting link, Keith.
Does anyone know why fish flavoured food should not be given to hedgehogs?
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Hi

yes the answer is that under normal conditions fish are not part of
of the natural diet of a hedgehog.

with weet food its best to stick to meat flavoured food and
avoid the jelly based wet food as this gives them loose stools

it also avoids any chance os small fish bones getting into there digestive system

cheers

K/

[CharlieCreek]

Originally Posted by Keith D

with weet food its best to stick to meat flavoured food and
avoid the jelly based wet food as this gives them loose stools

The jelly ones are the preferred, it is the gravy based ones that can cause very loose stools.

[mbaldw]

Originally Posted by CharlieCreek

In terms of fish flavoured food for hogs, there is nothing wrong with it at all. The only reason it is not normally recommended is because many won't eat it as it isn't a flavour they normally come across.

That was my understanding too: that hedgehogs are simply less impressed by fish-flavoured cat food and are therefore less likely to eat it (even though they will eat fresh fish if they come across it). My parents cats have always been the same; they go through phases of eating fishy cat food (frequently turning their noses up at the suff), even though I've never known them to turn down fresh fish. Thus, I think the advice is more to err on the side of caution and put out stuff that a hedgehog is very unlikely to turn-down.

Cheers,
Marc.