hog food

[tigertom]

No signs of hogs in garden thinking of having a long nap yet, just put this lot out and expect to fill them again befor bed, definitely eating a lot though at moment.

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Going to have to find some were to get cheaper meal worms next year though price has rocketed of late, wonder if this due to more people getting them to feed birds in winter oh and as well price going up pack size has gone down by 20grs
MIKE

[Hedgehoggy]

A veritable banquet fit for a king! If there's such thing as reincarnation, I'd like to return as a hedgehog in your garden please!

Re: mealworms. To date, I haven't found anywhere cheaper than these guys: mealworms | eBay

~ And their free delivery is super fast too

If you know of anywhere cheaper with free delivery, please let me know

[dampflippers]

If you buy them in small quantities, Home Bargains shops have them for £1.29 at the moment. Or is it B&M Bargains? Rats, I've forgotten!

[pattie may]

B and M were selling mealworms for £1.99 for I think 100 grams. If they have reduced them then that's a bargain.

[tigertom]

Its pound stretchers were I have been getting them 1.99 for 80gm was a 100gm till price went up to 1.99 from 1.80 will look in b+m next time I need to stock up did get them from wilcos till theres went up to 2.49 but sold by volume not weight and hate little plastic buckets they come in, wrong kind of plastic can not recycle them, going to see about getting in bulk next year have been going though about 100gms a night plus pea nuts and kitten iams some times more.
Thanks MIKE

[willowjay]

I sometimes buy the dried mealworms to add to the bird seed mixtures on the bird table. Would hogs like these, or do they only eat the live ones?

[dampflippers]

Originally Posted by willowjay

I sometimes buy the dried mealworms to add to the bird seed mixtures on the bird table. Would hogs like these, or do they only eat the live ones?

Most hogs love them!
I had one that I had raised and when it was finally released I observed that each night it would do the rounds of the food dishes in my garden to hoover up the mealworms before anyone else could get them.
Never get into the habit of making them the main part of a meal, or you may experience mealworm rage if they can't find any!

[Cambridgeferret]

How absolutely true.

Made the mistake of only feeding our visitors dried mealworms up till now
(hedgehogs not humans ) - tried to bulk dish out with oats, sultanas, dried hedgehog food; was completely untouched.

Our three resident hedgehogs have expensive tastes.