hoglet should be feeding well. Provide a dish of roughly mashed up meat and milk substitute and a dish of water – as they become more nocturnal they will stop feeding during the day so will only require food at night. At 6-7 weeks the milk substitute can be stopped.
What do baby hedgehogs eat?
What do young hedgehogs eat
- Tinned dog or cat food, and cat biscuits or crushed dog biscuits, make good hedgehog foods. ...
- Very young hoglets that weigh less than 300g can't eat dry food, so the biscuits would need to be soaked in water first.
What milk do you feed Hoglets?
Hoglets should be fed with a milk substitute such as Esbilac which contains all the fats, vitamins and minerals they need. Under no circumstances should you give them cow's formula which will kill them. Goat's milk with Goat's colostrum may be used for a short period of time if nothing else is available.
