How much should he be eating?

[Breigh]

My breeder sent along a container of food for Harley, which she said should last a week. Judging by how much he's eating, it's more like 3 months worth of food.

I have a small dish in his cage for food and water, I know he must be eating -some- of his food but I don't see a big difference in how much is in there in the morning.

I've tried mixing carrots and mealworms (I have these exo terra canned mealworms, was all I could find... need to find a petstore that has the big fat live ones) but in the morning the mealworms and carrots were gone and the food was still there.

He is 3 months old, how much should he be eating each day?

Also, I weighed him and he weighs 212 g - ish (he wouldn't keep still) Is this big for such a young hoglet? I''ve been reading about the weight of some of the adult hedgies on here and it seems big. Is he huge or was I lied to about his birth date or something? hehe

[Nancy]

His food intake will increase once he is more comfortable with you. The often don't eat as much when first in a new home. Count his kibble and you will see exactly how much he eats. Some eat 10 per night, others eat up to 60.

[`angela]

I'm having the same problem! And it's worrying me too, my Hedgie doesn't seem to be drinking either. =C
Sorry, this is kind of a useless post. Hope things get better.

[scythefwd]

`angela..
are you using a bottle or a dish to give water? My hh seems to rotate between which she is drinking out of. One day I see a noticable drop in level in the bottle, the other the croc is half empty.

Breigh..
I have found that my hh's intake is easiest measured when feeding from a very shallow dish. I layered the bottom completely with a little piled on top and she ate through to the bottom layer (she ate over half). I keep a good amount in there, and I dont worry so much about how much she has eaten because I can see that she has in the morning. I do weigh her about once a week, or whenever I can't tell if she has eaten in a couple of days. (Nancy, does this sound solid, or should I be taking more of an interest in fiona's intake?)