Baby Food

[TexasQuills]

I was wondering if it is ok to feed my hedgehog baby food. I feed him hedgehog food from the pet store but I bought scooter chicken baby food as a treat and he loves it. Any suggestions?

[Kerrie]

Baby food is fine for your hedgehog, and is way better for them then the hedgehog food from the petstore you are feeding them now. I feed my two baby food as a treat once or twice a week. Just a dollop or so.
Try feeding your hedgie a high quality cat food such as, Wellness, Innova, Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul, Royal Canin, etc. If you do a search in the "Nutrition" section, it will give you tons of information.
I will look up some stuff for you to get you started and supply you with a link.
Be back in a few.:)

OK...Here's a couple to get you started:
This first one is in the "Frequently Asked Questions" section:
http://www.chins-n-quills.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54206
Then this one was started by a member.
http://www.chins-n-quills.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72103

[HedgePigLove]

My healthy three get baby food as an occasional treat. But my malnourished and sickly rescue hedgehog has a bowl of baby food each night, in addition to her kibble being available 24/7. I serve her approximately 1-2 teaspoons chicken baby food, 1-2 teaspoons sweet potato baby food (stirred together and warmed), topped off with about 1 teaspoon whole milk, live-culture yogurt to help her tummy and get more calcium into her brittle old bones.

I stick with the Gerber Second Stage baby foods - the ingredients on the chicken are "chicken, water, cornstarch" and so forth for all I've tried in that line. Good, wholesome foods.

[TexasQuills]

I also feed him 2 meal worms a week for his protien and also a few crickets

[Vampira_666]

My little Marigold seems to love the chicken and broth baby food..but Keyaira isn't so fond of it...I tried them on sweet potatoes but neither one seeemed to like them :laugh: ...guess I'll ahve to try some new foods :)

[shirleytx]

Hey I'm in Texas also read here for some really great food advice http://www.chins-n-quills.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54206