Lists of Food Do's and Don'ts

[nicanor]

Been gathering info from a bunch of resources (including past threads, my breeder's recommendations, books and other sites) in the past few months. Here's what I got. PLEASE READ ENTIRE THREAD IN CASE I MADE MISTAKES ON THE LIST AND CANNOT EDIT IT

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Staple Foods, Main courses: should be a mix of at least 2 varieties

CAT FOODS:
Buffalo Blue
Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul
Exclusive light/hairball control cat food
Fancy Feast (moderation, hi fat)
MaxCat (moderation, hi fat)
Pet Gold- Adult Cat Light
Purina Indoor cat food
Purina kitten chow (moderation, hi fat)
Royal Canin Lite 37 or 38
Royal Canin Mini Special 30 (moderation, hi fat)
Special Kitten kitten chow (moderation, hi fat)
Wellness
Wysong

OTHER PET FOODS
8in1 hedghog food
L'Avian hedgehog food
Select Diet / GFD Mink food (moderations, hi fat)
Bil-Jac dog food
some types of small Kibble puppy food -check labels

OTHERS
baby cereal
bran flakes
healthy high-fiber cereal
-no nuts
-high in grain for snacks is fine but not as a staple

** DO NOT FEED **
Vitakraft hedgehog foods
Pretty Pets brand
Brown's brand

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EXTRA FOODS, Treats: tablespoon daily (remove treats food daily

FRUITS & VEGGIES
apple (small bits)
banana
banana (thin sliced)
beans
bell pepper
blueberries
blueberry
carrots (cooked)
carrots (cooked)
corn (cooked, small amounts only)
peas (cooked)
potatoes (mashed)
strawberry
sweet potato (cooked)
melons (honeydew, watermelons, etc)

BABY FOOD
various fruits and veggies
chicken and gravey
beef and gravey
baby food sticks
meat & veg baby food
applesauce

MEATS: always cooked and in moderations
(most any cooked, unseasoned meats)
beef
chicken
fish (broiled salmon, etc)
gound beef
pork
turkey
DO NOT FEED CANNED OR PROCESSED MEATS

OTHERS
tofu
rice
wet cat or dog food (read labels first)

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SPECIAL TREATS, 2-3 times a week only
cottage cheese (modertions)
crickets
hard boiled egg whites
meal worms
regular cheese
silk worm
small amounts of cheese
yogurt (plain lowfat )

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** DO NOT FEED **
Vitakraft hedgehog foods
Pretty Pets brand pet food
Brown's brand pet food

avocado
canned or process meats
chocolate
cow milk
heavily processed foods
grapes
hot dogs
onions
outside bugs
peanuts
potatoe chips
raisins
raw eggs
raw meats

[PrettyHate]

Been gathering info from a bunch of resources (including past threads, my breeder's recommendations, books and other sites) in the past few months. Here's what I got. PLEASE READ ENTIRE THREAD IN CASE I MADE MISTAKES ON THE LIST AND CANNOT EDIT IT

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Staple Foods, Main courses: should be a mix of at least 2 varieties

CAT FOODS:
Buffalo Blue
Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul
Exclusive light/hairball control cat food
Fancy Feast (moderation, hi fat)
MaxCat (moderation, hi fat)
Pet Gold- Adult Cat Light
Purina Indoor cat food
Purina kitten chow (moderation, hi fat)
Royal Canin Lite 37 or 38
Royal Canin Mini Special 30 (moderation, hi fat)
Special Kitten kitten chow (moderation, hi fat)
Wellness
Wysong


I weeded out some of your foods- and put them under different catagories. I couldnt find anything about Pet Gold- so I left it out. Added in a few High qaulity foods you were missing.

High Quality Kibbles:

*Blue Buffalo
*Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul
*Eagle Pack
*Evolve
*Felidae
*Innova
*Natural Balance
*Nutram (Canadian Food)
*Royal Canin USA
*Wellness
*Wysong

Mediocre Kibbles
*Most Purina
*Nutro Max Cat

Junk (aka Dont Even Bother)
*Fancy Feast
*Special Kitty
-Pretty much anything you can buy at Walmart, Safeway etc.

[wyvernrider18]

I use Solid Gold in my hedgie mix. It's a great food as well, so I'm adding it to the mix. :) At least I haven't found anything wrong with it....

[illinidairychic]

Junk (aka Dont Even Bother)
*Fancy Feast
*Special Kitty
-Pretty much anything you can buy at Walmart, Safeway etc.

I know of breeders that acutally use Special Kitty in their mixes with no Problems *I don't personally* but seeing as how they have a lot of hedgehogs and no issues I don't see it being all that horrible for them. Also it gets mixed with the higher quality foods.

[Nancy]

There are alot of ferret people who use Special Kitty Kitten as part of their ferrets mix. I can't say I'd ever use it though. :)

[hemi_mygirl]

I wish I could find more of the high quality food around here. So far, I've scouted out a place that sells both Royal Canin and CSFTCLS. When I go there this weekend (Yay! I love food shopping!), I should look at other brands. LOL.

[illinidairychic]

I actually had a male on CSFTCLS and his poop smelled horrible!! I'm a Royal Canin and Purina mix girl ;)

[hemi_mygirl]

Really? Wow... does anyone else have that problem? It's not a big deal if that happens to Hemi, since she's litter trained.

I have her on a mix of two kinds of Royal Canin right now. I want to enrich it a bit with another variety. lol.

[illinidairychic]

That was the ONLY thing he was on from the breeder, Also he was a bit of a pig...but for some reason it rubbed me the wrong way.

[hemi_mygirl]

Strange... I've never heard other owners talk about smelly poop because of CSFTCLS... learn something new every day. :)