Life with a hedgehog? What could be better? Well here's the catch, as with anything worthwhile in life there are ups and downs being a hedgie owner, but in the end it is completely worth it. This blog was created to share my thoughts, joys, and frustration with keeping one of these prickly pets.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Tasty New Dish
I have begun the long slow process of adding a new food to Phinneus's diet. My hog is on the small side- he doesn't over eat, and he runs quite a bit on his wheel. His weight hovers around 300 grams (give or take a large poo). I decided that it couldn't hurt to introduce a food that wasn't weight loss, since he certainly isn't in need of weight loss. I picked up a bag of Wellness Indoor Cat food; because he loves his Wellness Kitten food so much, I thought another type of Wellness would suite him. Right now Phin's kibble mix consists of Solid Gold Katz-n-Flocken (the original food he was on when I got him- a lamb based mixture), Wellness Kitten food (chicken), Blue Buffalo Spa Select (chicken), and now Wellness Indoor Cat (also chicken). When switching or adding a new food to a hedgehog's diet you must do it very slowly so as not to upset their digestion. I only add three-five kibbles pieces per day. So far Phin eats about half of these, which is a good sign. It means that he might actually like the food which means that I didn't just waste $13 on a bag of cat food. Hooray!
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