Hedge Hog question.
"Emrys Davies" wrote in message
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Do not feed the hedgehog a fish based product or milk. Water is ideal.
I have fed hedgehogs for some thirty or so years and I find, from their
droppings, that beetles are their main source of food. On many
occasions I have seen a slug in the act of eating from the hedgehogs
bowl but when the hedgehog arrives it ignores the slug. However, I
think that they eat very tiny slugs, those which have not long hatched
and they certainly suck lob worms.
A 1992/93 study of urban hedgehog population distribution overseen by Dr
Doncaster of Southampton University found a strong correlation between high
hedgehog population density and earthworm availability (assuming no
badgers!), suggesting that earthworms may be their most important live prey.
However, like most predators/scavengers, they are opportunistic feeders.
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