Hedgehog Food

In the wild hedgehogs feast on a wide range of foods, but the majority of their diet is made up of invertebrates, including beetles, worms, slugs, caterpillars and earwigs. At various times of year such as when breeding, dry summer periods and the colder months, their natural food can become much more scarce, so hedgehogs will really benefit from a supplementary hedgehog food.

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Dried Calcium Worms
Dried Calcium Worms

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Nutritious: excellent source of protein and calcium

Versatile: perfect for table, ground and seed feeders

Appealing: attract more insectivore birds to gardens
Dual-Purpose Hedgehog Food & Water Bowl
Dual-Purpose Hedgehog Food & Water Bowl

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Stable: ultra stable base to prevent hedgehogs tipping the bowl

Clever: Food bowl has a drainage hole and water bowl is lower to prevent spillage

Space-saving: 2-in-1 design includes food and water bowl in one
Hedgehog Water Dish
Hedgehog Water Dish

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Durable: Frost-resistant ceramic

Accessible: Shallow sides for easy drinking

Sturdy: Flat bottom prevents tipping or spilling

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Do you have hedgehogs in your garden? You can support them by providing healthy and natural food to keep them nourished throughout the year.

Hedgehog must-haves

The hedgehog food on offer is nutritionally balanced and 100% natural. Designed to actively promote animal health and vitality, the natural ingredients are boosted with the addition of essential vitamins and minerals.

Hedgehog food with Ark Wildlife

Our Ark Hedgehog Food Original is a complete, nutritionally balanced food made from 100% natural ingredients that help to boost hedgehog health and vitality. Free from colourings, flavourings and preservatives and fortified with essential vitamins and minerals, it actively promotes hedgehog wellbeing.

Supporting local wildlife

By providing a consistent supply of hedgehog food, you can help to make your garden a welcoming environment for the hedgehogs in your area. You can place hedgehog food in hedgehog food bowls or inside of hedgehog food stations.

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What can I feed a hedgehog?

Hedgehogs can be fed specialist hedgehog food, wet cat or dog food (meat-based), dried cat food and insects such as Calcium worms. Always provide fresh water as well. Avoid giving them milk, bread, or processed, sugary foods at all costs, as these can cause digestive issues. Make sure the food is offered in a safe, sheltered spot: this will encourage hedgehogs.

What is the best food to feed a hedgehog?

Hedgehogs enjoy a natural diet of insects such as beetles, caterpillars, slugs, earthworms and snails so maintaining a natural, pesticide free garden offers the best options to our spiky visitors. When natural food is scarce, the best supplemental food for hedgehogs is specially designed hedgehog food, which provides the right balance of nutrients they need. These foods are packed with protein, fats, and essential vitamins.

How do I stop birds from eating hedgehog food?

Using a hedgehog feeding station is the best way to stop birds from eating hedgehog food, as this will stop birds as well as larger animals like foxes or domestic cats from accessing the food. You can also try placing the food in a covered feeding area that allows hedgehogs to feed without attracting birds, but this isn’t guaranteed.

How much food should I feed my hedgehog?

Offer about a handful of food each night, adjusting the amount based on how much is eaten. Hedgehogs will eat what they need, so if food is consistently leftover you know you don’t need to put as much out.

What other animals typically eat hedgehog food?

Other animals like foxes, badgers, cats, and rats will eat hedgehog food. A dedicated feed station will help to deter them from accessing the food you put out for hedgehogs.

Should I put food in a hedgehog house?

Putting food in a hedgehog house can attract other creatures that will disturb a resident hedgehog and can result in it choosing to relocate elsewhere. A few feet away from the hedgehog house is good, or even in a hedgehog feeding station which is best.

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