Question about raw feeding...for hedgehogs.

[Brianna (Swissbrie)]

So I've looked around a few hedgehog threads and I haven't found a straight answer. 

Everyone is SWEARING by grain free, high quality kibble.... but everyone seems to be extremely wary of raw feeding (Yet no problem with added insects)

I am a member here...or, former member, but I'm never logged in and mainly lurk if I have a question   So sorry this is being placed here, my account is deactivated. 
I've been raw feeding for a year and a half; ever since I got Raiju

I would just really like to know if anyone has any information on what Hedgehogs need for their diets, how feasible a raw diet would be, and if anyone knows someone with experience! 


(Also if anyone has information about introducing hedgehogs to ferrets, I'd like to know. I doubt Raiju and Shiri will even care about a different animal other than ones that are teeny tiny, so I can't see them doing much more than sniffing, ignoring and then running to knock my garbage can and clothes over.... so... but I'd like to know )

[racheld]

Hi! My friend Kelsey is a moderator on a hedgehog forum and is SUPER into feeding raw diets, so she said I should direct you to her--she's at hedgehogcentral.com/forums under the name LilysMommy.

[Brianna (Swissbrie)]

Jun 11, 2014 21:22:32 GMT -5 racheld said:

Hi! My friend Kelsey is a moderator on a hedgehog forum and is SUPER into feeding raw diets, so she said I should direct you to her--she's at hedgehogcentral.com/forums under the name LilysMommy.

She's actually been messaging on my thread there!   She's been very kind and helpful so far. I actually started getting some good answers from her

I'd really like to know if anyone here has any examples too, though, because the examples there are pretty sparse.   Hopefully I can come up with a good combination eventually. 

[racheld]

Good luck! <3

[racheld]

This is actually really funny because she was *just* talking about how frustrating that thread was because you weren't getting proper help.

[Brianna (Swissbrie)]

I was wanting to rip my hair out! Did you read it? Especially with the:

Cat food is the best for Hedgehogs!!!!

Oh we don't actually have nutritional information on what hedgehogs really need


.... Really, really! And it's all over the place... No one really "knows" what hedgehogs need but since they can live off of cat food, it's automatically the best right? right. Of course lol.

[katt]

I hedgie sat a while back and being the animal food/nutrition nerd that I am I immediately went off and joined a forum and did tons of research. LOL Luckily the owner was totally into the diet changes. Anyways, these threads may be useful:

www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/12-diet-nutrition/10562-fresh-foods.html

www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/12-diet-nutrition/11497-fresh-food-diet.html

www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/12-diet-nutrition/11534-recommended-kibble.html

[Brianna (Swissbrie)]

Ooooo super helpful! Thanks!