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Mix the following well and serve in a shallow dish
(coffee jar lid will do).
Feed two 3 tablespoonful portions at dawn and dusk:
 

1 tin of dog or cat food (not fish flavoured) - 8 out of 10 hedgehogs actually prefer Whiskas Chicken Supermeat.

1 small cup of bran, available from health food shops.

1 small cup of Haith's Prosecto Bird Food, available from www.haiths.com.

1 level teaspoon of SA37 vitamin supplement, available from pet shops or www.petmeds.co.uk.  If SA37 is not available use 2 drops of Abidec, available from the chemist, vets or www.petmeds.co.uk

1 level teaspoon of Sterilised Bone Meal, available from pet shops.

1 level teaspoon of Can-addase Enzyme Supplement, available from vets.

Hedgehogs also enjoy the following as a snack:

banana

peanuts (not salted or roasted)

raisins

biscuit

popcorn

chicken leftovers (leave the bones in)

mashed potatoes

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