![]() ![]() This side-view radiograph (X-ray) of a three-year-old companion African pygmy hedgehog was taken during an annual examination to screen for cardiovascular disease. “This diet can be supplemented with treats such as mealworms, crickets, and fruits and vegetables.” “The best hedgehog diet would be a specially formulated hedgehog or insectivore diet, of which there are many commercially available preparations,” says Dr. That diet can be challenging to recreate in captivity. In the wild, hedgehogs eat a wide variety of bugs, plants, and roots. Keller, who is board certified by the American College of Zoological Medicine. While the wild European hedgehog freely roams the gardens of the United Kingdom and elsewhere, the species that is raised for the pet trade is the African pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris, according to Dr. Krista Keller, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, recommends learning all you can about these animals’ unique needs. Hedgehogs have gained popularity as pets in recent decades. Hedgehogs are nocturnal, athletic, and solitary ![]()
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