Pet hedgehogs are easy to care for provided you house them in a good enclosure. It is therefore important to find the right kind of cage that is best for your hedgehog. In the wild, hedgehogs travel long distances in search of food and water unlike pet hedgehogs. Pet hedgehogs on the other hand spend…
Feeding your pygmy hedgehog a complete well-balanced diet is paramount for having a healthy hedgehog. Hedgehogs are omnivorous animals. As such hedgehogs eat a wide variety of foods (meats, cat and dog food, fruits and vegetables). However, there are several foods that hedgehogs should not eat and thus you should avoid them. We have prepared…
When caring for African pygmy hedgehogs, providing the right diet is important to raise a healthy pet. Hedgehogs are omnivorous and eat a wide variety of foods including hedgehog food, cat food, insects, fruits and vegetables. Cat food is an important source of food for pet African pygmy hedgehogs. Which is why you need to find…
Generally, African pygmy hedgehogs are naturally omnivorous mammals. In the wild, pygmy hedgehogs eat a wide range of insects and small animals including Beetles Earwigs Slugs Caterpillars Fly larvae Millipedes Snails Earthworms Mealworms Baby mice Ground beetles Additionally, pygmy hedgehogs also eat some fruits and vegetables. When caring for a pet pygmy hedgehog, it is…
Ideally, small puppies rely on their mother’s milk for all their nutritional needs. However, you need to supplement orphaned puppies with a suitable puppy milk replacer. You can easily purchase a good puppy milk replacer from your local pet store or online. However, in the absence of a puppy milk replacer, you can easily make…
Raising guinea pigs is easy and enjoyable. This is because guinea pigs are low maintenance, and their care is straight forward. All you need is to provide them with the right housing and proper nutrition. There are several foods that you can feed your guinea pig that provides them with the proper nutrition. Generally speaking,…
The most critical stage of raising kittens is weaning them to solid food. To wean kittens smoothly to solid food you need to slowly transition them through the use of kitten gruel. What is kitten gruel? Kitten gruel is a mixture of food that is made specifically for kittens. It is used to wean kittens…
The keeping of a healthy puppy depends almost entirely on the puppy’s diet. When raised by mum, puppies depend solely on the mother’s milk for the first few weeks. Orphaned puppies depend on milk replacement formulas. At about 3 to 4 weeks, puppies start nibbling at solid food. A process known as weaning. To maintain…
Kitten milk replacer (KMR) is specially formulated for kittens raised without their mother. In the absence of a kitten milk replacer, you can easily make your own homemade kitten formula substitute using ingredients found in your kitchen. Young kittens have special nutritional requirements. Furthermore, during their early stages of development, they do not have teeth….
Commercial feeds in form of pellets or granules provide for the balanced nutritional needs of pets. There are several pellets in the market that you can use to feed axolotls. The best axolotl pellets are the soft and moist sinking variety which are easier for axolotls to eat. I have had my axie, Betty for…