By Irina M. Wells 6 Sep 2018 . What can pygmy hedgehogs eat? However, we don't feed the cat's any other flavours which all contain fish, such as tuna or salmon, because of a vague recommendation from our vet: "Don't feed fish-flavored cat food to cats, especially male cats. By the way, it is a myth that you shouldn’t give hedgehogs fish flavoured cat food, any flavour of good quality food is fine. Historically, cat food was often used to feed these spiky pocket pets, but there are also quality hedgehog foods that provide ideal nutritional components for a hedgehog to eat. Hedgehogs can eat cooked food too. While I’ve never witnessed a hedgehog consume a fish (and I’ve no intention of offering one either) this question generally relates to fish-based cat food. While you can feed hedgehogs with cat or dog food there are specially designed hedgehog foods that meet all their nutritional requirements. It's bad for them." The best diet for your pet hedgehog. Pet hedgehogs thrive best on a diet high in proteins, low in fats and rich in chitin. Dry cat food can be an excellent choice for hedgehogs cause of the protein to fat ratio it possesses it is suitable for the dietary requirements of an insectivore. It has been on the market for a while, and there’s much more competition between quality brands, so it is easy to … But do keep in mind the amount of fats they will be eating so you should feed them cooked meats in moderation. Being insectivores, hedgehogs need nutrients that may not be found in many other pet foods. Beetles and larvae, cat food dry and tinned, puppy or kitten food Slugs and snails carry lungworm and very hungry hedgehogs that eat a lot of them can become very ill if heavily infested. Advantages He doesn't like any Wellness The only wet food he'll eat right now is the tiki cat salmon and chicken and their other seafood flavors. Fish protein is beneficial and therefore within a balanced, cat or dog food is fine for hedgehogs. However, specially tailored hedgehog foods are the best option. Is fish bad for hedgehogs? Unseasoned cooked meats like chicken, turkey, beef or pork are all suitable for the hedgehog. Our (two male) cats normally eat turkey and chicken flavoured canned wet cat food from our favorite cat food brand. Natural balance wet food for cats; Cooked food. He wont eat any raw for freeze dried foods (he used to eat stella and chewys fish flavored but now he refuses) Wont eat pate He wouldn't eat any of the Weruva flavors or flavored pouches.