Spikes Dry Dinner Hedgehog Food

A hedgehog spends the autumn trying to put on enough weight to survive hibernation, which is a narrower window than most pets get to build up condition in, and it's the reason a food aimed specifically at hedgehogs is worth choosing over a generic dry pet food.

Spike's Tasty Dry Dinner is made from poultry meal, wheat, wheatfeed, whole maize, rice, chicken fat, brewers yeast, linseed and minerals, sold in a 2.5KG bag. Crude protein is 25%, crude oils and fats 12%, crude fibre 3% and crude ash 6.5%, and it's fortified with vitamins A, D3 and E plus trace elements including iron, copper, manganese and zinc. The maker describes it as Hedgehog Hospital Approved, shaped to suit both adults and hoglets, and intended to help maintain healthy teeth and gums. Once opened it should be stored in an airtight container and used within 7 days, kept cool and out of direct sunlight before that.

• 2.5KG bag
• Poultry meal, wheat, wheatfeed, maize, rice, chicken fat, brewers yeast, linseed
• Crude protein 25%, oils and fats 12%, crude fibre 3%, crude ash 6.5%
• Described by the maker as Hedgehog Hospital Approved
• Once opened, use within 7 days in an airtight container

what the makers haven't told us. This contains wheat and wheatfeed, so it isn't grain free, and no specific daily feeding amount is given — hedgehog feeding is usually left-to-graze overnight rather than portioned precisely, but there's no exact guide on this pack.

Who it's for: anyone feeding garden or rescue hedgehogs who wants a food built for the species rather than a repurposed cat or dog kibble.