clutterbuster
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yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/16 07:28
I need to order something from exotic nutrition and thought I'd also add some treats to my shopping list. Their treat section is quite extensive, and a lot of the items specifically say 'hedgehog' but I don't know about the things with fruit. Initially I wanted just yogurt drops but I couldn't find just plain yogurt drops (I think Brisky's has those).
They yogurt with blueberries, yogurt with papaya, maybe banana. I thought dried fruits are not advisable. I'd appreciate some input on this.
They also have sugar beet treats and dried apple but once they're dry aren't they like the other chewy fruits that get stuck to their teeth? I'd really love to give them the sugar beets if they are suitable.
And they have dried grasshoppers, are they well liked or a big zero like Brisky's freeze dried crickets that have the consistency of carefresh?
please share your opinion and experiences with me. thanks.
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/16 11:35
I was under the impression that dried fruit was a big no-no because of the stuck to the teeth factor. My hedgies didn't like them at all, but I heard yogurt drops in large amounts can be a problem- somewhere there is the idea that hedgehogs can't eat dairy? But I've read plenty of people giving their hedgies yogurt and the hedgies loving it and still being healthy. Maybe it's just one of those things that should be kept to a small amount. Good luck!
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/21 12:53
I have heard that hedgies are lactose intolerant. As a person I'm lactose intolerant but have always been able to eat yogurt probably because the cultures enable you to digest the sugars in the dairy. Boost and Ensure is supposed to be lactose-free and I've given vanilla flavored to one of my hedgies.
got my order from exotic nutrition yesterday - those cute little yogurt drops. Neither P-k nor Max will eat them, I'm surprised about P-k but not Max for he doesn't eat any treats just his Iams. I hear other hedgies love them that's why I thought maybe this would be a nice treat for Max... he's been such a good boy that I would like to find one little thing to give him as a treat... oh well...
also got the small bag of freeze dried grasshoppers - THEY ARE HUGE! I'll have to chop them up and put them in an air tight container. If I give the hedgie the whole thing I fear they won't eat anything else for two days!
has anyone else ever fed their hedgies the freeze dried grasshoppers?
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/21 14:09
I was under the impression that dried fruit was a big no-no because of the stuck to the teeth factor. My hedgies didn't like them at all, but I heard yogurt drops in large amounts can be a problem- somewhere there is the idea that hedgehogs can't eat dairy? But I've read plenty of people giving their hedgies yogurt and the hedgies loving it and still being healthy. Maybe it's just one of those things that should be kept to a small amount. Good luck!
Large pieces of dried fruit can get caught on the roof of their mouth and that is why they are not recommended. Most yogurt drops are mainly sugar and a lot have artificial color that is why they are not so good either. Yogurt and cottage cheese can be fine in small quantities. Some dairy products are more troublesome than others.
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/21 14:11
has anyone else ever fed their hedgies the freeze dried grasshoppers?Nope-but I bet they are huge judging from the ones jumping around my front yard this time of year
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/21 20:07
I have fed my guys the ZOOMEDS grasshoppers. OMG they are completely and totally DISGUSTING AND HUGE!!! Oh they are just so nasty and are about as long as your pinky (sorry had to put that in there heheheheh)
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/21 21:04
you didn't miss an opportunity to make a pinky joke... heh heh... but did your hedgies like the dried grasshoppers? Did you give them a whole big one or chop it up?
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/21 21:10
Yeah, I was surprised when my vet scoffed at my comment that raisins aren't so great for hedgies because they can get stuck to the roof of their mouth. "Well, there are different opinions in this field but they should be fine." Sometimes I don't know how I feel about her 
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/22 00:22
aislinsadia wrote:
Yeah, I was surprised when my vet scoffed at my comment that raisins aren't so great for hedgies because they can get stuck to the roof of their mouth. "Well, there are different opinions in this field but they should be fine." Sometimes I don't know how I feel about her
Book knowledge and owners knowledge are 2 totally different things. Vets can't have experience owning every animal they treat, so they go by what they learned from text books.
The info out there on the APH is pretty carppy. My advice would be to default to your vet on the internal stuff (illness, sores, bleeding) and to your breeder on the external (care, environment, feeding).
Besides, I doubt your vet would be able to teach your hedgehog how to use a toothpick! 
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/22 07:13
Yeah, I was surprised when my vet scoffed at my comment that raisins aren't so great for hedgies because they can get stuck to the roof of their mouth. "Well, there are different opinions in this field but they should be fine." Sometimes I don't know how I feel about her
Their tongues are long and they really can't get stuff that is stuck on the roof of their mouth too easily. Most likely they will be fine after they struggle to get it dislodged. But why make them struggle.
The info out there on the APH is pretty carppy. My advice would be to default to your vet on the internal stuff (illness, sores, bleeding) and to your breeder on the external (care, environment, feeding).
A lot of vets care advice is limited to photocopies of textbooks, some of it sort of old so your experience is not unique.
pretty carppy-It smells like a dead fish?
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Re:yogurt & fruit treats - 2007/08/22 07:50
CThogs wrote:
pretty carppy-It smells like a dead fish?
LOL
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