I can vouch for Nic she has always advised against mealworms and promoted good gardening practice to provide natural food.
I do personally think the whole mealworm debate has got out of hand. I feed them to the hogs here but we are talking 10-15 thrown down on the patio. Some go in to cracks and crevices and it keeps the hogs occupied trying to get them out. Sometimes I throw a little cooked chicken out but the main item is cat biscuit.
No way is 10-15 mealworms shared between two hogs harmful or chicken or the odd sunflower kernel. I would rather the hogs be in my garden being well cared for than in someone else’s being terrorised by a dog, burn’t alive under a bonfire or searching for food further afield and thus being run over.
Be sensible don’t go crazy by feeding a mountain of mealworms every night, that is not healthy.
I like snickers from time to time but i’m not daft enough to have a plate full of them every day.
I’m not saying what I do is correct but I do what I think is in the best interests of the hedgehogs.
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