Hardly surprising that there is confusion regarding calci worms. One of the refs (the one from 2016) in the link posted by Jervis contains this :
‘There are proprietary brands of hedgehog food available which have been properly researched, Ark Wildlife or Spike’s for example, and these contain everything needed.’
And if you then go to Ark Wildlife site you will see this list of Ca:P ratios for various foods and their opinion of suitability for hedgehogs
Ark Hedgehog Muesli* 1.9 : 1 EXCELLENT
ArkHedgehog Food Original* 1.6 : 1 EXCELLENT
Ark Calcium Worms* 1.5 : 1 EXCELLENT
Dry Dog Food 1.3 : 1 GOOD
Wet Dog Food 1.2 : 1 GOOD
Dry Cat Food 1.1 : 1 GOOD
Wet Cat Food 1.1 : 1 GOOD
Earthworms 1.0 : 1 GOOD
Peanuts 1.0 : 6 BAD
Sunflower Hearts 1.0 : 7 BAD
Mealworms 1.0 : 15 BAD
There is no indication on their site that ‘their’ calci worms are any different to any other brands. Clearly more research needs to be done. Can someone post the original scientific paper which Hedgehog cabin has used to make their minds up about calci worms?
