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food?

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Question
Hello!  I'm one of the experts in the ferret category, but I don't know all that much about hedgehogs.  I recently adopted one, and I know next to nothing about what to feed her.  Right now I have her on Purine One Cat food and feed her the occasional live cricket or meal worm from the store.  Should I supplement her diet with anything else or mix foods?  

Also, if you have ANY idea how to keep crickets alive for more than a few days (I feed crushed cat food, bread and have cotton balls soaked in water)that would be great.  She LOVES them, but I just can't keep them alive for long!  I figured out the meal worm thing.. and they turn into scary bugs eventually!  YUCK.

Answer
you can buy proper food for your hedgehog, I feed my hedgehogs the meal worms before they turn into those scary bugs. Well i don't really know what else you can feed her because I do give mine real hedgehog food... i dont know how to keep the crickets alive longer so i don't really have an answer for you.