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Over half of UK pet care buyers would rather cut back spending on themselves than on their pet
Pet product is a 2018 Christmas bestseller...already!
Change at the top for Pets at Home
PDSA launches £250,000 vehicle to boost animal welfare
Meet a company challenging the UK pet obesity crisis
Harringtons launches new TV ad campaign
AQUA 2019 shaping up to be a fantastic show
New '5-Weeks-Free' pet insurance solution for vets
Canny Company’s new eye-catching Point of Sale
Pooch & Mutt chews win The Grocer New Product Award
Scruffs new ‘Ellen’ Bedding Collection available in November
Lily's Kitchen extends Puppy range
Refurb completed at Pengelly & Mizen Vets
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Australian cockatoo stolen in raid on pet shop
OATA members get help to get ahead of the new licensing regime
Kittyrama and International Cat Care to exhibit at London Vet Show
Brambles sends out the right message
Garden centre raisies awareness of hedgehog plight
CSJ tells retailers to 'Calm Down' during firework season
The best of the previous Pet Trade Xtra
Revealed: Secrets of UK’s Pet Retailer of the Year
Pet owner finds stone in packet of dog biscuits
UK’s 'oldest' pet shop is put up for sale
Pet firm wins Business Start-up of the Year award
PATS reduces show’s impact on environment
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Brambles sends out the right message

 

Brambles Pet and Wildlife would like to ensure that members of the public are using only beneficial foods to feed wildlife, in particular hedgehogs.

 

Many people are still feeding inappropriate foods such as mealworms, peanuts and sunflower hearts to hedgehogs which have been linked to Metabolic Bone Disease due to high phosphorus levels and should be avoided.

 

Peanuts and seeds can also get lodged in-between teeth and cause dental issues which have been reported at wildlife rescue centres.

 

Brambles Managing Director and biological scientist Gail Tracey comments: “It’s great that people want to help but sometimes they are doing more harm than good.

 

 

"A good quality hedgehog food such as Brambles is all that’s required to supplement a hedgehog’s diet, along with fresh water."

 

Other foods to avoid feeding hedgehogs are foods with added sugars, honey and dried fruit (which has very high concentrations of sugar) due to dental and cardiovascular issues, and foods with high fat content over 15%, such as suet, which can lead to fatty liver disease.

 

Leading wildlife hospitals are trying to educate the public about what to feed and what not to feed hedgehogs, which is great, but we still need to do more to get the message across.

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Here’s a link to a video by Vale Wildlife re Metabolic Bone Disease in Hedgehogs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBjUhQN4STc&feature=youtu.be

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