Observations on the Feeding of the Hedgehog (Erinaceus Europaeus L.)

The feeding of the hedgehog in captivity is described and the degree to which this seems to be affected by hibernation. Altogether 167 food preference tests were performed by nine hedgehogs and the results seem to indicate that though hedgehogs will eat most of the small invertebrates that they find in their natural habitat, they consistently select some rather than others.