Hi Martyn667
It’s really good that you are tryng to help the hedgehogs, but as suggested by others, mealworms have been discovered to be bad news for hedghogs – due to low nutritional value and the wrong ratios of calcium and phosphorous. My feeling is that suet pellets are not good for them either. Their normal diet is high protein and whilst it may seem counter-intuitive, as they need to put on weight for hibernation, it is not fat they need. I have read that they are prone to some of the same conditions which can effect humans if they eat too much fat. You are better off feeding good quality hedgehog/cat/kitten/dog food, as suggested.
For more information about feeding and mealworms please see:
https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/help-hedgehogs/feed-hedgehogs/
https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/help-hedgehogs/i-feed-hedgehogs-mealworms/
