I switched from mealworms to calciworms a couple of years ago after I became aware of metabolic bone disease. The hogs love them and they just get a few mixed in with the hedgehog nibbles. As with my sunflower seeds and fat balls for the birds I tend to by bulk in everything to reduce the cost. Also, I shop around so have different suppliers for each food type. I currently pay £5.90/kg for Calciworms from Ivel Valley which I think is pretty good. I then pay £1.50/kg for my hedgehog nibbles from Food4WildBirds which is pretty good. I know a lot of people here use Ark wildlife as their main supplier, a bit more expensive but if price is not a concern then why not. I currently have around 3 hogs who have decided to wake up and start emptying the bowels again. Good to see them again. One thing I noticed this year is that they are not so skinny as after last years post hibernation. Maybe they had been coming out for snacks over the winter. I did put water out and some food but assumed it was the field mice and blackbirds that had been sneaking into the feeding stations.
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