Some experts suggest adding minerals and vitamins to the mix, but I would recommend speaking to a vet first in order to get the right mix and quantities. Do not feed them cows milk, as hedgehogs cannot digest it properly. One to two weeks provide 2-3 mls of milk mix every 3 hrs. Three to four weeks up the quantity to 5ml and feed at 4 hr intervals. From four weeks onwards reduce the amount of hand feeding and leave out a dish of milk and another of water.
Solid food can also be introduced, some puppy food or a soft scrambled egg is ideal.
By this stage the youngster will be quite active so use dishes that are hard to upset otherwise the frustration factor will rise as you fill the dishes every 2 minutes. By six weeks hand feeding will have given way to self-feeding. Provide a dish of milk and water with two additional small feeds of puppy food daily. The reason for the rationing of solid food is because hedgehogs are voracious feeders and will consume as much food as you put in front of them. From eight weeks they will be adolescents going on to adulthood and be fully weaned.