When they get used to you feeding them on a regular basis, they gather together in numbers to help themselves to the treat. This can sometimes cause minor skirmishes to break out, and noisy 'challenges' can ensue. The weaker ones usually just lie still for a while until the stronger ones leave, and then they too can get their share.

I have tried them on various 'recommended' feeds, the most commonly cited being tinned dog-food, or even specially tinned hedgehog-food, but 'my' hedgehogs seem to prefer plain, shelled peanuts. If offered a choice of peanuts and anything else, they always go for the peanuts, leaving the alternative until there are no peanuts left, or a shortage of natural food - like beetles and slugs.

Shaking the peanut container after placing some in a low 'bowl' makes the sound that is their 'dinner-gong', and they come running very soon.