{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_hedgehog","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_hedgehog\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Hedgehog nutrition — insectivore diet; commercial hedgehog food or weight-management cat/dog food, rationed\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Hedgehog nutrition — insectivore diet; commercial hedgehog food or weight-management cat/dog food, rationed\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_hedgehog_mgmt_2026.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 91\nverified: true\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 3\n  passed: 3\n  date: 2026-08-04\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Hedgehog nutrition — insectivore diet; commercial hedgehog food or weight-management cat/dog food, rationed\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/hedgehogs/management-of-hedgehogs\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary reference\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) is a copyrighted veterinary reference and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Hedgehog nutrition\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), a copyrighted veterinary reference. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The best staple is a commercial hedgehog or insectivore diet.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* If that is unavailable, a good-quality weight-control cat or dog food can be used instead.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Daily portions are usually 3–4 teaspoons (15–20 mL), adjusted to the animal's weight and activity.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource paraphrased: Merck Veterinary Manual — Hedgehogs (merckvetmanual.com). Original text © Merck Veterinary Manual; not openly licensed. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 this topic presents derived fact summaries only, not verbatim quotation.","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Hedgehog nutrition — insectivore diet; commercial hedgehog food or weight-management cat/dog food, rationed (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Hedgehog nutrition — insectivore diet; commercial hedgehog food or weight-management cat/dog food, rationed","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/hedgehogs/management-of-hedgehogs","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_hedgehog_mgmt_2026.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_hedgehog_mgmt_2026.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T3","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"B"},"tokens_estimated":91,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}