hay

How much hay do you go through in a week for your number of guinea pigs?

Hi! My 5.5 year old boy, Snickers, stopped eating hay a couple of weeks ago. I started immediately on the critical care and took him to an awesome vet who examined his teeth and did an X-ray. She didn't notice anything obviously wrong. He was bloated at the time (from not eating enough. I think...

my 2 piggies are eating less and less hay by the day, but they’re okay with any veggies I hand feed them. they eat all their pellets, just not their hay! my younger piggie has gotten very skinny; skinny to the point where I can feel his back bones! I’m not sure what to do bc they don’t seem to...

Hi everyone! So Little Hay Co sent me a 5KG box of Cotswolds sweet hay instead of the usually silky soft I buy. It’s been opened but not touched and it sealed back up in my shed. I was wondering if anyone here wants it for free? You would have to come and collect it as I don’t drive and...

So I have 2 female pigs about 2-2 1/2 years old so I have a general question. Is it normal for pigs adult pigs to sit in their igloo most of the time or is this something I should worry about ? She comes out for Pets and to eat and drink then goes back in and takes a nap 😴 . Is this a normal pig...

Hello, i am new in this forum. And english isn't my first language so if i make any mistakes please excuse me! 🥲 I had 2 guinea pigs, and one of them (his name was Chips) sadly passed away recently. And Cola (8 months, male) is still with us. I took him to vet after his mate passed away. The vet...

Hi guys, I’ve posted a few times in the last few months about Shaun’s ongoing loose/soft poops. They stick to his feet etc. I’ve posted a long thread about this.. So we still have the ongoing issue. I’m looking for advice. Any thing to try to solve this. Here’s his daily diet: I provide: A...

Hello. Would you help me identify the three certainly different types of hay in this picture? I've marked them as A, B, and C. Please note that the C type is what small amount was left in the bag. It's not usually this leafy. In fact, it's the thinnest hay I've ever bought and snap quite...

Hi all! I’ve seen a lot of piggy parents have a big tub of hay for their piggies to burrow in. I never set one up because I thought it would be expensive and messy but I recently got them a hay cube (a little box filled with hay) and they obsessed! So I think it’s time I set up a burrowing box...

Hi All, I am the proud dad of 4 piggies (3 skinny 1 hair - all same family) and I have had the issue of hay pokes for almost 3 weeks now. I wanted to reach out to some more educated guinea pig caretakers and see if maybe I could get some advice on how to prevent this in the future. One of my...

I'm the dad of Diego and Manny, they are a bonded pair about 3 years of age. When I first thought about getting guinea pigs everyone says that they are going to chew, so make things chew proof or give them things to chew on. But I've had my boys for almost a month and.... They don't chew. I...

My question is about storing hay outside in the cold in Canada. Will it mould if it is in a sealed container outside? Anyone with experience regarding this topic? All suggestions welcome.

Hi guys, I have 4kg of premium Timothy hay to give away. It comes in two 2kg boxes from Little Hay Co. I bought it for my Guinea Pig and discovered I’m massively allergic to it as well as my pig preferring his original silky soft hay. I don’t want anything for it but you would have to come...

Hi! My 7.5 y/o guin pig Nut has been refusing to eat hay for a while - while having a monster appetite for anything that isn't hay (pellets, veg, critical care, joint supplements I feed him). After a visit to the vet we found out that he has overgrown molars trapping his tongue, and today he...

Hello everyone, Just a bit of information about my piggie before I go into detail: I adopted a boar in December last year, I’m not sure of his age but Pets At Home said he was about 9 months at the time of his adoption. He is on a table spoon of burgess nuggets. Silky soft hay (a mix of...

Hello, first of all, I'm new to the forum and I wasn't really sure in which topic to post my question, so I apologize if I'm in the wrong topic. The thing is that I have a hay feeder that my guinea pigs eat from, what happens is that they look for specific stems of the hay, and in the process...

Hey everyone! I’ve had my two Guinea pigs for 3 years and I’ve made an odd discovery. Mine have been on and off sick recently, I’ve took them to the vets a few times as they’ll get pain when weeing/pooping. No sign of bladder stones, but seems like they have too much calcium but the veggies...

Hello, I just got two male baby guinea pigs from a pet store. They said the piggies are roughly 10-12 weeks old. They told me that they need to be on pellets and alfalfa hay for another four weeks before I slowly introduce veggies to them. However, I'm finding other information online saying...

This has probably been discussed to death here, but I wanted to just express my anger at the very poor amount of information given to new guinea owners about the correct amount of nuggets to give their pigs! I can’t believe all in the pet food companies. More nuggets used, more bags bought...

Hey guys! Looking for any trusted hay suppliers you have in the UK. I've now got my second infestation of hay mites within a year for my poor girls and I'm DONE :'D So I'm wondering what hay suppliers do you guys use because I'm eagerly searching for a new supplier with a good reputation...