vacuum

I swear its all I do, I vacuum the floor and 20 mins later there is hay everywhere! its like the girls just throw it out their cage and laugh at me! I vacuum everyday! and bare in mind our vacuum is not light so I have to carry it up and down the stairs everyday, I'm surprised I dont have biceps...

Which hand held vacuumes do you use for picking up poops, hay etc? I'm thinking of buying one as hay gets all over the floor and at the moment I'm using a dust pan and brush, which isn't so easy on carpet! And I'm too lazy to lug the big dyson up and down the stairs each week! (No, my upstairs...