First cut timothy hay

[mls18]

Ive been buying 3rd cut timothy hay for a while now, but my guinea pig recently started only eating the crunchy pieces in it and leaving the soft ones. I want to buy a less soft hay for him because I think he would like it better but I read that first cut can be dangerous since it can poke guinea pigs eyes. How dangerous is it? Would it be better to get 2nd cut?

 

[Lorcan]

The goblins will only eat timothy when it threatens to poke their eyes out. What they have against soft hay I have no idea, but they really don't want it. Fingers crossed, there's been no haypokes so far. I mix it in with orchard hay for them, which is still on the stalkier side, but they love it. And if it's what they'll eat, it's what they'll eat, I can't change that. They barely entertain meadow hay, it gets mostly ignored, same for 3rd cut timothy.

 

[mls18]

The goblins will only eat timothy when it threatens to poke their eyes out. What they have against soft hay I have no idea, but they really don't want it. Fingers crossed, there's been no haypokes so far. I mix it in with orchard hay for them, which is still on the stalkier side, but they love it. And if it's what they'll eat, it's what they'll eat, I can't change that. They barely entertain meadow hay, it gets mostly ignored, same for 3rd cut timothy.

my guinea pig is the same i guess ill try the new hay, hopefully I'm as lucky as you and dont get any haypokes!