Banksy
Junior Guinea Pig
Hey guys,
I'm just about to order another batch of hay and I'm shopping around just to get a feel of all the types of hay that are available etc.
I am considering ordering from the little hay co this time but finding it slightly hard to understand what each "cut" offers.
So far I have used natures own to provide the piggies a choice of timothy, meadow and sweet green but find they only seem to offer timothy as a blend with flowers and carrots etc and don't offer any larger bags for discounted prices.
I try to offer a softer grass for burrowing and the timothy/meadow for dental care - the piggies seem to like both types of hay for eating and definitely prefer the meadow hay to burrow in or even use as their toilet.
the little hay co seem to offer a bundle pack for £40 where they offer multiple different choice - i was thinking of getting the silky soft hay which they proclaim is the most sought after for the nesting aspect and their timothy hay for the dental aspect.. but i see they also offer second cut timothy hay. From what I've read this is softer than first cut but is it any better? would i be good in getting an extra pack of the softer timothy hay to offer as an option in place of the sweet green hay i got from natures own? or is the cotswold sweet better?
so many questions!
EDIT - i have used A Comprehensive Hay Guide for Guinea Pigs (incl. providers in several countries) for a lot of my information but I'm still finding it hard to differentiate the sort of benefits of each hay and what ones are best to offer - i.e should i always have a harder hay like first cut timothy available where possible or does it not matter too much as long as the piggies are eating?
I'm just about to order another batch of hay and I'm shopping around just to get a feel of all the types of hay that are available etc.
I am considering ordering from the little hay co this time but finding it slightly hard to understand what each "cut" offers.
So far I have used natures own to provide the piggies a choice of timothy, meadow and sweet green but find they only seem to offer timothy as a blend with flowers and carrots etc and don't offer any larger bags for discounted prices.
I try to offer a softer grass for burrowing and the timothy/meadow for dental care - the piggies seem to like both types of hay for eating and definitely prefer the meadow hay to burrow in or even use as their toilet.
the little hay co seem to offer a bundle pack for £40 where they offer multiple different choice - i was thinking of getting the silky soft hay which they proclaim is the most sought after for the nesting aspect and their timothy hay for the dental aspect.. but i see they also offer second cut timothy hay. From what I've read this is softer than first cut but is it any better? would i be good in getting an extra pack of the softer timothy hay to offer as an option in place of the sweet green hay i got from natures own? or is the cotswold sweet better?
so many questions!
EDIT - i have used A Comprehensive Hay Guide for Guinea Pigs (incl. providers in several countries) for a lot of my information but I'm still finding it hard to differentiate the sort of benefits of each hay and what ones are best to offer - i.e should i always have a harder hay like first cut timothy available where possible or does it not matter too much as long as the piggies are eating?