How do you keep hay from going EVERYWHERE?

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I use hay racks, but while putting hay in them it still goes everywhere, and then piggies pull it out and we all know they are not exactly tidy with it. Its a nightmare to get it off the carpet and even worse off the fleece (thats in the cage).

Just wondering how people stop hay going all over the room? and how do you get it off the fleece before washing?

Thank you :)
 
we have to sweep around the cages after every hay top up or it ends up everywhere all round the house
to get the hay off the fleece before washing i take the worse off and hoover up the poos then shake off the hay in the garden and hoover the hairs off before washing, seems to work well
 
"How do you keep hay from going EVERYWHERE?".....ummmmm, basically, you can't. :))
Not having any carpets helps :(|), I just sweep it up with a dust pan and brush after I've topped them up. As for the fleece, I sweep the poos and hay off it everyday and when it's due for a wash give it another good sweep while it's in the cage and lying flat and then take it outside and give it a seriously good shake. That gets rid of all the hay..as for the hair, well, that's another matter! mallethead
 
I find hay in my socks,bras,hair,every room! You cannot keep hay tidy and I have given up. I give the girls hay in a pile as they live to burrow in it and play in it.
 
I've just changed the bed and found hay in the pillowcases.....my house bunny manages to get it everywhere :))

I don't think there is anyway of keeping hay completely under control...I often find a stand on my clothes or in my hair when I'm out and about.....
 
I do Hoover obsessively! I only open the bag of hay inside the cage that helps a bit. When I take the fleeces out I roll them then shake everything off over my green waste wheelie bin. I sometimes leave them for a day of two on the line if I dont need them urgently, helps to leave them in the wind. I use a horsewear bag to put the fleece in, pop it in with a washing powder tab or capsule then I zip it up and it gets washed without hay and hair clogging up my machine. You can get them on eBay for about £10-£12 :)
 
I've just learnt to deal with it being everyhere, it does't matter how much you hoover up around them bits still mould themselves to the carpets. Again like others have said take the fleece outside and give it a good shake. I use my hoover in th cage every couple of days to keep it looking tidy but it seems to have clogged my hoover tube up so I wouldn't suggest using yours, I usually sweep it but I broke my brush at the weekend :(
 
You can't come into our house without leaving covered in hay!
I don't have carpets so I don't have that problem, but it does tend to get all over clothes. I got a hand held hoover as a gift and it's a god send! Needs emptying often but its great for getting all the little bits quickly. (from the floor/sofa/clothing!)

I put hay in their wooden house which is directly onto fleece, and they also make a mess out of their hay rack so it does get everyone. I shake in the garden, and then use a brush from a dustpan and brush to get the worst off (probably my least favourite guinea pig job, especially when it's cold!) Then I wash the fleeces in pillow cases tied up with hair bands. It is a bit of effort but I love using fleece so don't really mind!
 
My hay is on the little level so i put the bag in the cage and then fill it up so that anything that falls out falls into the cage and the piggies eat it up ! (:
 
gogoguineas said:
I use a horsewear bag to put the fleece in, pop it in with a washing powder tab or capsule then I zip it up and it gets washed without hay and hair clogging up my machine. You can get them on eBay for about £10-£12 :)
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That is great idea! thanks for that.
our washing machine is on its last breaths atm so i dont really care, but getting a new one soon and i was wondering how to deal with fleece then. Thanks :)
 
I have a hay ball. I fill it up in the kitchen so the mess is easy to sweep up on the tile, not so easy in the living room where it likes to clog up my vacuum. They only pull out the piece they are eating right then. Really helps reduce a mess.

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I use a horsewear bag to put the fleece in, pop it in with a washing powder tab or capsule then I zip it up and it gets washed without hay and hair clogging up my machine. You can get them on eBay for about £10-£12 :)[/QUOTE]

Hammocky Hammocks also sell bags for this purpose- I've just bought some myself as hay around the house has been driving me mad too!mallethead Have only used them once so far but think they're definitely going to help :)
 
Come to my house and you'll find out you dont. My house is all laminate flooring and its covered in hay/the odd poop that someons kicked out the C&C. Welcome to the world of owning piggies. :)

x.
 
I keep my pigs outside and hay still manages to work it's way into my house! I hate to think what the house would be like if they were kept inside...they're not exactly tidy animals! I sweep around their cage constantly but it still finds its way inside on our shoes, clothes etc.
 
I have found the best thing to do is stop asking 'how do you stop hay getting everywhere?' and instead ask yourself 'How best to stop my partner moaning about the hay getting everywhere?' - that's what I had to do, lol!

And as Cassie said most of mine are outside, and when four of them moved indoors, there was no more hay in here than there was when they ALL lived outside! I think it grows legs and walks about in the night...
 
you can't! :)) my dad calls my house 'the stable' because it's covered in hay! :p

i let ches and maisie have a hay area in their cage and they trash the place! but i just clean it out everyday and i wash their bedding in an old duvet cover to save the washing machine! :))

i found this great brush for removing hay and fur from the carpet. it's from the betterware or kleeneze, can't remember, but it's amazing! bad news is you have to get on your hands and knees and it takes ages but it's great.
 
its part and parcel....

I seem be constantly on the floor with my little dust pan and brush-c polishing the floor with my knees and the way round..

also, i cut up some old sheets and made big laundry bags very roughly with sewing machine with handles to tie tightly. brush the fleece down with scrubbing brush, pop all in bag and in the washing machine.. no problems. empty the bag, shake all the excess hay on to the floor before drying and hey, on my knees again with my little pan and brush again...oh life is fantastic...but they're worth it..
 
I have a hay rack that goes on the outside of the cage, so hay falls through the bottom when the piggies shove it about a bit. So what I did is, I got one of those really big gift bags you can get, mostly around at Christmas and I put it right under where the hay rack is and I secured it by clipping it under the clips that clip the cage to the plastic bottom part (if that makes sense) or you could use string or cable ties etc. most the hay falls into the bag and it's easy just to tip out when cleaning the cage or you can even just top up the hay rack with it as it hasn't touched the floor, just the bag, so that way there's less hay that goes to waste. Some hay still makes it way onto the floor but not that much and it can be easily swept or vacuumed up. :(|)
 
I have finally found a way around it, you change the bedding. I have the kitchen/play area in newspaper bedding that I change every couple of days, and the sleeping area with fleece. I do find a piece or two of hay on the fleece, but not a lot.
 
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