keeping old hay in cage

[piggiemummy03x]

so my girls get a big pile of meadow hay daily as well as lots stuffed into all their hideys and then a pile of timothy hay, i see a lot of people replace hay daily but every time i put my hand in on the hay, it doesn’t feel wet or smell soiled so normally i leave it in there, (its always flattened as they love sitting on it) ruffle it up a bit and then put new hay in over the top. this means they have a thick layer of hay to sit on plus the new hay i put in daily. is this okay to do or should i be getting rid of the old hay daily? if i noticed it was wet or smelt i would definitely remove and replace it but it never seems to get that way! just want to check that what i’m doing is okay.

 

[Piggies&buns]

You’re doing fine.
I only remove wet hay daily and poops I can catch and then throw fresh hay on top. It all then gets removed at the weekly (well, about every five days) full clean

 

[Tnoz]

You’re doing fine.
I only remove wet hay daily and poops I can catch and then throw fresh hay on top. It all then gets removed at the weekly (well, about every five days) full clean

Same here, I remove wet hay daily and poops and add new hay on top, every week everything is removed, cleaned and disinfected, your doing good

 

[piggiemummy03x]

You’re doing fine.
I only remove wet hay daily and poops I can catch and then throw fresh hay on top. It all then gets removed at the weekly (well, about every five days) full clean

thanks! like i said i always check to see if its wet and it rarely is! i’m trying to also pick out poos when i can and i big clean their hutch once weekly.

 

[piggiemummy03x]

Same here, I remove wet hay daily and poops and add new hay on top, every week everything is removed, cleaned and disinfected, your doing good

fab thanks so much! because it never seems to be wet i feel like its such a waste throwing it out when they can just use it as extra bedding! as i said they get fresh hay daily so they will never have to eat the hay they’ve slept in and flattered, unless they want too lol!