Hay Help Please

[Rolo&HarrysMum]

Me again

I was giving Harry & Rolo pets at home long strand Timothy hay (it’s not compressed) which they loved. A couple of weeks ago, I purchased the P@H compressed Timothy and meadow hay and started using this. It was okay at first but felt the piggies were starting to sneeze a bit so felt it was too dusty. I still had some of the long strand.
But I decided that I would ditch the compressed stuff and get some selective science Timothy hay. I opened it this evening, wow! It’s green, smells good and the piggies seem to love it. Was still a bit dusty. But it doesn’t look much fun for them to be able to bury in- quite a hard texture. They love hiding in the hay box.

What can I use that’s good, dust free and also not too expensive?

Recommendations welcome

 

[weepweeps]

I get my long meadow hay from a local family run pet shop. Do you have something like that near you? Or maybe you could get a hay bale from a local farm?

 

[Merab]

I get my hay from a Yorkshire based company called Hay and Straw.
The hay is lovely ( according to my piggies ).
Delivery is fast, and free

 

[Rolo&HarrysMum]

I get my hay from a Yorkshire based company called Hay and Straw.
The hay is lovely ( according to my piggies ).
Delivery is fast, and free

Thank you. What do you get if you don’t mind me asking? X

 

[Rolo&HarrysMum]

I get my long meadow hay from a local family run pet shop. Do you have something like that near you? Or maybe you could get a hay bale from a local farm?

I don’t have anything local like that where I am. I only have pets at home and a jollyes x

 

[eileen]

The hay and straw company ,online.has good hay.
Longstranded hay.its £19 for 9.5kgs of hay
Ings hay is from meadows near a river,its very green,but slightly more stalky.The meadow hay is soft...my guinea pigs love this.
I'm sorry I've seen Merab has commented on the same product.

 

[Janey]

I’ve also used the meadow hay from Hay and Straw Company too which was good. Recently I’ve been using the meadow hay from Hay-To-Be and it’s sweet smelling and long stranded too. It’s not dust free but it’s not too bad. There’s also a company called Dust Free Hay online too which I’ve had hay from in the past.

 

[Merab]

Thank you. What do you get if you don’t mind me asking? X

I buy Ings hay and Meadow hay so there’s a variety for the piggies.
These are the 2 they like most.

The company also does a taster pack so you can try the different hays without having to buy several kilos

 

[flowerfairy]

I get ings hay from hay and straw and timothy hay from hay box. Both rabbits and guinea pigs love both kinds of hay. I got the ings cos it is meant to be soft. They haybox hay is for their hay racks.

 

[Roselina]

I buy a soft long stalk hay ( Cotswold soft cut ) and Timothy hay ( green but slightly coarse) and mix them together
The boys love making a hidey in it and eating it and my fear of haypoke is less !
I get my hay from The little Hay Company and they do a subscription with 15% off

 

[Zanzan]

The hay and straw company ,online.has good hay.
Longstranded hay.its £19 for 9.5kgs of hay
Ings hay is from meadows near a river,its very green,but slightly more stalky.The meadow hay is soft...my guinea pigs love this.
I'm sorry I've seen Merab has commented on the same product.

I love the ings hay because the strands are so long.

 

[Rolo&HarrysMum]

Thank you all for your help. Think I might give that hay & straw company a go. X

 

[flowerfairy]

They are great I have used them for over 10 years.

 

[Rolo&HarrysMum]

So, I’ve gone and ordered 9.5kg of the Timothy and Meadow. now I need to try and find somewhere to store it