Hay smells of mushrooms

Where did you buy it from? Can you take it back? Hay should smell sweet like honey.
 
VickiA said:
I always take the view it’s not worth feeding anything I have a doubt about. The risks to the piggies outweigh any financial expense involved. Do you have another bag of hay you could use?
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Piggies&buns said:
If you’ve got any doubt, then don’t feed it. It shouldn’t smell like that
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I’m going to bin it. I have more bags of hay to open
 
Betsy said:
I now have a haybale bag but when I used to store it in bin bags it was around 5 or 6 black sacks per bale of hay and it stored perfectly in those in my garage.
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Sadly I don’t have a garage or anywhere to store it :( We did have a shed but have recently got rid of it as it was falling apart
 
Claire W said:
Sadly I don’t have a garage or anywhere to store it :( We did have a shed but have recently got rid of it as it was falling apart
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I know your pain, we have space behind the door for the 9 kg bag from www.hay-and-straw.co.uk but its still expensive compared to bales! Thinking of getting one of the plastic outdoor storage containers for a bale at some point, but with winter coming its tempting to wait so we don't have to go outside to get it!
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
It didn't look mouldy so I used it still but it's just their bedding hay. It's was a bit moist aswell but dried soon after pulling it out the bag
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I'm afraid if you think guinea pigs know the difference between hay put in their enclosure for bedding and hay put in their enclosure for eating , you are mistaken .
 
gerbilord said:
:agr: mine know which hay is for eating in their home cage, but in their traveller cage I put half bedding and half food, they always eat the bedding hay and poop in the nice green yummy stuff... :blink:
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You are sort of half disagreeing aswell 🤪 but anyway lol
 
I wouldn’t use any hay that smelt funky, even if it looked ok, my bubs only get the best!
Why I’ve got two blinking 9kg bags in the flat and a third of a bag of orchard grass, one batch was far too spiky and hard a few weeks ago for my liking (no more eye injuries thanks!) so another ordered two days later! I can’t move but my pigs are happy! :)) :doh:
 
Claire W said:
I’ve just opened a bag of hay. It looks nice and green but smells of mushrooms. Can I still feed it or has it gone off?
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Personally I wouldn’t use it, as there could be a risk if you feed it to your piggies. Maybe buy another bag of hay or use another bag that is fresh. Sorry about this!
 
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