Help... Insects In Hay.. Again!

[7squeakers.]

You are likely to find bugs in any hay if you look close enough, whether dust extracted or not. It's dried grass from a field when all is said and done.

and this is also why you will find twigs and other plants in a hay bale, too.

 

[Florrieberry]

and this is also why you will find twigs and other plants in a hay bale, too.

Twigs and plants won't breed though, and take over the cage.. Unless of course they are triffids ...

 

[AuntyC]

You can safely steam hay - it is done for some horses. However, you loose nutrients and its left quite wet - so fine to put straight in a horses haynet to be eaten over the following 12hrs or so.
But not for a Guinea pig or other small animal who'd suffer from the dampness of it. Also if you tried to dry it back out I'm fairly certain you'd end up with mould.

Yes, I have done it in the horse context before! I couldn't see it would work for piggies due to the mould issues