Oxbow or alfalfa king hay?

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As some of you may know i want to put my boys onto a greener hay and have recenlty found out that p@h stock alfalfa king timothy hay 1.8kg for £7.99.

So i was wondering which was the best quality and is the alfalfa king sterilised like the oxbow so its free of bacteria, lice etc.@)

Thanks.:))
 
Oxbow hay is very good quality. Alfalfa hay is very clean and it gives them an extra calcium boost and contains extra nutrients however, Alfalfa hay should only be given to growing guinea pigs and pregnant mothers as it can cause bladder stones. This is because it contains to many nutrients and calcium. As an extra suggestion, Timothy hay helps digestion and keeps molar teeth healthy. Hope this helps.
 
The Alfalfa King brand seems generally good, although it can be more dusty than nice thick strands (or maybe that was just a bad batch!).

I would assume it is 'sterilised'/quality- controlled as it's imported just the same as Oxbow. IMO however Oxbow is better quality and better value for money. :)
 
*SRH* said:
Oxbow hay is very good quality. Alfalfa hay is very clean and it gives them an extra calcium boost and contains extra nutrients however, Alfalfa hay should only be given to growing guinea pigs and pregnant mothers as it can cause bladder stones. This is because it contains to many nutrients and calcium. As an extra suggestion, Timothy hay helps digestion and keeps molar teeth healthy. Hope this helps.
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I didn't mean i wanted to fed them alfalfa based hay i was referring to the brand alfalfa king and they type of hay was Timothy that i saw in P@h. Sorry should have made that clearer.
But thanks for the info.:)
 
Sorry, Alfalfa king hay is good. If you are still not sure about how clean it is you could have a little look in it first to make sure that there are no loose objects which could be sharp, that often gives you an idea about the basic quality of the hay.
 
If you are introducing a guinea pig to new food, I know it needs to be done slowly. Is it the same with hay?
 
I don't believe so, but it doesn't hurt to mix the new and old hay for a few days. There is less in hay to upset the system...in theory, since all grass hays are high in fibre and good roughage, it should barely upset the system if at all.

I do find there's more of a problem when introducing dried grasses, like Readigrass or Just Grass, or just simple grass into the diet.
 
I shall be mixing the oxbow food into the gerty as soon as it comes as i really want them off the gerty. :) Hope it goes well as they liked the sample i had of oxbow.
 
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