Piggies Will Not Eat Hay

[TomsMum2008]

We've had our two boars for over a month now and they never really seem to eat their hay.
I know it's important for their health so a little worried. They are currently on meadow hay in a rack.
The only time they really ate it was when I squashed the hay into ball shapes.

They have a regular diet of assorted veggies and pellets. Oh and they don't seem to drink much water I'm not so worried about that as they seem to get enough liquid from the veg.
Their poos are regular and they seem to wee a fair amount.

 

[TomsMum2008]

Oh I forgot to say they eat loads of fresh grass. They have a graze in the garden pretty much every day, or I cut the grass if it's too wet/cold

 

[kenken123]

Hi I don't know if this will help but I put the hay on a fleece liner. They eat more of it the down side is that it will get spoiled from poos and wee.
P.s. I don't think it's safe if you cut grass with a lawn mower.

 

[TomsMum2008]

Thx. I've just balled up some more hay n placed on floor to see if that works.
Also, grass is hand cut with scissors.

 

[Dorothy&Coco]

Maybe try putting a pile of hay on the cage floor or we put it in upturned shoe boxes with little doorways cut in the side! They do like sitting in it, burrowing in it etc. It does make a mess though as they drag it every where. Also they might like some hay in their hideys especially if they are still a bit nervous?

When our piggies were new it did take them a while to eat hay, I don't know why. Also with drinking, one drinks a lot more than the other but even then she doesn't drink loads. I think from reading on here it is very normal.