Floor / Messy Hay

happybunny22000

Warren Veteran

• Jan 16, 2009

• #1

Hi
My Whiskey has his 38" dog crate as his base - but has the whole kitchen as his base (and a run for when Im in bed) at the moment i line the base of the crate with hay and straw but the straw is ending up all over the kitchen. What does everyone else do?

 

Carol and Gregory

Mama Doe

• Jan 16, 2009

• #2

Clear up the hay! I'm the same - sooooo annoying! Haven't found any way of improving things! Mine are much better now they are in an enclosure made from NIC cubes, it is mainly confined to that - but there's always the odd ones which seem to stick to my socks and their feet and get trampled all over my flat!

I must say, the Hay Experts have mini hay bales which they say are less messy for house buns and I think they are, but only slightly. Main reason tehy are better (in my experience) is because they don't drop hay all over when you get them out of the bag.

Here's a link: https://www.thehayexperts.co.uk/Hay...ay.433.html?osCsid=69h7kdil5ctu891otgiucudod1

 

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Jan 16, 2009

• #3

Well the whole of the upstairs of my house gets covered in hay:lol:

 

antigone

Wise Old Thumper

• Jan 16, 2009

• #4

bluebunny said:

Well the whole of the upstairs of my house gets covered in hay:lol:

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The whole of the downstairs of my house is covered in hay. :lol:

 

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Jan 16, 2009

• #5

antigone said:

The whole of the downstairs of my house is covered in hay. :lol:

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Ive got 2 rabbits and 6 piggies upstairs:lol:

 

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janice

Wise Old Thumper

• Jan 16, 2009

• #6

Could you hang the hay in a http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=64827&highlight=feeder post 4 that way it wont get dragged about but is easy for your buns to pull it out of these.

They are sold in most good garden centres and can be stuffed with lots of lots of hay

 

happybunny22000

Warren Veteran

• Jan 17, 2009

• #7

use it - he drags the hay out and all over lol

 

Kermit

Wise Old Thumper

• Jan 17, 2009

• #8

I have the same problem, but just clear it up!
I try to put kermit hay in a wee basket and he grabs a bit then runs with it, trailing the rest all over the floor.....wee rascal

 

Hopper

Mama Doe

• Jan 17, 2009

• #9

Keep cleaning it up :lol: I posted simular but a nightmare as my room is carpet and cleaning hay off carpets is a pain. Still saving for a henry hoover :lol:

 

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Muppet2

Alpha Buck

• Jan 17, 2009

• #10

i line the base of the crate with hay and straw but the straw is ending up all over the kitchen. What does everyone else do?

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Use something else to line the base and only put out hay for eating? You'll still get hay everywhere but hopefully it'll be LESS

You could use carpet offcuts or something like that. I have an indoor cage, rather than a crate for my rabbit. One end is profleece to chill out on, and I put his hay in one corner that end; the other end has his litter tray and I put some hay there too. That seems to work quite well as any litter stuck to his feet when he comes out of the litter tray stays in the cage and MOST of the hay stays in the cage too.

 

lizzybuns

New Kit

• Jan 17, 2009

• #11

messy hay

I line the plastic bottom of an old cage with newspaper (use the wire top somewhere else with balnkets on for hideouts), stuff a willow tub (like small laundry basket) with hay and sit the litter tray next to it (with a handful of hay in too). Bunnies sit in litter tray to eat it so they can still do whatever they need! Most of hay stays in willow tub or is the plastic cage bottom thing. They also like climbing into the willow basket for a hay bath. Less mess all round!

Have tried gazzillion methods and this seems to work best for us...