Keeping hay contained..

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allie1904

Mama Doe

• Feb 18, 2011

• #1

My boys won't eat thier hay out of a container, they've got to empty the container firsts and then eat it!

Do ceramic bowls work any better at not being tipped over?

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Amy104

Warren Veteran

• Feb 18, 2011

• #2

It would depend on how they are getting it out of the container. If they are tipping it then it could work. I have a couple of buns who dig it out so it doesn't matter what I try hay still goes everywhere! :lol:

 

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allie1904

Mama Doe

• Feb 18, 2011

• #3

They sort of play with it like a frisbee :shock:

They don't like their fleeces tidy either, they've got to be digged and left in a heap :roll:

 

Elena

Wise Old Thumper

• Feb 18, 2011

• #4

Hay is a nightmare. The best way I've found is to keep it all in their litter trays (underbed storage boxes) then they can dig and move the hay around and forage to their heart's content but most of it stays in the boxes.

 

Alibunmum

Wise Old Thumper

• Feb 18, 2011

• #5

I eventually gave in and got one of these.

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/accessories/hay_racks/193152

I think I make as much mess filling it as they did eating it. :lol: Makes their pellets last longer too!

 

Jenson

Mama Doe

• Feb 18, 2011

• #6

Hay everywhere here too.
Jenson likes to empty it on the mat in his cage and eat it, sometimes he's good as gold and sits in his tray and eats the hay, other times he was to get it everywhere first.

 

Elena

Wise Old Thumper

• Feb 19, 2011

• #7

To be honest i've always found that hay racks make loads of mess.