Hay question

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catswhiskas

Warren Veteran

• Oct 5, 2006

• #1

Do you think that the hay that I give to my horse, that comes in bails would be safe to give to the bunnies?

 

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Bavarian Bunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 5, 2006

• #2

Yes, why not? If they like it and it is much cheaper than small bags? Most people just don't have the room to store that much hay.

 

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catswhiskas

Warren Veteran

• Oct 5, 2006

• #3

Do you think Myxi would be a concern? It is locked away in a shed but I don't know where it was befoer that?

 

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chloaster

Warren Veteran

• Oct 5, 2006

• #4

I use hay bales for my rabbits, I'd never thought about the possibility of myxi. I've just had a quick look at a myxi site and it says:

"Pet rabbits could contract myxomatosis in a variety of ways:

• Bites from mosquitoes.
• Bites from fleas carrying the myxomatosis virus (fleas can survive for many months in hay)
• Myxomatosis can also be spread by Cheyletiella fur mites"

What does everyone else think?

 

Rogue

Banned

• Oct 5, 2006

• #5

I used my horses hay and straw. We would take a bag full for the bun and guineas once or twice a week.

 

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honeybunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 5, 2006

• #6

O but hay by the bale..and after all where do you think the small bags of hay come from?..they are bagged from bales

 

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chloaster

Warren Veteran

• Oct 5, 2006

• #7

But are they not squidged and sucked and de-dusted and all those other exciting things?

 

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honeybunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 5, 2006

• #8

chloaster said:

But are they not squidged and sucked and de-dusted and all those other exciting things?

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I think some are and some aren't..not sure if it would suck out all the fleas ?! :?
I couldn't afford to buy by the bag..and the most important thing is to have your bunny vacs and know it well enough to look for early signs of illness

 

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catswhiskas

Warren Veteran

• Oct 5, 2006

• #9

Thanks guys, I have the geriatrics currently on fancy meadow hay with dandelion and marigold in it! Posh eh!

 

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whiskyscruffles

Mama Doe

• Oct 5, 2006

• #10

I use bales at the moment, its our own hay so we know its nice quality and theres no nasty plants in it, just watch its not too dusty. when its £1.50 for a bag, or the same for a bale, i think it must be better to have a bale and pick out the best bits for the bunnies (after all my ponies should be able to live on the bare welsh mountains, they arent to picky about hay). i probably get througha bale a week with 9 guineas and a rabbit, that would cost a fortune in bags.

 

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Snowflakes mummy

Mama Doe

• Oct 5, 2006

• #11

yuh that herbage is lovely stuff! my bunnies love it... although they only get a handful a day - bit expensive to line the hutches with lol!