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Hay-little white crawlies
- Thread starter Isabel
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loulouembers
Warren Scout
I wouldnt take the chance, dont use it
carasblanco
Mama Doe
This thread reminds me just how possible it is that our buns get these nasty parasites, one celled protozoas, bacteria and maybe even viruses from hay, that then sends them into GI stasis where they can die so quickly :shock:
Does anyone else think that might be true?? I wonder if it would be advisable to microwave hay, in some kind of microwave safe bag--or is that completely ridiculous??
Does anyone else think that might be true?? I wonder if it would be advisable to microwave hay, in some kind of microwave safe bag--or is that completely ridiculous??
Inimical Me
Wise Old Thumper
As much as I love my rabbits, I imagine any sort of microwaving of bales of hay would be well beyond my patience! :shock: :shock:
I'm always scared of what nasties I might find in my hay though, after people have found dead birds and mice and frogs and stuff *shudder*. I think about it every time I put my hand in the bag!
carasblanco
Mama Doe
lolol But not to microwave a whole bale, just a handful each time you feed them :lol: The 1 or 2 minutes a day of microwaving would be well worth it to ward off illneses, in lieu of hours of syringe feeding and hours waiting in the emergency vets, not to mention the hardache, no?
I'm sure I'm grasping at straws,- no pun intended
I'm sure I'm grasping at straws,- no pun intended
Inimical Me
Wise Old Thumper
Yeah bit eventually it would add up to microwaving hay bales... :shock: .
In honesty I have no idea what can be caught from hay, so no clue about how worthwhile it would be. Judging by the state of the inside of my mirowave, the hay would be more dangerous to the buns after I'd microwaved it.
It's interesting though, the things that hay can carry, especially since our buns spend their days eating it, digging it, lying in it, sniffing around in it, etc etc.
:shock: .In honesty I have no idea what can be caught from hay, so no clue about how worthwhile it would be. Judging by the state of the inside of my mirowave, the hay would be more dangerous to the buns after I'd microwaved it.
It's interesting though, the things that hay can carry, especially since our buns spend their days eating it, digging it, lying in it, sniffing around in it, etc etc.
carasblanco
Mama Doe
oh thats right I forgot that a lot of people use hay for bedding too, or in litter boxes even-- that would be a lot of microwaving :shock:
I use hay for eating only, in raised racks! My buns have lots of washable throw rugs, for laying about instead of on hay.
I use hay for eating only, in raised racks! My buns have lots of washable throw rugs, for laying about instead of on hay.
