Nicolene
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Cavy Slave
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Anyone who looks back on my pictures will see we have done tiny toiletry bins, cat litter bins and boxes, trying to contain the hay and give them a little at a time. Each time I thought my idea was great, but I have finally come up with the perfect hay area.
We bought a 100lb bale of lush green orchard grass (only $16, in California!). It took us a long time to commit to a bale, because we live in a condo and the bale is now in a christmas tree storage duffel bag in our tiny storage unit, but never the less, best idea ever!
We have an L-shaped cage, with 2x4 being fleece and uhaul blankets and 2x2 of it being a HAYBOX. We put a little coroplast wall up, low enough for them to jump over and high enough to keep it's content contained. In the haybox we have several layers of newspaper, then a thin layer of Yesterday's News, then a layer of the new beautifully green grass and then we keep adding a handful every morning.. We only need to clean it once a week. Lastly we added 2 twig tunnels, they love lying in those chewing to their hearts' content or napping.
I have never seen these boys so happy, turns out one one them likes to dig under the hay and then eat his was out! It's the funniest thing! He will get a running start and dive under the hay when I put it down. They spend so much time in the haybox I considered making it 2x4 hay and 2x2 fleece..
So, if you can get your hands on a bale, give your babies a hay playground, I can't believe I ever made them reach for their hay, watching them lay flat in the hay, chewing while they nap. They eat so much more now.
Here is a pic from this morning, after I cleaned it. Ignore the loft, we are trying to get them to start using a ramp so we can eventually move the haybox upstairs. We always dump a handful to rest on the roofs of the twig tunnels, for the little one to burrow in.
We bought a 100lb bale of lush green orchard grass (only $16, in California!). It took us a long time to commit to a bale, because we live in a condo and the bale is now in a christmas tree storage duffel bag in our tiny storage unit, but never the less, best idea ever!
We have an L-shaped cage, with 2x4 being fleece and uhaul blankets and 2x2 of it being a HAYBOX. We put a little coroplast wall up, low enough for them to jump over and high enough to keep it's content contained. In the haybox we have several layers of newspaper, then a thin layer of Yesterday's News, then a layer of the new beautifully green grass and then we keep adding a handful every morning.. We only need to clean it once a week. Lastly we added 2 twig tunnels, they love lying in those chewing to their hearts' content or napping.
I have never seen these boys so happy, turns out one one them likes to dig under the hay and then eat his was out! It's the funniest thing! He will get a running start and dive under the hay when I put it down. They spend so much time in the haybox I considered making it 2x4 hay and 2x2 fleece..
So, if you can get your hands on a bale, give your babies a hay playground, I can't believe I ever made them reach for their hay, watching them lay flat in the hay, chewing while they nap. They eat so much more now.
Here is a pic from this morning, after I cleaned it. Ignore the loft, we are trying to get them to start using a ramp so we can eventually move the haybox upstairs. We always dump a handful to rest on the roofs of the twig tunnels, for the little one to burrow in.
I think I just might steel your idea !!! I am sure your piggy is happy...
