Austin, TX - Oxbow hay and Cavy Cuisine

Just so you know, you can freeze the pellets in zip lock baggies, and the hay will last for a year or so if you store it right. People here will have tips on how to store it indoors, but the most interesting suggestion I have heard so far is mesh laundry bags-hay needs to breathe.

Sarah

Hi, Sarah,

I didn't know about freezing the pellets. I'll try that.

Thanks for the tip!

Christina

I live in Houston. I too ordered online but just the 5 pound bag. Shipping was $10.00 Wish I were closer or I would buy some hay from you.





becky

Yes the freezing works well. Also store the hay in a fairly dark, dry, cool place and store it in cardboard boxes and it will stay good for a longgggg time.

The easiest for storing hay is just to dump it out of the bag into the cardboard box. Keep out of sunlight and the cooler and dryer the better. The cardboard provides a moisture barrier between the hay and the air while still keeping it from being too wet and letting mold grow. Unless of course you let the box get rained on or set it in a water spill. The worst is to store it in plastic but in really humid climates the air can actually put more moisture into well cured hay increasing the chance of mold. In those cases leaving it completely open such as in mesh can be worse(it would also leave quite a mess of little hay pieces everywhere).