Raine Summerfly
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I had heard stories about guinea pigs sometimes getting stuck in hay racks that have bars that are too wide so I decided to get this hay ball thing:
Amazon.com: Super Pet Rabbit Rollin' The Hay Holder: Kitchen & Dining
The wires are close enough together and I hung it on the side of the cage.
The problem I had though is that, well I only recently got my guinea pigs and they are not used to me yet and when I tried to catch them so I could clean their cage they freaked out and one of them tried to climb up between the hay wheel and the side of the cage.
I feel like this is potentially dangerous and that she could have become stuck between the ball and the side of the cage or got herself hurt in some other way(like one of her feet getting caught on something when she did that). Luckily she is fine. I don't think she would have been able to do that if the hay wheel was higher...but then it would have been too high for them to get hay out of it which defeats the purpose.
I removed it from the cage immediately after she attempted that and I feel like I should probably return it.
What do you guys think of this hay wheel? Does anyone here use it? I want to know for advice about this.
And in general are hay racks a good idea? Perhaps you guys can tell me which ones are best if you do use them.
Amazon.com: Super Pet Rabbit Rollin' The Hay Holder: Kitchen & Dining
The wires are close enough together and I hung it on the side of the cage.
The problem I had though is that, well I only recently got my guinea pigs and they are not used to me yet and when I tried to catch them so I could clean their cage they freaked out and one of them tried to climb up between the hay wheel and the side of the cage.
I feel like this is potentially dangerous and that she could have become stuck between the ball and the side of the cage or got herself hurt in some other way(like one of her feet getting caught on something when she did that). Luckily she is fine. I don't think she would have been able to do that if the hay wheel was higher...but then it would have been too high for them to get hay out of it which defeats the purpose.
I removed it from the cage immediately after she attempted that and I feel like I should probably return it.
What do you guys think of this hay wheel? Does anyone here use it? I want to know for advice about this.
And in general are hay racks a good idea? Perhaps you guys can tell me which ones are best if you do use them.
