HollyLeaf
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2015
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- Joined
- Dec 24, 2015
- Messages
- 355
So after some thought, and finding out tractor supply carries these 50 lb bales of timothy for $18, i decided to buy a bale. Its Standlee brand compressed bale, and I was wondering if anyone else has an opinion on it. I havent heard of it before and cant find much info on past threads. But opening it up, it looks pretty green and smells lovely, harder stalks on the outside, mostly soft on the inside. Ive yet to see if the pigs like it, since their hayrack was already full i just set some in the litter box and they just used it as a bed, haha. But theyre not really picky so well see. I had trouble finding places to store all of it, as only half the bale fit in the storage container i found. I put a flake in the almost empty bag of kaytee i have, and the rest i threw in garbage bags and poked tons of holes in them. Then i stuffed them in the bathroom closet for lack of other space. Im not buying a whole bale again, but i wanted to try this brand. I hope it doesnt go bad before i use all of it haha. Anyway any thoughts on Standlee?
I also found dead bugs, like biggish bugs, is that okay as long as i sift through the hay before i feed it? Thats what ive been reading. Im super paranoid and really dont want any bug infestations... probably overreacting but yeah. Weve had rabbits and kept hay in garbage bags in the basement with no problems. But still.
Also, any suggestions where and how to store it? I know the whole hay needs ventilation thing, so i cut a hole out of the top of a sterilite tub and put mesh over it. Is that fine? The hay in the bags has tons of holes poked in the bags, but thats all i can do right now, i have no more containers or space for containers.
Sorry i rambled. Any thoughts would be great.
I also found dead bugs, like biggish bugs, is that okay as long as i sift through the hay before i feed it? Thats what ive been reading. Im super paranoid and really dont want any bug infestations... probably overreacting but yeah. Weve had rabbits and kept hay in garbage bags in the basement with no problems. But still.
Also, any suggestions where and how to store it? I know the whole hay needs ventilation thing, so i cut a hole out of the top of a sterilite tub and put mesh over it. Is that fine? The hay in the bags has tons of holes poked in the bags, but thats all i can do right now, i have no more containers or space for containers.
Sorry i rambled. Any thoughts would be great.