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General Freebie in my hay.... gross.

piggielife

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I am halfway through a bag of Oxbow Western Timothy Hay, which my piggies LOVE, when I found a decaying frog in the bag. Disgusting! Of course I have already tossed the receipt but I called Petsmart and they will exchange it for me. I took a picture of the frog in the bag and the lot number on the back of the bag and emailed Oxbow. I know frogs are common in fields... but I would expect a little better quality control. YUCK!
 

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There is no quality control on hay. If there were, you couldn't afford to buy it. It's a totally mechanized process from the time it's raked and baled until it winds up sealed in bags or wrapped in plastic or whatever. Both Canada and the U.S. produce hundreds of millions of bales of hay every year, and if someone had to look at it all for frogs/bones/sticks/dried animals/whatever, the cost would skyrocket.
 

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Good point... it's still pretty disgusting though... I picked up a big pile and it was in there and almost went in my piggie cage! Ewww.....
 

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I have always feared this. Hopefully it will never happen.
 

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Oxbow claims to hand sort the small bags (under 9 pounds). I would freak out if I found a frog though.
 
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