How do you know when you need to add more? There is clean hay on the bottom of the cage, but they seem to eat more when you put out fresh. I add fresh twice per day, and make sure that there is a decent pile for them to chow on.

Someone asked if I was feeding hay. I give them a decent amount of hay twice per day. Veges (on the approved list) twice a day, or more often if I see that they've eaten everything. Organic leaf lettuce, swiss chard, blueberries, cranberries, tomatoes, occasional baby carrots, cucumbers...

I responded about the toys because Seonta asked me about this in her post on this topic (see above). "But since they are digging in the other food bin they still might empty out a ceramic bowl. Do they have any other toys?" How do you respond to someone's question in a topic if it's off...

Feeding Cavy Cuisine, as recommended by this site. Thanks for the info about feeding portions. I haven't weighed them yet. I'm guessing that they're two to five years old. They're adults.

It was a small plastic bowl. I just replaced it with a stainless steel dog bowl. They won't turn that over.

What do you suggest for toys? I have a piece of 4 inch PVC as a tunnel, and a piece of wood. Nothing else. Rog

I have no idea how old these guys are, and I provide free access to pellets. Do I need to only feed a bit, and then take it away? The first GP that arrived had a bin that gave 24 /7 access to pellets. Rog

My GPs are dumping pellets all over the place, and wasting a ton of dry food. I'm buying the Cavy Cuisine, so wasting this stuff is costing a huge amount of money. The two GPs that arrived here had a small cat bowl for pellets. The two guys completely tip the bowl over, scattering the...

Sorry. Bale. Typo.

Check around horse stables. Horse people are very picky about hay quality. Any decent stable will have what you need, and I'll bet that they would sell you a bail.

I keep livestock in addition to my GP. Hay is a big deal when it comes to keeping grazing animals happy, well-fed and healthy. Here's some basics when it comes to finding good sources of hay. The good part is that a bale of hay will last the average GP owner a good long time, at least...