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9lbs of Hay?

TinaFabulous

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Just a quick question, I have one guinea pig right now, and I'm looking into either buying 40oz of hay or 9lb, because it really would only cost me about $7-10 dollars more including shipping. Will 9lbs be able to keep, and usable for a long period of time on one pig, how should I plan on storing it?

any guess how long it will last me?
 
I also brought 9lbs of hay for them, and I use a plastic box to store it. Beware of sunlight and can last for longer time.
 
I have 3 pigs and bought 35lbs from Kleenmama.. I keep it in the garbage bags they came in and inside of a box. 9lbs should be fine.. your piggie will love you for it! it's more hay for them to play, sleep and eat in! I don't expect to be done with my hay for probably 4 months.. 3 months if they really terrorize it
 
Uh oh. Time to haul out another cardboard box! Thanks for the link. I"ve read it once before too. Stupid me. Luckily I only got it less than 2 weeks ago so it's still safe.. i'll just change it tomorrow.
 
alright, now is 9lbs like a ton, I have no idea lol
 
Thanks for your information! It's very useful!!
 
9 lbs isn't a ton, to us it's TINY. We go through 50lbs in 6 months with 8 pigs. We just bought a 4 lbs box 3 days ago and it's almost gone already. 9 lbs, if you keep some in the cage at all times should last a month or 2 for one pig.
 
If you get 9lbs of hay from Oxbow or APD it is heavy but small as the hay is compressed. I order much larger quantities so do not know the dimensions of the package but you should have no problem storing it.
 
how do they ship it.. Im just wondering about the packagaing?
 
I bought 55 pounds of hay, and its doing great! I have two pigs.
 
what do they ship the hay in?
 
A bag in a box :)
 
i picked mine up from a feed store
 
ok thanks, lol wasnt sure how you package hay :)
 
I bought a really nice bale of hay from a local horse boarder that grows and cuts their own grassy hay. I just took out 2 flakes and put it in a cardboard box and gave the rest to a local rescue. 2 flakes should last me awhile for my 3 pigs.
Plus the bale only cost me $3.50.
 
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