Pellets Hunting for NON-lucerne pellets in Australia

[Bamysmum]

Does anyone living in Australia have advice on where to buy decent grass hay pellets? (Ie. that aren't lucerne / alfafa).

I moved over to Sydney from the UK a few years back but I've only had Aussie guineas this past year. Since I got my first girl it has been like the hunt for the Holy Grail to find good hay / food for them. I foolishly thought there'd be a similar choice to what I was used to in the UK but sadly the options here seem very limited.

I've found I can buy Meadow hay (of variable quality) from Petbiz but after months of seaching the only timothy hay pellet I've found is the Oxbow brand - $40 a 2.25kg bag and stocked by a vet.

I have asked every pet store I can think of for information on where I might find a timothy hay pellet and they either act like I'm talking a foreign languge or get offended I don't want their lucerne.

Anyone else in this situation? Any Aussies know a place to buy good guinea food that won't send me broke? Please share your wisdom!

 

[Bamysmum]

Just an update for anyone buying Oxbow Cavy Cuisine like I am in north Sydney: there's a huge diff. in the price depending on which vet you buy from.

Northshore vet (in crows nest) is selling at $37.40
Forest vet (in forestville) is selling at $18.10
Northern Districts vet (in Dee Why) is selling at $27.95
& it's $40 off E-bay!

Not sure why the price is varying so much but that's what I've discovered to date.