tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056227010256723048.post6530569592786191171..comments2023-05-22T03:15:53.848-07:00Comments on Cali Cavy Collective: a blog about all things guinea pig: Timothy hay comparisonAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136777117715712592noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056227010256723048.post-20072584189672809122012-11-20T13:53:04.136-08:002012-11-20T13:53:04.136-08:00What can I say... its tough being a piggy mom! :)What can I say... its tough being a piggy mom! :)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136777117715712592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056227010256723048.post-11658926301727193132012-11-19T08:45:37.303-08:002012-11-19T08:45:37.303-08:00Yeah I've read a lot on guinea lynx about vita...Yeah I've read a lot on guinea lynx about vitamin deficiencies, heart issues, and injury causing tooth issues, but Nakamura says Jaina is perfectly healthy and she gets lots of fresh veggies, and KMS hay & pellets. She also loves to sleep in cardboard boxes of hay! I think I am going to build a vertical rack like yours (also saw your post from Sep 2011 linked from your hay rack video). I don't like hay on the ground either but was worried about bars....I just am not convinced the bars were the problem. Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551959956737784535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056227010256723048.post-57449715130216811552012-11-17T18:30:20.899-08:002012-11-17T18:30:20.899-08:00Hm, I actually haven't had any pigs with tooth...Hm, I actually haven't had any pigs with tooth injuries so far (knock on wood), nor have I heard of hay racks causing any. I have read on Guinea Lynx that broken teeth can be the result of injury, accident or a Vitamin C deficiency - but that's just as far as I know! <br /><br />Personally I prefer using a hay rack mainly because it ensures some supply of hay is kept clean and cuts down on odor. Often when I put it straight on the fleece they soil the majority of it so I end up tossing it out. Or they hide in it which is cute, but then they end up with hay all over their faces and near their eyes. I've also experimented with keeping the hay contained in a cardboard box, but then Poof and Peaches just sit inside pooping and sleeping on their poop all day.. argh. I know how you feel.. those problem pigs cause so much grief! <br /><br />Perhaps the tooth problems have a genetic factor to them? Sorry I couldn't provide any more insight!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136777117715712592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056227010256723048.post-50895705067414087412012-11-17T15:12:09.761-08:002012-11-17T15:12:09.761-08:00Also good info on the hay - I might have to try it...Also good info on the hay - I might have to try it for my girls, sounds tasty! Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551959956737784535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056227010256723048.post-10258522521205055442012-11-17T15:11:13.229-08:002012-11-17T15:11:13.229-08:00Have you ever had a tooth injury from any hay rack...Have you ever had a tooth injury from any hay racks? Since Jaina broke her tooth once, then completely lost it (and damaged the root, resulting in a messed up re-growth that we have to keep an eye on) I have been wary of hay racks. I don't know at all what caused the tooth injuries, nothing that I am aware of, but I did an ope-bottom hay rack for a while then moved to just putting it on the ground and changing it out frequently. <br /><br />Wendy LOVES to poke herself in the eye, so between Wendy's eyes & Jaina's teeth, I am at a loss for how to do hay! These pigs I tell ya...Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551959956737784535noreply@blogger.com