Oxbow Alfalfa Hay Small Animal Food
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Feed your growing small pet hay that is high in fiber, protein and calcium with Oxbow Alfalfa Hay Small Animal Food. Small pets including guinea pigs, rabbits and chinchillas, need hay to help aid in digestion and keep their teeth trim. Oxbow Alfalfa Hay Small Animal Food, a high-fiber legume hay, contains more crude protein, digestible energy and calcium levels than in grass hay, making it ideal for pets 6 months and younger and nursing females. Its succulent taste stimulates appetites and helps ill pets gain weight. Oxbow Alfalfa Hay Small Animal Food makes an excellent treat for healthy adults, but because of its high fiber content, should be given in small pinches only.
Key Benefits- Alfalfa Hay is a high-fiber legume forage hay that is sometimes called the "Queen of Forages". Alfalfa Hay is legume hay and the protein, calcium and energy content are higher than in grass hay.
- Oxbow's Alfalfa Hay is an outstanding feed for young animals. It contains more crude protein, digestible energy, and calcium levels than any other forage.
- Alfalfa provides the essential calcium necessary for growing bones.
- Alfalfa is also a source of important minerals, including phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, zinc and selenium.
- Due to its succulent taste, Oxbow's Alfalfa Hay can be used as an appetite stimulant when an animal is ill or for post-surgical pets.
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Item Number95968
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Food FormHay
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Small Pet TypeRabbit, Guinea Pig, Chinchilla, Degu
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Special DietHigh Fiber, High-Protein
100% Alfalfa Hay. Preservative and Additive Free. Loose Hay Contains Stems, Leaves, and Limited Seed Heads.
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 16.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 1.5% min |
| Crude Fiber | 32.0% max |
| Moisture | 15.0% max |
Growing Animals (under 6 months): Unlimited amounts, plus free choice grass hay. Mature Animals: Occasional small amounts. Nursing Females: Unlimited amounts in addition to free choice grass hay.
Alfalfa Hay should only be offered carefully to mature rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and prairie dogs due to the higher protein and calcium content. Many vets believe that animals prone to kidney stones, bladder stones or calcium crystals in their urine should always avoid alfalfa.
Alfalfa Hay can be used to help animals gain weight and will give a nice shine to their fur. Elderly animals should be fed foods they enjoy, such as alfalfa, when considering quality of life. Alfalfa Hay can be used in small amounts as an appetite stimulant for thin or convalescing animals. Rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas under 6 months of age can be given Alfalfa Hay daily. After 6 months of age an animal should begin a gradual transition to 100% grass hay such as Oat Hay, Western Timothy, Orchard Grass or Bunny Brome.
How much do I feed daily? Alfalfa Hay can be fed daily to growing animals as 25% of their total dietary intake. Adult animals should be limited to a SMALL pinch as a treat.
After 6 months of age an animal should begin a gradual transition to 100% grass hay such as Oat Hay, Western Timothy, Orchard Grass or Bunny Brome.
Fresh From the Farm
For Oxbow, quality products begin in the field. Oxbow has spent years cultivating relationships and educating its growers about the proper way to nurture and harvest hay specifically for small pets. Then, using an exclusive process, Oxbow hay is inspected, graded, cleaned and sorted to ensure only the best hay is packaged under the Oxbow name.
Going the Extra Acre
- VETERINARIAN APPROVED Recommended by vets worldwide
- LESS DUSTY Extraction reduces fine dust particles
- HAND-SORTED Sorted by hand with care
- EXPERT GROWN IN THE USA Grown especially for small pets on Oxbow's family of farms
About Oxbow
Family-owned and operated, Oxbow is passionately committed to helping small animals lead longer, healthier lives. Grown by experts on Oxbow's family of farms, their formulas and life-staged diets have defined the way small animals are fed today. From plant to pet, Oxbow products meet the highest standards time and time again.
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Baby bunny loves it!!!
By rabbits on Jun 19, 2020
My three month old rabbit loves this hay! And so does my grown up bun, she actually try’s to brake into my baby’s pen. I’m very glad I tried oxbow, a friend had recommended it to me, but I only recently purchased some. If you have growing rabbits calcium is very important so I would definitely try this out
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Lots of stems
By JoJo on Jun 22, 2020
I bought the 9lb bag and it has lots of stems my Dutch bunnies won’t eat. Lots of waste but they do like the leaves and the small stems. The smaller bags are better but allot more costly. Luckily in a few months I can take my babies off the alfalfa hay all together.
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Bunny goes nuts over this hay!!
By BunBunluvr on Jun 16, 2020
My little guy absolutely loves this hay. I only give it to him on occasion as he is now 8 months and I think he’s heartbroken. The only issue I have with this hay is that there are limited large pieces and it leaves a mess all over when I attempt to put it in his litter box.
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Beyond awful.... Nothing but sticks and dust!
By AFrazier on Mar 30, 2020
I'm honestly really mad that I wasted my money on this. Oxbow is normally great and I bought one of each of their different kinds of hay. I opened this bag up and it was not even usable. If you know when it comes to guinea pigs and rabbits, you have to be very careful with hay and alfalfa is only recommended for young rabbits and piggies (which we have) but with that, you have to be sure the hay you are feeding them doesn't have a lot of dust or it can cause respiratory issues. So imagine my thoughts as soon as I saw straight up dust in this bag. I had seen someone say in the reviews section that they bought the big 9 pound bags and had issues with dust which is WHY I bought the small bag because I'm honestly really mad that I wasted my money on this. Oxbow is normally great and I bought one of each of their different kinds of hay. I opened this bag up and it was not even usable. If you know when it comes to guinea pigs and rabbits, you have to be very careful with hay and alfalfa is only recommended for young rabbits and piggies (which we have) but with that, you have to be sure the hay you are feeding them doesn't have a lot of dust or it can cause respiratory issues. So imagine my thoughts as soon as I saw straight up dust in this bag. I had seen someone say in the reviews section that they bought the big 9 pound bags and had issues with dust which is WHY I bought the small bag because I saw others giving good reviews on the smaller bags. I must have gotten a dud bag because I'm gonna have to toss it since I can't (in good conscience) put that in with my guinea pigs without fearing that they get sick. Don't buy this because you'll just be wasting your money. … more
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Too Many sticks, not worth it
By Kate on Jul 8, 2020
The bag I got had so many sticks that my younge bunny didn't eat 2/3 of the bag. It was really unfortunate. But I guess you get what you pay for...
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not good for adult rabbits.
By Gwen on May 4, 2020
Good for baby rabbits (under 6 months) but bad for adults. It has lots of fat and calcium which is good for growing baby bunnies, but it can make adult rabbits obese.
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not for guinea pigs
By ughh on Jun 1, 2020
The hay seems good but I guess it’s not for guinea pigs according to my vet. I’m so sad that I bought it now :/
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Oxbow Alfalfa
By Nicole on Jun 27, 2020
My rabbit and guinea pigs love the sweet hay and it's nice pieces not just dust or crumbs.
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mostly twigs.
By alfalfahay on Jun 9, 2020
Second time ordering alfalfa hay from here and this time it’s mostly twigs and my bunnies won’t eat it. :(
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Perfect for my 4 month old foster bunny!
By Debra on May 28, 2020 Top 500 Contributor
My foster bunny needs alfalfa for her diet. She loves this hay so much! She can't get enough. Good quality too!
