Oxbow Alfalfa Hay Small Animal Food, 15-oz bag

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  • 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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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.

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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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12 Customer Questions

suitable for adult rabbits too?

Answer by Chewy • Jun 20, 2021
This hay is suitable for a Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Chinchilla and other small pets.

so since I can't see pictures, is this actually hey? Or is it pellets? Thanks a bunch!

Answer by Chewy • Sep 19, 2019
This food is in the form of hay.

Can adult rabbits have this hay without having other hay? Can they live off of this without pellets?

Answer by Chewy • Jul 17, 2021
This hay is ideal for growing, pregnant, or nursing pets. It is recommended to mix different grass hays together to enrich your pet’s diet. For mature pets you can offer a pinch of alfalfa as a treat. Seventy percent of your rabbit's diet should be grass hay.

Can this be given to tortoises?

Answer by Chewy • Jul 31, 2019
Some tortoises are reluctant to eat the timothy hay but will eat alfalfa hay. Try mixing about one part alfalfa hay to three parts timothy hay to get your tortoise switched over to hay.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Christine on Aug 11, 2025

Oxbow Alfalfa Quality Concern

I'm very disappointed with this bag of Oxbow alfalfa. It's almost entirely made up of hard, brown stems with very few leaty pieces. This is not the soft, green,

I'm very disappointed with this bag of Oxbow alfalfa. It's almost entirely made up of hard, brown stems with very few leaty pieces. This is not the soft, green, leafy alfalfa that small animals can actually eat. My rabbit cannot chew the tough stalks, and is completely unable to chew or eat this. I've bought alfalfa in the past that was soft and fresh, so l know this is not normal quality. Unfortunately, this bag is unusable and feels like a waste of money. I hope Oxbow can improve quality control so customers consistently receive fresh, edible hay. This is sad people are buying this to feed their animals and this is what they are getting.. this is not acceptable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Shirley on Aug 16, 2025

Not happy with the bag

I was not thrilled to open the box and find the bag not even folded together or sealed. It makes me wonder if I got a used box that was returned or something. I

I was not thrilled to open the box and find the bag not even folded together or sealed. It makes me wonder if I got a used box that was returned or something. I was not thrilled with a bag, not being sealed, indicating that it was fresh and didn’t have somebody else’s hands in it that could cause my guinea pigs issues.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By lucinda on Aug 20, 2025

Absolutely terrible

I have had a lot of problems with Oxbow hair recently, throwing away more than 50% of the boxes that I buy because the hay is not good and is the first time I've

I have had a lot of problems with Oxbow hair recently, throwing away more than 50% of the boxes that I buy because the hay is not good and is the first time I've ever had a bad box of alfalfa hay where it's brown and dry and all of the stocks are like 3feet long

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Erin on Jul 27, 2025

Not Alfalfa or very old

I needed a small bag of Alfalfa to tide us over as we transition to Timmothy Hay. This could have just been very old hay but I highly doubt it. It didn’t look

I needed a small bag of Alfalfa to tide us over as we transition to Timmothy Hay. This could have just been very old hay but I highly doubt it. It didn’t look like Alfalfa or smell like alfalfa. There are little flower pieces of alfalfa in the bag but the hay itself if thick and brown nothing like good quality alfalfa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Ren on Sep 8, 2025

Consistent quality

My bunnies get a handful alfalfa as a treat from time to time. My experience has been that Oxbow alfalfa hay quality has been consistent in quality over the ye

My bunnies get a handful alfalfa as a treat from time to time. My experience has been that Oxbow alfalfa hay quality has been consistent in quality over the years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Susan on Sep 20, 2025

Good hay!

My pigs loved this hay as babies. They chow down on it and it was soft enough to burrow in for them.

My pigs loved this hay as babies. They chow down on it and it was soft enough to burrow in for them.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Sara on Aug 19, 2025

Yellow and dusty

I ordered two packages of Oxbow Alfalfa for a baby guinea pig. Both packages have yellow and dusty hay that my guinea pig will not eat.

I ordered two packages of Oxbow Alfalfa for a baby guinea pig. Both packages have yellow and dusty hay that my guinea pig will not eat.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Natasha on May 21, 2025

Disappointed by a usually great product

Stormy didn't like this particular bag of hay - too many big dry brown pieces in it. She prefers mostly green. I will say, though, that this is the very first bag

Stormy didn't like this particular bag of hay - too many big dry brown pieces in it. She prefers mostly green. I will say, though, that this is the very first bag of alfalfa hay like this that we've encountered in 10 years of buying it - so hopefully it's a fluke.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Carolyn on Aug 6, 2025

Great product

Great price. Shows up exactly when I need it. I don’t have to worry I’ll run out or keep a giant back stock.

Great price. Shows up exactly when I need it. I don’t have to worry I’ll run out or keep a giant back stock.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Leroy on Aug 28, 2025

Good Quality hay for my rabbits.

My rabbits won't eat any other types or brands of hay.

My rabbits won't eat any other types or brands of hay.