Oxbow Western Timothy & Orchard Hay Small Animal Food

I never thought I would write a review for a pet food product, but I felt like I had to share on this one. I have been so disappointed with the quality of the hay I have been buying for our Guinea Pigs for the past year. It's been very brown and extremely dusty. They didn't even seem to want to eat it anymore. I finally decided to try this one, which is a bit more expensive and a much larger bag (scary when you don't know if it will be decent hay). They love it so much that they abandon the fresh veggies and run to the other side of the cage for it, squeaking with excitement. It's been a week now and their enthusiasm has not waned. Fantastic product and I will never go back to the other major I never thought I would write a review for a pet food product, but I felt like I had to share on this one. I have been so disappointed with the quality of the hay I have been buying for our Guinea Pigs for the past year. It's been very brown and extremely dusty. They didn't even seem to want to eat it anymore. I finally decided to try this one, which is a bit more expensive and a much larger bag (scary when you don't know if it will be decent hay). They love it so much that they abandon the fresh veggies and run to the other side of the cage for it, squeaking with excitement. It's been a week now and their enthusiasm has not waned. Fantastic product and I will never go back to the other major hay brand again. Thank you, Oxbow, for providing such a high quality product! … more

I bought this thinking that it was a small thing of hay that was going to end up being expensive for the size. But, I was presently surprised by how much hay there was. This stuff ends up lasting a long time!

I love buying this for my bunny butterscotch. This is so healthy for bunnies and they love it especially my bunny she absolutely loves it. it’s fresh and green which is really healthy for bunny’s or other small animals.

My chinchilla prefers this hay over others I have tried. I like it better also because there is not a lot of dust and it doesn’t crumble when I take it from the bag. Other brands are too dusty and disintegrate into powder in the bag.

Guinea pigs need LONG-STRAND hay. The hay in this entire bag, even the orchard grass, is cut up into short strands, barely 4 inches long. That is NOT long strand hay. I’m upset with Oxbow. I’ve been getting sub-par hay from them in various sized boxes and bags for quite a while now. No longer going to purchase your hay.

I will be glad for better quality hay with less sharp pieces. Not sure when that will be. I do have to say that it does smell nice and sweet.

My mice so far love it! I’ve never given them hay before but I heard hay can be good for them. I decided to try out this brand and they love it a lot! They love to chew on the hay and they also sometimes use it for bedding. I see them lay on the bedding and it’s really cute!

It has a lot of hard, sharp hay strands that my guineas won't eat. I've thrown more of this bag away than they've actually eaten.

Knowing you should alternate between Timothy hay and Orchard grass, this solves having to have two different bags. Our Guinea pig prefers Orchard grass, and used to pretty much ignore Timothy hay. But since switching to this mix she's doing a much better job of eating both. Down side: packaging stinks. It has a zip-lock strip that's impossible to use, and sometimes the hay is packed so tight it's next to impossible to pull it out.

I have a couple of Netherland Dwarf bunnies who are picky hay eaters. I've found that this timothy plus orchard grass hay is their favorite combo. I think they enjoy the variety in taste and texture, which encourages them to eat more. They especially love it when it's fresh and right out of a newly opened package. My buns definitely enjoy this more than standard timothy hay, but I recommend a hay topper (herb sprinkles- my buns prefer Kaytee Food From the Wild Natural Snack). The only thing that I don't like about this hay is that the bottom few inches of the bag is filled with tiny hay shreds that my buns refuse to eat, but I usually stick it in some toys or mix it in with their pellets. I wish I have a couple of Netherland Dwarf bunnies who are picky hay eaters. I've found that this timothy plus orchard grass hay is their favorite combo. I think they enjoy the variety in taste and texture, which encourages them to eat more. They especially love it when it's fresh and right out of a newly opened package. My buns definitely enjoy this more than standard timothy hay, but I recommend a hay topper (herb sprinkles- my buns prefer Kaytee Food From the Wild Natural Snack). The only thing that I don't like about this hay is that the bottom few inches of the bag is filled with tiny hay shreds that my buns refuse to eat, but I usually stick it in some toys or mix it in with their pellets. I wish that there wasn't as much of this hay dust, but it's worth it to me as long as I know that it keeps them healthy and they enjoy it. … more