Ugh, they are driving me up the wall! I used 1/2x1in wire in an L shape to hold hay, the open side of the L attaches to the wire wall[1x1in]. The other side of the hutch has the hay in the same spot, so it looks like a W. They are about 7in or so off the ground, wire goes up another 4-5in. Top and two short sides are not wired closed. If I had the hay any higher, they would ignore it, 7in was almost too much of a stretch for them to get to, ugh.
The doe loves to jump into the hay rack....she taught the buck to do this, too. So now both of them love to sit in there, pooping and peeing all over.
Makes it worse that the doe is a nut, she empties the hay and shoves it down through the floor. Every morning ALL the hay she HAD I find on the ground under the hutch!!
They are wasting so much hay, it's really pissing me off. The buck isn't as bad.
Doe has two boxes right now, cardboard box full of hay, which she uses as a toilet and the metal nest box. It has nothing but paper towels on the bottom now. When I did add a bit of hay, you guessed it, she would piss and sh*t in there like a nut.
She hasn't gone into the nest much, just once to piss in it..of course. The buck loves to have a box w/hay to potty in, too, but I hate wasting hay. He will have to get over it. Doe only has two boxes because she is crazy, once the kits don't need a nest, both boxes will be gone.
Actually, if she doesn't care for the kits that are due sometime this week, there won't be a crazy hay hating doe problem. She will be dinner!
How do you clean the wood and metal nest box of urine?? I've just been spraying it with Lysol and calling it a day.
How should I redo the hay racks so they cannot get in, but is still easy for me to fill?
Should I make it smaller or taller?
In general, they don't seem to like hay at all. I won't try other hay's for them, they get what everyone else gets, period. It's some kind of horse quality hay, if you are wondering, not sure of the exact mix. They LOVE fresh pulled grass, they go nuts for it. I put it through the top gap and the doe just sits there under all the grass that has fallen onto her, happily stuffing her face.
The doe loves to jump into the hay rack....she taught the buck to do this, too. So now both of them love to sit in there, pooping and peeing all over.
Makes it worse that the doe is a nut, she empties the hay and shoves it down through the floor. Every morning ALL the hay she HAD I find on the ground under the hutch!!
They are wasting so much hay, it's really pissing me off. The buck isn't as bad.
Doe has two boxes right now, cardboard box full of hay, which she uses as a toilet and the metal nest box. It has nothing but paper towels on the bottom now. When I did add a bit of hay, you guessed it, she would piss and sh*t in there like a nut.
She hasn't gone into the nest much, just once to piss in it..of course. The buck loves to have a box w/hay to potty in, too, but I hate wasting hay. He will have to get over it. Doe only has two boxes because she is crazy, once the kits don't need a nest, both boxes will be gone.
Actually, if she doesn't care for the kits that are due sometime this week, there won't be a crazy hay hating doe problem. She will be dinner!
How do you clean the wood and metal nest box of urine?? I've just been spraying it with Lysol and calling it a day.
How should I redo the hay racks so they cannot get in, but is still easy for me to fill?
Should I make it smaller or taller?
In general, they don't seem to like hay at all. I won't try other hay's for them, they get what everyone else gets, period. It's some kind of horse quality hay, if you are wondering, not sure of the exact mix. They LOVE fresh pulled grass, they go nuts for it. I put it through the top gap and the doe just sits there under all the grass that has fallen onto her, happily stuffing her face.
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