Metal Hay Rack Standing with Roof 20 cm

Trixie Metal Hay Rack Standing with Roof 20 cm

The hay rack is made of sturdy and powder-coated metal. The lid prevents the rodent from climbing into the hay rack and the hay stays neatly in the hay rack. Because the hay rack stands high on the legs, the hay does not come into contact with the faeces and the hay remains clean and hygienic.

✔ Made of metal which makes it gnaw resistant
✔ To fill with hay, grass etc.
✔ Lid prevents the animal from climbing inside
✔ Prevents contamination of the food by faeces and urine
✔ On legs so that the hay is further off the ground

This hay rack is suitable for use as a basic hay rack.

A good hay rack

A good hay rack should be made in such a way that the rodents can get between the bars with their muzzle part, but this usually only works particularly well with vertical bars (because most animal noses are not that wide, but they are high/long). However, the animals must not be able to put their heads through it, otherwise their heads may get caught between the bars. If you see that the head of your rodent can go through the bars and get trapped, take the rack out of the enclosure and choose a rack with a smaller spacing between the bars.

How wide the spacing should be depends on the animal species, roughly the following distances are common for the following animal species:

Degus: 2.5 to 3 cm
Chinchillas about 2.5 - 3 cm
Guinea pig: about 3 cm
Dwarf rabbits: about 3 - 3.5 cm
Medium-sized rabbits up to about 4 cm
Large Rabbits: up to about 4.5 cm