Small Pet Select2nd Cutting Perfect Blend Timothy Hay Pet Food for Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas and Other Small Animals, Premium Natural Hay Grown in The US, 5 LB

The boys love this hay! They always scream with excitement when I refill their pile. They eat almost all of it as it's a balanced mix of soft hay with few of those hard straw pieces. Lasts a long time too even with my 4 guinea pigs so good value.

I’m a Cowgirl who buys bales of hay for my horses and know quality hay. Guinea Pigs like Timothy over Alfalfa, which is already in their pellet fed anyway. Small Pet Select is 2nd cut quality Timothy. 2nd cut has more protein. It’s best for their dental health. 2nd cut has softer stems and more leaves. It’s deeper in color and has more micronutrients. A bonus for someone sensitive to hay because you’re not exposed to the pollen of first cut hay.I have used Small Pet Select for 3 years now. My four Guinea Pigs love it. I will put a big mound in their habitat and they actually like to crawl in and eat. I have this on re-order. The packaging is great. Always arrives dry. Always fresh. And the hay is compressed just enough that you are getting a bunch for your buck.

Small Pet Select is the highest quality Timothy hay I have ever found. I have a picky Chinchilla and have tried almost every brand of hay out there. It is fresher and much higher quality than any else on the market. My Chinchilla loves it and wastes very little. I would highly recommend thier products.

When I first got my bunny as a baby I was feeding him alfalfa hay along with other veggies and a few pellets - he was already eating regular food. The thing with the alfalfa hay is that he was picking out the softer stuff and leaving behind the "sticks", so when it came time to invest in hay my first purchase from SPS was 3rd cutting because it is "softer" - so I bought the 40lb box. I have done farm work in the past and I know about hay. My first impression was of how there was so much brown and so little green. I thought that would change as I used the hay but it didn't change much, and it turns out as an adult my bunny preferred the crunchier stuff. That wasn't a problem because there was plenty of crunchy stuff, but then we came to the last 1/3 of the box, which was all shreds, fluffy stuff and dusty stuff.I needed to buy more hay, and now knowing he prefers the crunchier stuff, I chose to purchase the 25lb box of second cutting from SPS. Wow! It was like night and day! 100% green, highly compressed (the top of the box was bulging when I got it) and the bunny absolutely loves it and is now eating more hay. I didn't even keep going with the old box, and I think this 25lb box is going to last longer than the bigger one! I have nothing to complain about with my purchase of second cutting, and have since found out that most bunnies are fed second cutting unless they are older and need softer hay, or picky eaters. The thing I know about 3rd cutting is that it is the one MOST affected by summer - whether there are dry conditions and for how long, etc. This product came perfectly packed, UPS dropped it a day early, and the quality of the hay is top notch. I will probably stick with this brand and second cutting now for the foreseeable future, and would recommend Small Pet Select.

I like the giant size. Came late which I wasn't happy with. Nothing broken, it smells good and no bugs.Con: it's messy, and it came brown. Some of the pieces weren't good at all and because it's too big I can't just carry it to there hay dispenser. I have to put in a bag and then carry it. I would have been much more happy at 2 6lbs rather than 1 12 lbs. So, for that reason 3 stars.The pros: economically friendly. They OHCOOL hay that they like is a splurge. It's not cheap. So, they need another brand. While I have that one on a monthly subscription I am still looking for a cheaper alternative. They didn't like the Kaytee one.I am not sure if they like this, yet. but this one will not be a monthly subscription just bc of the cons.Will comment further on if I notice that they like it. I just received a few days ago.Update Friday Oct 25th. I have had this for awhile. It seems well received by all my bunnies including the new 1 I got on Sept 13th. Once it was half way down I put the left over Kaytee brand that they don't like and I mixed it in and they didn't seem to notice.Once done, it's about a quarter and I mixed there new Oxbow hay. Bc of the high calorie, so they have a mix. I will continue to buy this and just mix hay in. So, if I buy the Kaytee brand it should go unnoticed. They still pick and choose but not as bad as bf. I also upped my review to 4 stars bc they were able to eat the Kaytee brand.I did buy a new shelving unit for this product only, ugh. That's okay, it fits nicer andi transfered some of they hay into bags