Which only adds to my irritation because my horse eats this too and I pay $200 a month for that >_<

Anyway, I started getting bales of hay from my stable for free a week ago. I kept it in a bin (with the lid off because I put a ton in there) for a week. Since I get it for free I’m a bit ladida about it and go through a large flake a week with eight rabbits. I’d say 15 minutes ago I moved it from the plastic bin to a landuary basket for better ventalation and I found several worms at the bottom of the bin when I pulled the last flake out.

Now, I’ve kept horses at my home before and used to work at a horse stable so I realize that there ARE bugs in this stuff. Spiders and rolly-pollys were the most common thing for me to find and what I remember the most, but worms!? EWWWWWWWW. Do not want D: The hay its self was harvested this year, and it smells wonderful still and is probably the best stuff I’ve ever found (bagged, store bought, hay bothers me. I like knowing where it comes from etc.) Putting it in the bin did not cause the creepy crawlies to appear out of no where, I really think it came from the barn.

I THINK, because I can’t really remember, he pulled this bale off the ground though where he stores them. I didn’t think much of this, as it was kept indoors. The worms themselves look like red/brown centipedes and it’s really odd to find them being that we’ve had below zero weather a few weeks ago - wonder if they were just hiding in it for warmth?

The bunnies still love it and a few munch on it before their pellets.
In the first flake I didn’t come across a single insect and I just started on a second and it appeared bug free too..

Has anybody ever come across creepy-crawlies like this? Google has failed me.

…OMG, IT JUST DAWNED UPON ME; THOSE WORMS COULD BE IN MY CAR.