Hi guys. I just purchased one of these hay savers: http://www.etsy.com/listing/67290023/saveabunnys-three-hole-hay-saver-box?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_query=hay+saver&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all which is AMAZING.

But to the real point – we use wood stove pellets for Java’s litter (it’s incredibly cheap and useful). When we first got him, we had a big box of WSP and hay on one end. Java would immediately pull all the hay and scatter it through the box, which was problematic because so much got used as litter that we tossed out heaps of it daily (which was a waste!). 

So we got that hay saver. Now, it seems like Java hates the WSP on his feet or something because he jumps into his box and then immediately back out. He would lean over his box to eat hay from the saver, so he was definitely wanting to use it, but didn’t want to get in his box. He’d only bear through the WSP to pee (such a good boy), and I felt bad. I took the time to manually cut up a lot of newspaper into pieces to be a “bedding” to comfort his feet since it seemed like he really didn’t like the feel of the WSP. 

I did that, and he started going in more, but would end up digging out tons of hay from the saver. He eats a lot of hay, but digs out a bunch into the box. What can I do? I’ve considered shredding even more newspapers and adding that as bedding to the WSP (I get free newspapers from work so I pretty much have an unlimited source), but is the litter even the problem? Is there anyway I could stop him from digging out all his hay? The hay saver is definitely saving us a ton of hay, but it still frustrates me when a decent bit is still getting soiled overnight because I’m not awake to clean up what he digs out and then he pees on it. >.< I'm wondering if it's even the WSP that make him dig, or if he's just going to dig some out no matter what. Agh. D:

Any ideas? If we just have to deal with some hay getting wasted, then so be it, but if there’s any hope, please let me know! Thanks for any information.