I put hay in Wick’s high wall litter boxes, so it’s difficult to get it out of the box.

For a cage, I recommend putting panels so they can’t fall through.

This is a problem for me too, not least because of the limited space in my apartment. I have to keep the hay in a big plastic bin near Panda and Fernando’s condo, and since obviously air needs to be kept flowing through the hay to keep it in good shape the cover needs to be loose. I’ve been able to keep it more or less under control so far by using the broom and Dust Buster, but I’m going to have to deploy the full-size vacuum sooner or later, and the buns aren’t going to like that even though they’re supposed to be used to that sound. I may have to move them into the carrier and put them in the bathroom briefly while I vacuum the area up so as not to upset them too much.

For filling litter boxes/hay racks, I’ve found that it is impossible to not get the stuff everywhere. BUT, it sometimes helps to “twirl” the hay in your hands like spaghetti to keep it from being too loose while you transfer it from bag to bin. I pull a handful from the big hay mass (with my hands still inside the bag to keep it from going everywhere) and roll it around itself a bit before taking it out and putting it in Olaf’s hay rack. Not only does this help keep flyaway from falling everywhere but I think it helps keep the hay in the rack better since it clings to itself rather than being loose and falling out the bottom.

But there are still bits here and there. The first few times I used the big vacuum I put Olaf in the other room in his carrier, worried he’d be horrified. He didn’t seem to care so now I vacuum while he’s out and about and he either hides in his diggy box or is brave and walks right up to the big scary monster machine to sniff it.