How to get them to eat their new hay

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- 05/17/2022 at 7:15 AM
  BunnyLass568
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  I got new hay for Blossom and Thumper and they’re barely touching it. I tried putting some foraging mix on it but they only ate the mix so what else can I do to get them to eat it?
  
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- 05/17/2022 at 11:02 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  Give them time and ideally they’ll go for it when hungry enough. Did you change brands, type, etc…? Do you notice any significant difference from it than the old hay?
  
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  - 05/17/2022 at 6:54 PM
    BunnyLass568
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    Alright, I’ll give it a little longer then. The old hay was Oxbow Timothy hay and the new hay is Ametza Bermuda grass hay that I got off of Chewy.com
    
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- 05/17/2022 at 6:55 PM
  LBJ10
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  I would give it a little time. They will probably eat it eventually. If they continue to turn their noses up at it, you may need to get some of their old type of hay to mix in.
- 05/18/2022 at 8:36 AM
  DanaNM
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  Does it seem fresh? Sometimes a bag of hay will be “off”.
  
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  - 05/18/2022 at 11:59 AM
    BunnyLass568
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    Spots are greener than others, it’s soft and doesn’t smell musty
    
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