Elim a net vs Trickle net?

[ElleSkywalker]

Afternoon,

Blackpony has just been diagnosed with glandular ulcers & so needs constant acess to forage....however she has previously had lami so isn't allowed unlimited quantities of hay when in and dispite my fatty paddocks resembling the desert & not keen on leaving her out 24/7

The vet suggested a trickle net & after a quick search I have found the above nets & some old reveiws on here, so was hoping for some updates on either

Baked Alaska ice cream for all

 

[Cheiro1]

My trickle net is still going strong nearly 3 years on. I love it, G gives it a good beating but it is lasting!

Before I brought it I read up and most people say the elimanets break really easily. Also the larger sized ones the holes are a lot bigger than the trickle net having seen one.

Trickle net was well worth the money imo

 

[McCauley]

Hi,...I have a trickle net for my boy,...he's out on restricted grazing overnight and comes in during the day (which he's very thankful for at the moment as the present climate is pretty hot!).

He comes into his trickle net of soaked hay which has around 2.5kgs in it,...still manages to devour it at a fair rate, but it does slow him down. He then has another very small net at 5pm when i arrive on the yard of about 0.5kgs and clears this while i'm skipping out and prepping his nets for the next days!, before we do a little work.

I didn't want him having all of his hay quota in one go when he came in, hence the reason why i've split it.

The trickle net is working for us! and is a godsend in winter when his nets are bigger and i need them to last longer. It's a tough net! It was well worth the £30 i paid in my opinion.

Hope that helps!

 

[texas]

Elim a net holes are no smaller than standard haylage net holes from what I've seen!

The thing that broke on my tricklenet, within a year, was the string through the top. I've rethreaded with cheap rope from the diy shop and it's fine. The rest of it is very strong. Also, some horses are happy to fight for their hay, others would rather starve themselves than bother trying So... I wouldn't use that as the only net all the time. I split rations between tricklenet and double netted haylage nets. Do you already soak your hay to reduce sugars?

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Thanks guys, tricklenet it is then

Texas, she no longer has soaked hay as*her insulin levels are down to 8.5 (she was not on soaked hay when this was checked) She has steamed hay at present as can get a little coughy.

She is quite happy to scrap with nets for her hay so hopefully she will be ok with a trickle net

 

[Lamc]

There's a seller on ebay "martsnets" who sells 'very very small mesh haynets'. They are good strong nets and much cheaper than the trickle net. They come in different sizes.

 

[forever broke]

I have a Tricklenet and also one of the Martsnets ones, they're both fab and seem to slow my pony down equally. However, the martsnets one is nowhere near as thick and hardwearing as the tricklenet, so if your's tends to break nets I'd go for the tricklenet. The martsnets ones are easier to fill though, no matter how hard I try I can only get 2 1/2 slices of hay in the tricklenet!