Trickle nets - any good???

[atlantis]

As title really. It would appear in going to have to box rest Lottie for a bit. Before she had her teeth done she ate very slowly and struggled to get through one net per night. I could leave her 2 big nets and I think she'll get through them both now she is simply hoovering her feed up.

She has also piled the weight on and I have pretty much cut out bucket feed apart from foot supplement and unmolassed chaff as a carrier.

So need to slow her eating down. Do the trickle nets work?

http://www.tricklenet.co.uk

 

[atlantis]

Also any recomendations for stable toys for natives (no sugar) would be good. Going to try swede, salt lick, not a ball it makes her paw (not good for leg). Any other suggestions gratefully received!!

 

[WelshD]

I wont use trickle nets personally as I don't think all that jerking and snatching frustratedly to get hay out does any good at all

Martsnets on Facebook do a cheaper version though if you want one

Lickit do a himilayan type salt lick that fits in to their hanging treat things which my ponies love

 

[Equi]

I used them for my very overweight cob, and he ate the hay at the same rate tbh. I gave it away.

 

[TGM]

I've got a trickle net for my good doer mare and have found it really slows her haylage intake down. I thought she might get frustrated with it, but found she got the hang of it quickly and nibbles away calmly without jerking, so like all things it depends on the individual horse!

 

[Cowpony]

Mine will empty the net overnight, but at a much slower rate than a normal net. However, when she's out 24/7 and just comes in to work she can't be bothered with trying to tease the hay out of a tricklenet. I end up chucking a slice of hay on the floor just so her stomach has a lining of hay before I ride. If your horse is in overnight I would definitely recommend it though.

 

[doriangrey]

Yes I think they are useful if they are small-holed and big enough to be able to hang them so they can pick from the bottom of the net, feed with head down and not get a foot caught (no use for shod horses obviously). I always put some loose hay at the bottom initially so they don't get all frustrated and 'snatchy'.

 

[Lintel]

Trickle nets great but over prices another one for marsnets on FB my greedy highland has them slows him down great and got the hang of them instantly. I also hang a turnip from the beams from his stable just drill a hole in the middle and hang with rope also salt lick for likit and what about hanging small nets around the stable giving her variety and choice?
Sorry to hear she has to be on box really rest x

 

[atlantis]

Thanks all. Hoping its a short spell but I thunk I turned her out too soon. She's popped a splint and is lame on and off so vet said to stay in. Gonna speak to him again on Monday but she was BORED last week.

I tried hanging small nets round her stable but she seems happier with them either side of her door as she likes to look out. She was snatching hay, shooting back to the door, then snatching more hay.

Its a shame she paws so much as she loved the ball but pounding that leg on the floor won't help much.

Thanks for the feedback. She's unshod so no worries about low nets.

 

[Evie91]

No didn't slow my girl down at all and she ended up making huge holes in it - not worth the extra expense IMO

 

[Sukistokes2]

I use tricle nets for my greedy cob. I use greedy feeders. I am very pleased as it really slows my lad down. However he can get frustrated, esp when hungry. So if I am using I always put a small, lager holed net in as well. This means he eats and then is not so frustrated when he starts his greedy feeder net.

 

[atlantis]

I use tricle nets for my greedy cob. I use greedy feeders. I am very pleased as it really slows my lad down. However he can get frustrated, esp when hungry. So if I am using I always put a small, lager holed net in as well. This means he eats and then is not so frustrated when he starts his greedy feeder net.

That's a good idea. A friend of mine uses eliminets. Gonna go look at some tomorrow (they stock them near her so we're taking a trip tomorrow) and they are a MUCH cheaper!!! I need some more nets anyway and she really rates these.

 

[SO1]

I have the shires greedy feeder net for my new forest pony and it seems good. The trickle nets are made of very coarse net and a bit raspy I think on their lips and noses. They are also not very easy to fill.

If you are not already doing so you can soak the hay to reduce the calories.

 

[Iwantakitten]

I've got an eliminet. TBH the holes aren't any smaller than all my other haynets which are small holed and it's the only one now with loads of holes in and has been used the same amount. It was also the most expensive.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Yo ho ho! the Trickle Net thread is back LOL

Personally, whilst they may (or may not) be effective, the last time I heard they were about thirty quid for ONE of them, which if you've got two horses, is going to mean you've got to save a helluva lot of hay to make them worthwhile.

I just use two haylage/small holed nets, doubled up, one inside the other - you can always put another net on top if you need to slow them down even more.

This works for my greedy-guts traddie cob......... the best and cheapest solution I've found so far!

Tho' appreciate that the trickle nets may be the dogs-knobs if you've got money to burn.

 

[atlantis]

£30 for a hay net!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FairyLights]

I tried one and it worked for a bit then greedy cob learned to snatch and pull hard and it empties just as quickly as a normal haynet but cant be doing the neck etc much good with all the jerking and pulling.

 

[MyDogIsAnIdiot]

I tried the Shires Greedy Feeder - one small and one large. They both lasted about 2 days each before my mare had chewed massive holes in them so she didn't have to bother pulling to get the hay out. Not worth the £15 and £30 price tags at all, and I'm still annoyed that I paid for them in the first place!

 

[tabithakat64]

I think they are a great idea however my two refused to eat from them after a few days

 

[ChesnutsRoasting]

Yes I think they are useful if they are small-holed and big enough to be able to hang them so they can pick from the bottom of the net, feed with head down and not get a foot caught (no use for shod horses obviously). I always put some loose hay at the bottom initially so they don't get all frustrated and 'snatchy'.

This. The 'Tricklenet' is very robust. It does slow them down but I always tie it low as my mare was developing muscles where there shouldn't be muscle when the net was traditionally tied up.

 

[leggs]

I tried the Shires Greedy Feeder - one small and one large. They both lasted about 2 days each before my mare had chewed massive holes in them so she didn't have to bother pulling to get the hay out. Not worth the £15 and £30 price tags at all, and I'm still annoyed that I paid for them in the first place!

yep that's what mine did too, within half an hour!

 

[TGM]

Although we have 3 equines, I only need a tricklenet for one of them, as the others are big active horses who need to guzzle as much haylage as they can get. So as I only need 1 tricklenet for one porky pony, plus the fact that it seems very robust and likely to last much longer than our normal nets, I wasn't too worried about the cost. I have tried double netting, but found it a faff when I was in a hurry, plus normal nets tend to develop extra holes after a while. I'm hoping that whilst the initial outlay for the tricklenet was a lot, it will work out cheaper in the long term if it lasts a lot longer than your average haynet.

 

[PStarfish]

I bought a trickle net for my very greedy pony. Really rated it to start with. Slowed her eating right down. However a year on, two nets both had big holes and pony has a sore neck (could be unrelated but it's very heavy) I bit the bullet and started feeding from the floor. After a couple of days inhaling the hay she calmed down and now always has some left. Won't use one again.

 

[milos]

I've got a large greedy feeder, didn't take long before massive holes in it so annoyed as it cost so much! I think the issue is that it doesn't have a plastic ring at the bottom for tying it up. So all the extra tugging to get the hay out as it's small holed causes the tying up string to wear through the net and cause the holes if that makes sense I. Use to have another small holed net with a plastic ring on the bottom and it lasted for years ( gave it away when I sold the pony it was for) so I'd get one with a ring at bottom .

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

I think they are a great idea however my two refused to eat from them after a few days

Riiigghhtt.......... that's it - I'll save up and deffo buy one for mine then! Gosh, can't imagine that; his great greedy gob-face actually REFUSING to eat. Strewth, that'd be worth watching LOL