URGENT HELP PLEASE!!!!

[Christmas_Kate]

Pony was brought in this afternoon. First time I've had him in a stable, and he proceeded to munch on his straw bed. Argghhh! I've removed all the bits of corn husk, but am at a loss as to what to do! can't get anywhere to get and Jeyes/Stardrops or shavings...

What can I do??

He's already huge, will it hurt him? (he's on a diet!)

 

[ladylisa]

Bang goes the diet!...lol

 

[Christmas_Kate]

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Bang goes the diet!...lol

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NOT funny

 

[pottamus]

I don't think it does any harm in small doses but I would not want him to eat straw and nothing else...will he not be tempted by any hay?

 

[Christmas_Kate]

no, I've put his hay on the floor...not interested. Gonna go down and get some dirty straw to mix with it.

 

[threeponies]

Dilute hibiscrub stops my gannet eating straw, or any other disinfectant, dilute dettol also works.

 

[Happytohack]

Not good for him to eat too much. The hibiscrub idea is a good one. When I had a bed-eater, I used to muck out and always put the clean straw on to the floor and dirtier straw on top. As he has just come in, all of his bed is nice an clean and tasty. In the long run, you might have to consider putting him on to an alternative bedding.

 

[fizzer]

i wud make up a solution of disinfectant and spray on top of bedding, that shud do it, worked for my greedy pony

 

[Dotilas]

This is disgusting, but worked with my boy when he was on straw.

Go down and muck him out, and only take a bit of the wet out. Mix the rest in with his straw. As far as I have seen, most horses don't eat their own pee

 

[watcherathome]

Would agree with mixing in dirty bedding, I used to do this, so be sparing when you muck out tomorrow. Suggest you dampen the hay to make it more appealing