Guinea Pig Hay Bag

Hi, today we are going to show you how to make your own hay bags. They help to keep your cage less messy and keep less hay from falling out.

Things you will need:

- Fabric (we used fleece and some other fabric)

- Thread

- Sewing Machine (Optional: you can also sew it by hand if you'd like)

- Scissors

- Paper (If you want to make a template)

- Ruler

- Pins

- Binder clips (any type of clip would work)

Steps

1. If you want to make a template get a piece of paper that is 10" by 10" or put two pieces of paper together to make a piece that is 10" by 10".

2. Now you can pin the template on a piece of folded fabric. Then cut it out.

3. You should now have two pieces of 10" by 10" fabric.
Get one of the pieces. Now your going to cut the openings for them to eat from. We made our openings 2" all around. (You can make a pattern for the openings as well.) We made a pattern for each opening and placed it 2" in on all sides. Then pin, trace it, and cut it out.

4.  Now take your other piece of fabric and put it on top of the other piece facing inwards because you are are going to sew it inside out. Now you can either use a sewing machine or sew it by hand, sew the two sides and the bottom and leave the top open. Lastly, fold it right side out.

5. You now can attach it to your cage with some sort of clip. We decided to use binder clips.

We hope you enjoyed this tutorial and learned how to make a hay bag for your guinea pig. Stay tuned for our next tutorial/how-to post!