JetFalcon
Well-Known Member
Why are bunnies not interested in food on the same level as say a dog? They seem to only eat when they feel like it, but it seems they know when they want to stop eating. And can refuse food if they're not interested in eating, even if its their favorite food / treat.
The only food my bunnies will stop what their doing is graham crackers. If they are bored or mindless enough, they approach the food and start munching on it. They will eat vegetables too, but they will only eat it when they feel like it, they won't get excited over it like a graham cracker. But even then, they may get bored of the graham cracker and not want to eat it, even if I shove it in their face.
When kids see my bunnies, they all seem to obsess over the idea of feeding the bunny. Sometimes they will eat, but most the time they won't eat on command, disappointing the kids. Which causes the kids to keep shoving food in their face when the bunnies aren't interested in the idea of eating. I try tell them to wait, but most kids don't have the patience and start trying to put the food in the bunnies mouth thinking it will magically eat when it doesn't want to. I can't even feed my bunnies on command, I just have to leave food around them and wait around to see if I hear crunching noises of a carrot.
If my bunnies ate anything that they saw like a dog would, I am sure all the kids would be super excited. But I love my bunnies even if they're just sitting still like a pillow staring into space. How come bunnies have more self control when it comes to eating compared to a dog, like they can decide when they're not hungry?
When I lived with parents, who had dogs, the two dogs would walk up to me the moment I open the fridge. But not bunnies, they don't really seem to care about the idea of food like a dog does. I think kids should try feeding dogs because you can feed them forever and they probably never stop.
And plus, can bunnies even eat for fun? Their diet is pretty bland and boring, hence I guess the term "bunny food" when people describe bland / boring foods. They probably don't know what pizza tastes like or diary items such as ice cream, so I guess they have no need to be excited for food.
The only food my bunnies will stop what their doing is graham crackers. If they are bored or mindless enough, they approach the food and start munching on it. They will eat vegetables too, but they will only eat it when they feel like it, they won't get excited over it like a graham cracker. But even then, they may get bored of the graham cracker and not want to eat it, even if I shove it in their face.
When kids see my bunnies, they all seem to obsess over the idea of feeding the bunny. Sometimes they will eat, but most the time they won't eat on command, disappointing the kids. Which causes the kids to keep shoving food in their face when the bunnies aren't interested in the idea of eating. I try tell them to wait, but most kids don't have the patience and start trying to put the food in the bunnies mouth thinking it will magically eat when it doesn't want to. I can't even feed my bunnies on command, I just have to leave food around them and wait around to see if I hear crunching noises of a carrot.
If my bunnies ate anything that they saw like a dog would, I am sure all the kids would be super excited. But I love my bunnies even if they're just sitting still like a pillow staring into space. How come bunnies have more self control when it comes to eating compared to a dog, like they can decide when they're not hungry?
When I lived with parents, who had dogs, the two dogs would walk up to me the moment I open the fridge. But not bunnies, they don't really seem to care about the idea of food like a dog does. I think kids should try feeding dogs because you can feed them forever and they probably never stop.
And plus, can bunnies even eat for fun? Their diet is pretty bland and boring, hence I guess the term "bunny food" when people describe bland / boring foods. They probably don't know what pizza tastes like or diary items such as ice cream, so I guess they have no need to be excited for food.
