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Slow eater and super fast eater
- Thread starter Lucy1666
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thanks just gathering ideas atm there not togterher yet but i know amy will eat of ant if not :roll:
Hugo's There
Wise Old Thumper
If there is no medical reason for eating slower then i often find the slow eater learns to eat much quicker when bonded to a fast eater 
Oompa-Loompa
Warren Veteran
Well I have Bella who just gobbles her food up, and Boris who certainly takes his time, and I have to hand-feed them to make sure they both get something. I could never put it all in a bowl or even two bowls, as Bella would just eat all of it and not leave him anything. I've fed them seperately on occasions too.
hand feed or seperate may work and it would be great if he would eat faster but i surpose il see when i start bondign :lol:
Bluesmum
Wise Old Thumper
If there is no medical reason for eating slower then i often find the slow eater learns to eat much quicker when bonded to a fast eater
Marnie did :lol: Blue was a little pig. I used to scatter feed and then put some in a treat ball so they both had equal chance at getting the food.
Interestingly, since we lost Blue...she has slowwed down again.
sox eats slow mabel is a gannet, i feed them ther pellets in morning and take them both to opposite side of room, otherwise mabel would have double :lol:
at suppertime, i st by bowl and watch them as sox lkes to chew and enjoy whereas mabel shoves more and more in :lol:
at suppertime, i st by bowl and watch them as sox lkes to chew and enjoy whereas mabel shoves more and more in :lol:
Michelleox
Mama Doe
I too hand fed mine at first so i knew who was getting what. Ollie came from a rescue and spent a bit of time in a large group. When i first got him he used to have four or five pellets in his mouth at once :shock: Amber was a more leisurely eater and took her time so it was a bit of a nightmare.
I started to feed one at the top of the hutch and one at the bottom which i still do with greens. They eat pellets side by side at roughly the same speed now. Amber knows she has to be quick and Ollie realises he can slow down as no one is going to pinch his food.
I started to feed one at the top of the hutch and one at the bottom which i still do with greens. They eat pellets side by side at roughly the same speed now. Amber knows she has to be quick and Ollie realises he can slow down as no one is going to pinch his food.
