Food Bowl Flipping!

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GemmaH

Mama Doe

• Dec 19, 2006

• #1

Hiya

As soon as I put Jasper's 'anti-tip'! food bowl in his hutch he slams his paws down on the rim to tip it up. It seems quite deliberate and I was just wondering - before I go out and buy a heavy ceramic one - if anyone else's bunny is a feeding time vandal?!

 

HS

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 19, 2006

• #2

Yup! Bobby especially will scrabble his feet in the bowl, and toss it around. The same with plant pots filled with hay - they get lobbed about too

 

SarahP

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 19, 2006

• #3

I've got some heavy ceramic bowls for water (one of which says 'dog' on it, which may be giving them a complex! :lol: ), but for the food I have one of those dog bowls with 2 bowls together, which is plasticy, but is very heavy (has weights in the base I think), as they always flipped and chewed their plastic version.

 

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Angie65

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 19, 2006

• #4

Rosie uses it as a litter tray :shock:

 

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baileydonut

Alpha Buck

• Dec 19, 2006

• #5

My sons first rabbits, Teapot and Porkpie, used to get the bowl rim between their teeth and toss it out of the hutch and then eat the food! They both did it and they made such a mess! Bless them.

 

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GemmaH

Mama Doe

• Dec 19, 2006

• #6

Angie65 said:

Rosie uses it as a litter tray :shock:

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I've just introduced corner litter trays, that's where I find Honey's bowl everyday, in the litter tray! At least she bothers to eat her dinner before she starts throwing it about though lol!

 

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whiskyscruffles

Mama Doe

• Dec 19, 2006

• #7

buzz has a ceramic bowl and still throws it about. he got it through the hole into his bed bit the other day! my guineas are just as bad. fortunately none ever tip their water bowls.

 

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Spacegirl

Mama Doe

• Dec 19, 2006

• #8

Watch out if you have an upper level and you get a ceramic bowl - they might throw it down the hole and smash it!
You could always just put the food on the floor.

 

SarahP

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 19, 2006

• #9

Well that'll teach me saying I had a heavy bowl.... My 2 chucked it down the ramp this morning for the first time. Luckily it's unbreakable.

 

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beckiboo186

Warren Veteran

• Dec 19, 2006

• #10

Boo used to fight with her bowl .. OMG it was funny :lol: :lol: :lol: X

 

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lucyj

Mama Doe

• Dec 19, 2006

• #11

mine throw their bowls about all the time, i have an anti tip one as well and tht jst gets picked up and thrown too. The only 1 I have anu success with is the heavy earthenware/ceramic 1s

 

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buddabun

Warren Veteran

• Dec 19, 2006

• #12

charlie manages to get his nose underneath any bowl and flip it over... of course when it's full, thereby scattering food everywhere.

why do they do it?!?!?!?!!

 

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Beaney

Mama Doe

• Dec 19, 2006

• #13

Oh I can tell my man is getting old - he used to throw his bowl all the time when he was younger but now he doesn't bother. In fact he is very tidy and well behaved bun.

If I ever decide to have a young rabbit again I am going to be in for a rude awakening. I have forgotten how destructive they can be :lol:

 

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Karly

Banned

• Dec 19, 2006

• #14

Mine kept moving theres, in the end I gave up and got one of those Russel Rabbit feeder things you fill up (the egg shaped thing, not the balls)

 

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johannapage

Warren Scout

• Dec 21, 2006

• #15

Karly said:

Mine kept moving theres, in the end I gave up and got one of those Russel Rabbit feeder things you fill up (the egg shaped thing, not the balls)

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yup, me too

rosie has a lovely pink one for that very reason, that and she used to eat soo quickly!!!!!!

 

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cavysrock

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 21, 2006

• #16

mine gps normaly flip the,m over so they have one that fastnes to the hutch door