LNCAG Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 My grey has rejected his new replacement stainless steel bowl -- it was too "shiny." Won't get within 3 feet of it. Back to the old dull dented ones. Today, as a treat, I approached him with his jar of almond butter and a spoon; but because my foot heel hurts (Plantar fasciitis), instead of standing there for 20 minutes while he licked the spoon, I just dropped a dollop into his bowl. He was not amused. Took one taste (and he knows he loves this stuff)... yet he decided to punish me by not eating it from a bowl. smh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 LOL nothing replaces the spoon. I've had exactly the same experience. When trying a new food, I always start with me standing there holding the spoon, which is annoying, but he loves it for some reason. He will often eat things from a spoon I'm holding that he won't touch in the food bowl. As to the shiny bowl, been there done that too. I always have to set any new thing close to his cage for several days (sometimes stretching to a week or more) before he will tolerate it. I'm retired now, and sometimes I wonder when I found time to work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoow Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 They are so particular sometimes! Alfie doesn't really care what his bowls look like- so long as they have tasty food in them! He reacts differently to different toys. Some have to be introduced very slowly whereas others are no problem and are accepted before I even take the tags off. I can never tell what will be accepted or not until I bring it home and try it. He seems to have his own set of rules! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 In away they are a lot like us, each is a individual. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNCAG Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, neoow said: LNCAG post, not neoow: With new toys, I know to just set them close by and let him adjust before actually hanging one in his cage or play area. No idea why new toys are threatening but they are. Even though most new toys I buy are pretty similar to the same old destroyed ones I am replacing. Greys, whatcha gonna do, huh? Edited July 13, 2019 by LNCAG I was responding TO neoow, not as neoow! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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