So Nova is a little absurdly picky when it comes to treats. She really only eats the old oxbow papaya tablets (haven’t tried the new ones, but I haven’t run out of the old ones yet). She will actually take them from my hand. This is the only thing she will eat from my hand. I’ve tried pellets and greens, but those are things that in her mind are only safe to eat from a bowl, on the ground, in it’s normal place. Due to this, training her with any speed is basically impossible because she only gets one tablet a day (I might be parinoid about giving her too much sugar?). All I’ve really taught her is how to stand on her hind legs, and part of that is so she doesn’t bite me when she takes the treat. Clicker training doesn’t work because I can’t provide any reward. Normally I’m pretty good with training dogs and even cats, but I am able to train them with their dinner, and I’m not afraid of them like I am this rabbit (yes, I’ll admit it, she scares me a little lot). She is much better about just being pet right now because I haven’t been picking her up on a daily basis to go out on the lawn. So she trusts me right now as much as she ever does (will?).

Anyways, during my radiation my mom got me these great little organic lollypops. They are supposed to be sour, but they aren’t really. The ingredients are: Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Tapioca Syrup, and/or Organic Rice Syrup, Citric Acid (from beet sugar). The flavors vary, but may include: Black Carrots, Apple, Wheat Grass, Black Currant, Carrot, and Pumpkin.

If Nova likes the flavor could I let her lick one as a reward? It seems perfect as it’s on a stick (keeps my fingers safe!), and the ingredients seem safe to me, but I wanted to check here first.