Most pets I have had, though not beggars (I am not a fan of that so try to never get that going) have been at least mostly able to be motivated by food… and by most pets I mean cats. Cats being generally speaking hard to motivate and often picky eaters. So here I am with a bun, princeling Dorian, who puts all those food snobs to shame. He loves his hay thank goodness, but he prefers being hand feed or to eat while other people are with him also eating (we all have dinner together). But as far as getting him to do anything in return for food as a treat, it’s been a bit of a bust. Even if it’s a snack he likes he just not that interested. Even if it’s just getting him to go over and actually eat his salad because he’s too busy playing or napping, can be a bit of a challenge. Often times causing concern as it just sits there, untouched. Well recently I found a solution, I now stick a tunnel leading to his food, and Dorian is completely unable not to go explore a tunnel so will run up and end up at his food bowl in which case he will actually sit there (while his butts in the tunnel) and munch away.

In fact tunnels is how we get Dorian to do just about anything, from coming in from the deck, going into his room in the evening, even his carrier to go to the vet, & yes now to actually realize he has food and eat it.

Anyone else’s bun like this? Where they are almost absent minded about food? How do you make sure they actually remember to go eat and how do you motivate them to do stuff?