And I thought mine were the only ones that do this ,
One in particular was especially bad about doing that, when they are actually hungry they don't
do this, they eat what ever is there, it is after they have eaten , if there still is enough to play with,
it ends up on the floor.
The same with any fruit or vegies, they eat what they want, then anything leftover end up on the floor.
Deeper containers , that are big enough that they can get to the food, but deep also deep enough that it does not fall out so easy,... How ever they still will take pieces, or seeds some where else
and then drop them,...
I started using a bowl that has little pebbles, stones, and sticks the stones are not big, but big enough that they can not accidental swallow then, they sticks are from non toxic brances, mostly
mesquite,... they enjoy chewing on them, and playing with them, and to them it seems to be very entertaining to get the pebbles out of the bowl, and push, carry, or roll, over to the edge, and then it falls, I can recover the pebbles and wash them occasionally,..the sticks gradually get smaller and smaller, but are also easily replaced with new , fresh ones ,,...they really enjoy the fresh ones.
It seems if they have other things to play with, they are less interested in playing with their food, and only go to the food containers when they are really hungry.
---- edit --- additional note --- They really enjoy it if and when I am there, I put some things in a container, especially Takito, likes this game, and he was the worst one about throwing the seeds out,.. I put some sticks and stones in a container,... he comes to see what
I put in the container, he will select a stick , twirl it around in his "hand' (foot), like a little baton, then carries it to the edge, and drops it,
and looks at me, like "Gee whiz, what happened ? ",.. I pick it up and he is very happy, plays with a few seconds, and then drops it again,
"fetch" he says,... actually not fetch, but " dame ", and I pick it up,... he say "garry bueno, bueno garry", so next time , when I pick it up,
instead of giving it to him, I put it back in the container,..he gets furious,."garry feo, feo feo garry," rushes ove to the conatiner , gets
the stick, and repeat, until one of us gets bored.
Sometimes the other conrues get inerested and join the game , it gets interesting then, but often end up in a fight,..one will take the things out of the container, another will actually try to put them back, or take the stick or pebble that the other has away,.eventually
it ends with each one carrying a stick or pebble off to some where else, and chew, or play with it by their self, a while until they drop it or decide to take a nap.
