Hand-feed your pets?

[DubWolf 18,666]

Like you hold the food in your hand and you let them eat off of it  ? My cats tongue tickled  ! Wash your hands after! (And before  )

[Princess_Bellalatanya 1,053]

I let my two cats eat food from my hands,they are finger gentle

[ExplosionMare 22,266]

I’ve never really done that before but when my dog was younger I was able to throw a treat up in the air and they would catch it.

[Cagey 4,258]

My cat refuses to eat out of people’s hands, sadly. 

[Gaines 1,227]

27 minutes ago, WWolf said:

Like you hold the food in your hand and you let them eat off of it  ?

Not off of my palm, cuz my dog would lick it off my hand and it'll drop to the dirty floor 

[Splashee 28,599]

My ducks eat anything from my hands, like corn, grass hoppers (I don't like holding them), and snails. So yea, I hand feed my pets!

[CheeryFox 23,824]

Not usually. Maybe for a small dog bone or something like that.

[Splashee 28,599]

I think you need to take your time with your pets before they can trust you to give them food. An example, my ducks are not accepting petting, or hugs. Some animals don't like you stepping into their "bubble". But when it comes to food, they do allow exceptions to this

[DixonTheAdversary 1,637]

My cat has only ever licked spray cheese off of my finger, otherwise, he just prefers to eat off of the floor/out of his bowl.

[AriaTheLovely 586]

As, much I would love to hand feed my beardie he would probably confuse my fingers for a collard green or a mealworm. And I would like not to be bitten so its either I feed him with tongs or I just place the food into his bowl.

Edited August 13, 2020 by AriaTheLovely

[SharpWit 2,873]

Some dogs you shouldn't feed by hand by hand because they can be overzealous and chomp down on a digit or think it's ok to take food when it wasn't meant for them. I've had both of these happen, and the latter was my dog stealing a sandwich.

Most of the time I've given animals treats while I'm eating which has the downside of teaching them to beg, become picky and refuse regular dogfood, and their bodies can negatively react to certain substances so don't just give them anything.

Usually I keep it to a tiny piece of meat with cats or that and crackers with dogs, either tossing onto the floor or up in the air for them to catch. Largely out of practicality since I'm eating as well. Actual dog treats I'll give by hand half the time and always give it as a reward for good behavior/obedience so after putting up with something or doing a trick. Used to occasionally let our cats lick butter off of my finger but we've mostly switched over to cream and have bowls around for their canned food as well.

[Emerald Heart 25,175]

That's how I used to give my dog his cookies. He was a good boi.

[Treeglow Flicker 14,331]

I hand feed my pet field mouse from time to time. Usually she likes to bite ludly on the bars during the night to get my attention. Then I feed her stuff.

[SparklingSwirls 21,601]

I like to hand-feed apples to deer  

I didn't hand-feed my dog as a kid since she would (accidentally I hope ) try to bite me.

Edited August 13, 2020 by SparklingSwirls

[Splashee 28,599]

Crush 🐌 guts under boot, point with finger, and 🦆 will eat. No need to pick up slimy guts in my hand 

[Dreambiscuit 11,342]

Our dog used to eat from our hands (and anything else that contained food for that matter). He wasn’t particular as long as he got those calories into his system. We used to have some geese but they were so skittish they were nearly impossible to hand feed. It was a fun challenge, even though I personally never did succeed at it. They were irresistible little walking bagpipes but not very approachable.

[DubWolf 18,666]

On 8/13/2020 at 6:56 PM, Splashee® said:

Crush 🐌 guts under boot, point with finger, and 🦆 will eat. No need to pick up slimy guts in my hand 

Lol  . I could picture you doing that  . But I’m sure you’d like how it’d feel to have them eat it from your hand  ?

[Splashee 28,599]

45 minutes ago, WWolf said:

Lol  . I could picture you doing that  . But I’m sure you’d like how it’d feel to have them eat it from your hand  ?

I already know how it feels like. Sometimes the 🦆 need help ... ....

[EpicEnergy 23,247]

I didn't do that to my pets, not as far as I can remember at least.

[Cirrus. 1,093]

My cat will eat food from my hand. Since I rarely do it, he gets confused like, "Why are we doing this again?"

Edited August 17, 2020 by Cirrus.