Let's face it, food bowls are for grownup piggies. When you're a junior and want to eat on your own, there's that "wall" to surmount. Of course "hogging" the bowl with your body can tick off your mom, who can make you fly out with a flip of her nose. But it just feels so right to sit where you can just easily grab a pellet...

"There's a thing in my cage called a bowl.
It's for sitting in if I get cold.
I sit in it too
when I eat and make poo—
Keeping it clean is YOUR goal!"