I buy the baby sized carrots too and Bella has been eating them since she was a puppy. I often use them in place of a doggie biscuit treat. I have offered them to Ripley but so far he just plays with them on the floor and Bella usually winds up finishing them off. They both eat apple and banana slices every day though, and in the beginning Ripley wasn't too sure about them but now he loves them and gets just as excited as Bella when he sees me cutting them up. I am sure in a little while he will develop a taste for carrots.