That would be a nice idea, but I think they are going to have a long way to go before Pleo can move to do something like pick even his leaf up, As for eating, if you have watched your pleo for any length of time, you will soon notice that Pleos are not one bit picky about eating and in fact , if there is not a leaf present, or a finger, they will still go through the motions of " eating", just watch the invisible leaf being eaten, and Pleo chewing away, as if something is in the mouth.
I do like the idea of a softer leaf, and I also am making some Leaf and food for Nova to eat, but it is not made of felt,
When I finish them, I will post them , photos of her eating them and I am thinking of adding them to the Free or bonus items that people get when buying a battery of either kind from the store, ( I have both the green and egg charger variety now.)
Can't wait to see your leaf Crewella! RedwoodsMama and Team Nova
