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Authentic cat toy recommendations?
(lemmy.world)
Great news! About to adopt a new cat!! Super excited and can't get to get her (pictures to come). Although I want to prepare the house with some toys and stuff for the cat to play with and enjoy. What has worked well for you? Any toys in particular? Cat trees worth it? Hit me with your best recommendations! 😻
All cats are going to have their own personalities/preferences that you'll just have to observe and work out. But probably the most universally loved cat toys are going to be empty cardboard boxes. Put a couple different sized ones around the house and swap them out for different ones every few weeks. They'll usually love that more than any toy you can buy them.
The wand toys like this: https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/collections/toys/products/da-bird-collapsible-wand-toy-by-go-cat are great for kittens with excess energy. As are these: https://smartykat.com/products/instincts-soarin-squirrel-happynip-launch-cat-toy/ Jackson Galaxy and Smartykat are both brands my cats love.
As far as cat trees go; I saved and bought a huge floor to ceiling one. The cats went nuts on it, for about 2 weeks, now they couldn't care less about it. So your mileage may vary.
Thanks for the recommendation, got the first toy linked already, however the second one seems really fun too, so light pick that one up aswell.
Regarding the cat tree, the reason I asked was exactly for what you mentioned. At least where I live these trees are not exactly cheap, so would be a bit of a waste I feel. However I might want to try do make a DIY project out of it instead 🤔
The second toy I trained one of the cats to fetch and bring back. That's fun.
I made a DIY cat hammock out of pvc pipe and feed sack so they can lay and look out the window. That's been used almost daily for ~4 years now.
Edit: if you have the room for it, these are cheap fun: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sakrete-Common-10-in-Actual-9-5-in-48-in-Concrete-Tube-Form/3037270