SmartCat Tick Tock Teaser
I’ve already looked at the SmartCat Peek and Play toy box and this is another quality item from the same company. Called the Tick Tock Teaser it uses the same lovely wooden construction but features a bit more variety in the toys on offer.
As you can it’s a vertical triangle and it features three fun kitty toys, all attached to a single pole that’s hinged in the middle. At one end is a wand with some tassles, at the other end is a stuffed mouse, and in the middle, partially obscured inside a hole, is a ball.
The pole works just like a musical metronome and moves back and forth on its axis. As kitty bashes a toy it will swing away and then bounce back again. Also, as one of the toys move so do the other two, giving kitty a choice of three moving targets to play with. Down the sides of the Tick Tock Teaser are additional holes, allowing kitty to wave her paws around inside to try and catch the moving toys.
It’s another nicely built toy from SmartCat, with nice smooth wood and no nasty edges. One thing I would recommend is loosening the fastening screws for the wand to let it move a little more freely, it’s got quite a stiff action straight out of the box.
Both of my cats played with this, although it has to be said that Arthur got a lot more fun out of it than Kitty did. But then Arthur does like bashing things while Kitty is more thoughtful!
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Smartcat Tick Tock Teaser With IterchangeableToys Cat US $10.70 End Date: Monday Jun-04-2012 15:56:18 PDT Add to watch list |
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Smartcat Tick Tock Teaser With IterchangeableToys Cat US $9.99 End Date: Friday Jun-08-2012 0:11:30 PDT Add to watch list |
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SmartCat 3836 Tick Tock Teaser New Toys Cats Supplies Pet NIB NWT US $26.44 End Date: Wednesday Jun-13-2012 19:51:36 PDT Add to watch list |
Frolicat Bolt
The Frolicat Bolt
Frolicat Bolt Laser Cat Toy
It’s a laser-based device that generates a red dot on a surface and proceeds to draw out random patterns. This will send even the laziest cat into a red-dot-chasing frenzy, giving him valuable exercise and you plenty of amusement.
The Frolicat can be programmed to run automatically, where it controls the pattern, or you can pick it up and direct the dot yourself much like you would with a laser pen. Whichever mode you choose the laser will shut down after 15 minutes so that don’t exhaust your excited kitty!
The Frolicat Bolt is really easy to use. Just load the batteries (it takes 4 AAs which are not included), press the power button on the top and the Frolicat then runs on its own for the full fifteen minutes. It makes a bit of a whirring noise as the laser moves around which is not so loud as to be annoying but is load enough to tell your cat that the machine is on and it’s playtime!
I found the best place to put the Frolicat was high up on a shelf or table with the mirror directing the beam downwards. This reduced the chance of the cats blocking the beam and losing the dot, and also made it less likely that the cat looked directly into the beam.
One advantage of the Frolicat Bolt over other cat toys is that the cat doesn’t play with the toy itself, just the laser dot. This means the Bolt doesn’t get bitten/scratched/bashed as other toys can do, so as long as the electricals remain reliable it should give your kitty plenty of entertainment for many years to come.
The Frolicat Bolt is available to buy from Amazon and other pet toy retailers.
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Keeping your cat entertained can sometimes be difficult. If you value your furniture, curtains, carpets, clothes etc. then you’re going to need some cat toys.
There are so many to choose from it can be difficult to know where to start. From simple cat ball toys through to big cat trees and cat condos there will be something to suit your budget and tastes.
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