Ping pong ball in an empty kleenex box. Rolled up piece of paper in an empty kleenex box. Just make sure you're available to remove kleenex box from cat head. (Not a toy to leave out).
Shipping boxes with holes cut in them and taped together, making large castles - hide treats and toys inside different "rooms."
The main thing? Rotate the toys. Literally put them away, and change up what's out and what you use every few days. Old toys become new toys if they haven't seem them for a couple of weeks. I find this keeps the interest level up.
I also "marinate" the furry mice, etc. in a baggie with catnip when they're out of rotation.
An easy way to entertain while cleaning: tie long strings with toys on the end to your belt while you vacuum, dust, etc. to make interactive toys that don't require your hands.
BTW, for cat TV, we find the stick-on suction up bird feeders by Droll Yankees to be the best - stuck on windows where there are cat perches. The birds flying right into their faces seems to be far more interesting that birds a few feet away from the window. And the squirrels enjoy taunting them. :lol3:
Also, if you have cat trees, try shoving several of them next to each other, rather than having them individually standing around. The larger area of different heights takes their running and leaping around to a whole new level... We also found that moving the cat trees around keeps THEM more interesting.
Shipping boxes with holes cut in them and taped together, making large castles - hide treats and toys inside different "rooms."
The main thing? Rotate the toys. Literally put them away, and change up what's out and what you use every few days. Old toys become new toys if they haven't seem them for a couple of weeks. I find this keeps the interest level up.
I also "marinate" the furry mice, etc. in a baggie with catnip when they're out of rotation.
An easy way to entertain while cleaning: tie long strings with toys on the end to your belt while you vacuum, dust, etc. to make interactive toys that don't require your hands.
BTW, for cat TV, we find the stick-on suction up bird feeders by Droll Yankees to be the best - stuck on windows where there are cat perches. The birds flying right into their faces seems to be far more interesting that birds a few feet away from the window. And the squirrels enjoy taunting them. :lol3:
Also, if you have cat trees, try shoving several of them next to each other, rather than having them individually standing around. The larger area of different heights takes their running and leaping around to a whole new level... We also found that moving the cat trees around keeps THEM more interesting.
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