There are two cats at our house. Chooch, who is chill and cute and amazing… and Bubbs who is destructive an asshole and… amazing. In a different way. Like, he fucks with things. He gets bored, I guess. Especially at around 2am when he messes with stuff in the bedroom so we lock him out, but then he does crazy shit. So Dana got this Catstages Kitty Cube Cat Interactive Treat Puzzle Toy to try to occupy him a bit. She said it’s the easiest puzzle toy she could find, just to get him started.
It does keep him busy for a bit, so that’s good. And he knows he get treats when he plays with it. But also, 3D printing, so I went looking for ‘cat toy treat puzzles’ and found a few. And yeah, I missed the Cat Toys Contest back in 2023.
I printed Cat Toy – Treat Dispenser Puzzle and chose the Removable Axle for Cat Treat Dispenser Puzzle to go with it. I wasn’t sure what size holes to go with for the treat barrel, as it depends on the size of the treats. I ended up adding a little hot glue on some of the holes to make it more difficult for the treats to fall out. I may even cover up a few of the holes to make it even more difficult.
Overall, this one is a winner though! Bubbs will spin it and get treats to come out. Chooch, well, not so much. She isn’t that smart. But she is smart enough to sit nearby when Bubbs gives it a spin because sometimes a treat will fly out and she’ll get it first!
I also printed Tumbling Treats Egg (Cat Toy) but they don’t seem to be as excited about this one. It requires a good smacking to get treats out, and I think they treat it to gently. I did enlarged the hole with a step bit hoping it might be a little easier for them. We’ll see how that goes.
I have not yet printed Sliding Cat Treat Puzzle but it looks pretty promising, so that might be next in the print queue.
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