One of the best ways to get cats thinking at meal time is with food puzzles and a great thing about cat food puzzle toys is that they re fairly easy to make yourself if you don t want to spend the money on a new toy.
Cat puzzle toys diy.
Start by placing cardboard inside to create a flat bottom.
Simply cut holes in it and grab a ball or two.
Expand holes as needed to accommodate your cat s paws.
Cat puzzle toy cut holes in the top of a disposable food container with a utility knife the glam cat burnt the edges of the holes with a lighter to make it softer on kitty s paws.
Peek a boo puzzle you can replicate this adorable toy by grabbing a box that s similar to the one in the above photo.
Then place food and toys inside for an easy diy foraging game.
The first game is moving balls out of the way and the second game is using her paws to move the sliders.
In fact we recently made her a tp roll cat toy filled with some of her favorite treats.
Use toilet paper rolls a hot glue gun and your cat s favorite treats to create anything from a cool sphere to a rattle or treat puzzle.
Diy treat filled mouse glue sticks gumdrops.
Diy puzzle toys for cats 1.
This diy food puzzle is basically a homemade version of the peek a prize box only more challenging because it has fewer openings.
Just make sure you leave one end open enough for the treats to fall out while your kitty whacks the toy around.
Maybe the puzzle toys you ve tried haven t worked for your cat or maybe you just like a do it yourself project.
Fill the container with items your cat will totally flip over such as catnip toys balls and treats.
Your kitty s mind will be stimulated and his or her heart will be full.
Your cat can learn to open drawers to get to her hidden treats using either the lever or a loop.
Close the container and let kitty s noggin do the rest.
The endless fascination with tubes entertain them for hours with just some old toilet paper tubes and an empty kleenex box.
Homemade toilet paper roll cat toy.