Comments on: How can I make a cat toy reusing and recycling stuff?

By: becca

becca — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:24:05 +0000

my cats like marbles, or any small, hard, round thing (even candy lol) that can roll across a tiled floor. they like the sound and how fast it goes, i guess.
a small piece of wadded up paper works as well.

By: Amberjet

Amberjet — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:29:19 +0000

I like to stuff cat toys I make with the mylar windows from old envelopes. My cats go crazy over the crinkle sound.

By: Shorty

Shorty — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:43:21 +0000

The toe part of an old sock filled with nip and sewed closed drives them bonkers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:21:32 +0000

my cat love a milk top of bottle

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:05:18 +0000

Our cat Ogo loves one of the cheapest and simplest things possible…a Q-tip!
It rolls unpredictably enough to occupy him, and it is safe to chew on! Plus, you can sit behind a closed door (w/ him on the other side) and tease him by thrusting the Q-tip underneath.

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:06:22 +0000

I just get a hair elastic and tie it to a string. :D Makes my kitty go bananas

By: Kailey

Kailey — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:43:16 +0000

my cat loves to just chase the mouse on the computer screen as i look up thingd to ammuse it! prr

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:27:00 +0000

Wire Cable ties!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:45:03 +0000

Old sox and a long piece of string make a good mouse.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:43:00 +0000

sox and string make a good mouse.

By: Alice

Alice — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:41:18 +0000

These “how can I make a recycled one” posts definitely need a new site of their own, it’d be great.

My neighbour’s cat hangs out in my flat a lot, and the best toy so far has just been a long bit of nylon string, much like bailing twine. The trick is to drag it fast along the floor, which she just can’t resist even if she’s trying really hard to pretend not to be interested.

When she’s shredded the ends too much and they get stuck on her claws all the time, I just cut a few inches off and it’s good as new.

By: mark

mark — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:28:29 +0000

platic milk bottle top seal rings have been a favorite of our cats for years

By: Ripe Green Ideas

Ripe Green Ideas — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:27:48 +0000

the other day, thei neighbor’s cat came in and I only had a piece of string. SO i took used paper, crunched it up and tied the string around it and played with the cat for an hour!
she loved getting her claws into the paper and ripping it up!

By: Delusion

Delusion — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:05:22 +0000

A friend of mine had come of those clear plastic balls that have toys in for their kids. The ball can be cracked open to reach the toy.

Well I saved the plastic balls from being thrown, (most have small holes in) and put flowers / grass seeds / leaves inside for them.

They love chasing them, drawn by the scents from outside.

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:41:35 +0000

Foil balls are awesome, so you could use tinfoil scraps or candy foil scraps. Twist ties or bottle caps work as well. Also, I don’t know if this would work for you, but we happened to have a shoelace tied to the door to our balcony so we can keep it open. It is right by a window, so when it is windy, it blows and it keeps the cat busy for hours on end- literally. She scratches at the window all day long.

By: Anton

Anton — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:58:55 +0000

A scrunched up envelope – seems to provide more entertainment than any of the shop-bought toys.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:55:04 +0000

My kitties favorite is an old boot shoestring with a bell tied on one end and the other tied to a door knob. They bat it back and forth and ring the bell and never seem to tire of it.

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:14:30 +0000

Our cat’s favourite toy is a foil ball. Really, any foil will do – once their kitchen duty is done, smash it up, and he’ll entertain himself for hours (or until it gets stuck under furniture and requires human intervention)!