Sometimes it takes a while to learn a new toy. We've seen toys ignored for days, weeks or months. Then all of a sudden there is a turn around and it becomes a favorite!

We put a fresh catnip leaf in our ball toy to expedite acceptance.

What is taking a long time here, is a bird toy with feathers, which both cats ignore because it has a chirping motion detector inside! It has been lying around the living room for months now, and today Maya has started to play with it.
I propped it up using the stick end in one of the cat trees and
after playing a bit with her, and she glombed it off and carried it away stick and all!

But the rescue cats loving your gift is a fine thing too.

Weezie has covered up her whole blue track ball game. Today, and has been lying on the papers listening for the balls to move so she can pounce on them.. This is not how they were advertised for sale for sure! LOL The balls make a clicking/clacking sound as they roll around.

There are plastic springs sold as cat toys and our late Oreo and now Maya love these. Easy to carry around and they move in ways like mice run... they move in unpredictable ways and are easy to set off into motion.

So we have had great luck with these:


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They don't break and even still work if you accidently step one here or there. They are easy to snag with paws too.