Your Cat Will Be Obsessed With This Interactive Halloween Puzzle Toy From Target
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Bored cats cause problems. Busy cats cause entertainment. This Halloween , Target has a couple of items that will keep your cat busy for hours.
One of them is the Boots & Barkley Head Track Puzzle Interactive Cat Toy . It's small enough to tuck into a corner of the living room and colorful enough to catch your feline's attention.
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Boots & Barkley Head Track Puzzle Interactive Cat Toy, $9.99 at Target
Cats will sometimes ignore a new toy and play obsessively with the cardboard box it came in. This is where interactive toys help. They provide curious cats with something to figure out instead of simply batting them in. At $9.99, the Boots & Barkley Head Track Puzzle Interactive Cat Toy caters to many of a cat's instincts, including batting, chasing, scratching and exploring.
Made of ABS, the toy weighs less than a pound. The toy moves when a cat touches it, creating a different kind of play.
The concept is simple and straightforward . The balls are inside a track system, and your cat bats them around the course. The movement triggers your cat's chase-and-pounce instinct. The puzzle element is in the design itself. Your cat needs to figure out angles and use its paw pressure to keep the balls moving. In the end, the toy delivers cause-and-effect learning for your cat.
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Do Cats Need Puzzle Toys?
Indoor cats need mental stimulation. Outdoors, cats get enrichment from the environment, including bugs, birds, wind, textures and unpredictable movement.
Inside, there is no such stimulation. Indoor cats need mental stimulation to prevent behaviors such as excessive grooming, furniture destruction, and attention-seeking meowing. Puzzle toys break that cycle by giving cats a problem to solve.
The Boots & Barkley Head Track Puzzle Interactive Cat Toy from Target falls into the set-it-and-forget-it category. You do not have to be involved in the game. Your cat can play on its own while you are busy with other tasks at home.
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