Catstages by Nina Ottosson Buggin’ Out Puzzle & Play – Interactive Cat Treat Puzzle
$ 18.99
Price: $18.99
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The Catstages Nina Ottosson Buggin’ Out Puzzle & Play is the ultimate challenge for your smarty cat. Featuring sixteen hidden treat cups, this puzzle toy will keep your cat busy and thoroughly entertained. Hide treats, cover compartments, and let the games begin. Cats swivel leaf flippers and scoot treat-filled ladybug pegs to solve the puzzle while flexing their intelligence and natural problem-solving skills. Keep your cat guessing with varying difficulty levels. For beginners or a more relaxed playtime, only place food in the treat cups. Up the challenge by adding treats to the holes of each peg, or in only a few compartments to amplify the hide and seek fun. This engages their mind and paces eating, helping to improve digestion and overall well-being. Whether it’s treat-time or mealtime, this food puzzle holds 1/4 cup of cat food, making it a versatile addition to your cat’s feeding routine. It’s not just a toy; it’s an interactive puzzle feeder for adding excitement to daily meals. Plus, it has zero removable parts to avoid any choking hazards and make cleaning a breeze! The Buggin’ Out Puzzle & Play is a strategic tool to help redirect unwanted behavior and provide essential mental stimulation. Watch as your cat’s scheming tendencies turn into a focus on solving the game. Stimulate your cat’s natural foraging and hunting instincts, enrich their playtime, and provide the mental and physical exercise they crave with the Catstages Nina Ottosson Buggin’ Out Puzzle & Play. PLAY BY THE RULES – SAFETY & CARE: When choosing a toy, make sure to choose an appropriate size/style/level for your cat. No toy or game is indestructible. ALWAYS supervise your cat closely, teach your cat how the game/toy works. Do not leave the cat alone with a treat game/toy, do not let the cat chew on the game/toy or pieces. Inspect regularly for damage and remove if broken, or if parts become separated, as serious injury may result. For cats only, not a children’s toy. When empty, store until next supervised use.
Language : English
Product Dimensions : 13 x 9.5 x 1.26 inches; 15.87 ounces
Item model number : 69479
Date First Available : April 14, 2020
Manufacturer : Outward Hound
ASIN : B0872J3XV9
Country of Origin : China
Cat puzzle toy that challenges your smarty cat’s mind – stimulates their natural foraging instincts and provides the mental enrichment and physical exercise they crave
Holds 1/4 cup of food within 16 hidden treat cups – encourages a healthier eating pace when used as a feeder at mealtime
Keeps indoor cats and kittens busy – redirects your cat’s schemes to help reduce unwanted behaviors
Vary the difficulty – make the game easier or harder to challenge your feline mastermind
No removable parts and easy to clean
Customers say
Customers find the pet toy entertaining and interactive for their cats. They appreciate the puzzle quality, which stimulates their senses while solving it. The toy is well-made and durable, keeping cats occupied and less bored indoors. Many customers are happy with its value for money and design. However, opinions differ on how easy it is to use and whether the slide feature is useful.
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13 reviews for Catstages by Nina Ottosson Buggin’ Out Puzzle & Play – Interactive Cat Treat Puzzle
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aek –
Raindrops and storm clouds!
I have two cats who steal food and are supposed to be on diets. A third is a very timid semi-feral who waits until the two alpha thieves have had their fill. This puzzle feeder has worked very well for slowing them down and evening out portions. The translucent “raindrops” slide over half dollar sized cutouts where about 12-15 pieces of small kibble fit. The small sliding “cups” can be left empty over the cutouts, as well, or they can be filled with kibble and slid over the cutouts when those have been emptied. Cats have several options for obtaining the food, and mine learned both by experimenting and by observing their buddies’ attempts. All three now share without any snarling, hissing or competition. They are kept busy, fed and not overfed because i can pretty easily control portions using this.Cleaning this is somewhat not ideal as there are spaces that can trap kibble pieces, so a long hot rinse is helpful with an overnight drying time. Not enough of a bother to subtract a star.
Ha –
good challenge for kitties
great toy, my kitten loves the kitty cube!! a good challenge for her and keeps her less bored
Ece Turkmut Dere –
challenge level depends on the cat!
The Catstages Rainy Day Puzzle is truly a great and well-designed toy. The quality is excellent, and the concept is creative for keeping cats engaged. However, it seems the challenge level depends on the cat!Our clever girl figured it out in just a few seconds and quickly lost interest, while our tabby boy was completely stumped, just staring at it in confusion. Itâs definitely a fun idea, but it might not hold the attention of very smart cats or be accessible enough for less curious ones.Still, itâs a fun way to try out treat puzzles, and it could be perfect for cats with mid-level problem-solving skills. ð
Bec –
Excellent for slowing down fast eaters or kitties with big appetites who need smaller calorie counts
When you have to present on a business call, and your cat doesn’t comprehend that she needs to leave you alone and not paw at you, meowing, for fifteen minutes straight because she’s going to absolutely, positively die of starvation if she doesn’t immediately get food, this is a great solution to have ready…Looks and functions exactly as described. Our little girl is a 15 lb, 21″ long cat who’s currently taking prednisolone, which makes her (or anyone, humans included) feel hungry all the time. She usually is fine with 3 timed meals plus a snack, but with the prednisolone, she’s vocally and physically asking for food ever few hours.This toy has been a godsend. We have her on a novel protein diet with high protein (30%) kibble that keeps her fuller longer, and if you put 2-3 kibble in each green leaf cup, and 2-3 in each red lady bug cup, you’ll be able to serve up a puzzle that will occupy them for up to 15 minutes, and make them eat slowly enough they will feel satisfied for a few hours at least.We also have been feeding her her dinner completely in the puzzle some days when she’s especially voracious, and there’s enough room easily in the cups to hold a full ounce of kibble, probably you could fit 2 oz. if needed. (8 oz. = 1 cup of kibble, and we feed her 4 oz. per day, divided into 3 meals + 1 oz. we use as ‘treats’ / snacks throughout the day, which is ~200 calories with her Blue Buffalo and Natural Instinct Venison and Alligator novel protein kibble).Cats use their sense of smell more than eyesight that close up, I guess, so we did notice after while she has trouble telling if there’s still food in the ladybug/red cups, because the scent of food lingers in them and it’s not easy for her to see inside, but she doesn’t seem to get frustrated, and when she hears us take the puzzle out of the closet she knows it’s snack time!The only negative is that it will slide around on a wood floor or kitchen floor, so you may need to put it on a rug/carpet if it keeps moving around while your cat is eating from it.One note: small kibble can become wedged inside the frame of the puzzle. I’ve not tried separating the components to clean it out – I usually just start shaking it over the trashcan in different directions, and the kibble comes out. Larger kibble won’t have this issue – it’s mainly the Natural Instinct one that gets stuck as it’s smaller and flatter than Purina HY Rx and Blue Buffalo. But not a dealbreaker by any means!Really cute, and works great. Very durable. Highly recommended.
Michael Tillman –
Treat Motivated and stimulates hunting instincts
My cats absolutely love it! I give this to my orange and black cat before bed with their treats inside of it. It keeps them occupied and their bellies more full until the morning time! They used to bug me late at night and early mornings but this puzzle keeps them busy and lets me sleep!
Jay Aris –
Very simple
My cat figured it out within 10 minutes 𥲠so itâs more of a slow feeder for snacks than it is an interactive toy. Itâs still fun to watch her use it though ð
Michael Burton –
Fun and Challenging
We use this to give our cat her treats. She has to work for them and use her thought process. She has enjoyed it. It is a little challenging but she needs to be challenge so she isnât board.
yelyah –
kitty MENSA club?
my cats are both very food motivated, and no longer kittens (9 and 5 years old). they both love this puzzle – itâs durable to both styles of puzzling my critters employ (smacking it repeatedly until something moves, or nudging gently) the pieces move easily, and fit a variety of different treats or kibbles. I like that you can make it more or less challenging. itâs not very loud at all.
Isabella –
Os tabuleiros Nina Ottosson são incrÃveis, já conheço a marca antes de vir pro Brasil.Recomendo
M. Avery –
I have a tuxedo so she’s pretty smart and figured this out pretty quickly. She still loves it, though, and rubs against me constantly while I’m filling it and when I was showing her how it worked. Feels made of good quality parts that slide nicely and provide some fun and enrichment for my cat. If you have an orange cat or other braincell-challenged variety, they might have trouble figuring out that the red bugs release a hidden treat if you slide it back and forth lol
Alexandra –
Le costó un poco entender cómo usarlo, pues mi gato querÃa arrancar las cosas en vez de deslizar pero con varios juegos poco a poco se fue dando cuenta, la rueda fue lo que más le costó pero eso está bien porque asà se entretiene. Le gusta mucho, se emociona al verlo, se satisface si le pongo su comida en todos los espacios y es fácil de limpiar
Amazon Customer –
Was a bit dubious of how the cat might receive this but she loves it. She has been slowly working out the ways to get food and it has given her some mental stimulation!She has been known to destroy feeders getting to food but this is sturdy and seems to be surviving.Easy to clean!Good value toy
Ivana –
Nice design, good idea, but kibble gets stuck in between and its very hard to get it out.