Nina Ottosson by Outward Hound Melon Madness Puzzle & Play Cat Toy

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  • This puzzle stimulates your furbaby’s natural foraging instincts, allowing your cat to hunt for their reward by batting pegs and swatting seeds to reveal hidden treats.
  • You can use the puzzle for daily feeding to encourage a healthy eating pace.
  • 12 hidden treat compartments hold up to 1/4 cup of food (sold separately) and help keep your cat occupied.
  • You can adjust the puzzle difficulty as your kitty learns, and there are no removable parts for safer play and easy cleaning.
  • The puzzle is made of BPA-, PVC-, and phthalate-free materials that you can trust with your kitty.

Questions & Answers

4 Customer Questions

What level is this treat puzzle?

Originally posted and answered on chewy.com
Answer by Chewy • Oct 01, 2025
The difficulty level of this puzzle is level 2, or intermediate.

Is there a way to take this apart for a thorough cleaning?

Originally posted and answered on chewy.com
Answer by Wendi • Jan 05, 2026
It is a big fat problem that you can’t take this apart. Food is stuck inside, so trying to clean it with water will leave you with wet gross food inside.

Are these easy enough to slide/open that a rat could do it?

Originally posted and answered on chewy.com
Answer by catnapt • Dec 11, 2021
I've had pet rats and most of them would love this toy! in fact, they would probably figure it out faster than many cats (no offense to cats) You'd need to supervise because they could hurt themselves if they chewed the hard plastic but otherwise would be wonderful enrichment for your rats.

Can you use this with reg cat food

Originally posted and answered on chewy.com
Answer by Chewy • Aug 06, 2020
Regular dry cat food can be used with this toy, this puzzle can actually hold up to ¼ cup of food.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Charlene on Jan 15, 2026
Originally posted on chewy.com

A Little Difficult, In a Good Way

My cat is indoor only. Puzzle toys help keep her hunting instincts sharp. My cat has a couple of puzzles and this one kept her perplexed for awhile, but now she's

My cat is indoor only. Puzzle toys help keep her hunting instincts sharp. My cat has a couple of puzzles and this one kept her perplexed for awhile, but now she's figured it out. This puzzle is slightly harder for me to load, but it's a good challenge for both of us.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Theo on Oct 19, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

Puzzle is easy but cat can't get to the treats

I love Nina Ottosson's treat puzzles, my cat is incredibly smart and food motivated so food puzzles have always been a huge hit for her. However, this one is just

I love Nina Ottosson's treat puzzles, my cat is incredibly smart and food motivated so food puzzles have always been a huge hit for her. However, this one is just not for us. I bought it because the board is kind of tent-shaped, and I thought the slant would add an extra challenge to the ladybug puzzle which is pretty much the same premise. However, the slant is not enough to make the covers or pegs close by themselves. The slant also requires that the little bowls be at a slant, and the issue is that my cat can not fit her nose into them to get the treats out. She can figure out the sliding and uncovering mechanisms, but she just can't reach the treats and gets frustrated. This board would probably be best for smaller or more nimble cats who are either more physically capable of getting the treats, or enthusiastic enough to keep trying to get them without getting frustrated.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Andrea on Nov 21, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

Not for my Laverne & Shirley

I was more enchanted with this than my cats. Brought it out a number of times, filled it with treats or kibble, and my Laverne & Shirley couldn't have cared less

I was more enchanted with this than my cats. Brought it out a number of times, filled it with treats or kibble, and my Laverne & Shirley couldn't have cared less. Yes, they walked over to the puzzle, quickly figured out how to get at the food, but they looked just plain bored. No excitement, no play. Maybe I should fill the puzzle with catnip?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Pam on Oct 28, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

Poor Design

When my cat pawed the food out it went into the channels where the pots slide up and down. Took me a couple of days to realize the food either ended up INSIDE the

When my cat pawed the food out it went into the channels where the pots slide up and down. Took me a couple of days to realize the food either ended up INSIDE the toy or under it but my cat didn't get much if any of it. The sliders n leaves were too loose and being on an angle there was no way for my cat to use 2 paws to hold it up and eat at same time. I even had trouble putting treats in it to start with. Not sure if mine was defective or just poor design but I very much recommend against this product!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Mary on Nov 3, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

We lov puzzles in our house

This one is a little harder than the other puzzles we previously had, it took my cat a few times to figure out how to get the treats. He now prefers this puzzle

This one is a little harder than the other puzzles we previously had, it took my cat a few times to figure out how to get the treats. He now prefers this puzzle over his old ones! It still takes him a bit to get the treats out, which is nice because his other puzzle he could solve in a minute. Definitely recommend if your animal has experience with puzzles!! Maybe not as a beginner puzzle though.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Dee on Jan 15, 2026
Originally posted on chewy.com

Toy for treats=cognitive challenge

I wasn't sure CiCi would figure this toy out, but he did! He's an indoor cat so the additional mental stimulation is important

I wasn't sure CiCi would figure this toy out, but he did! He's an indoor cat so the additional mental stimulation is important

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By DHTG on Nov 26, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

She figured it out the first time.

I don't think we'll get as much use out of this one because my cat figured it out immediately. But it's a decent puzzle feeder. Feels sturdy. But like all of the

I don't think we'll get as much use out of this one because my cat figured it out immediately. But it's a decent puzzle feeder. Feels sturdy. But like all of the other ones by this company, it is obnoxious to clean.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Mary on Sep 3, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

Cat loves it!

At first use my kitty did not seem interested in it(she did sniff it) when I left it out for her. So I put it away for awhile. Brought it out again(about 6-8 weeks

At first use my kitty did not seem interested in it(she did sniff it) when I left it out for her. So I put it away for awhile. Brought it out again(about 6-8 weeks ago), and when she’s hungry she tried it more, some success, now she’s at full success at maneuvering all the gadgets. What I decided to do, was to give half her food dose(morning and evening) in her regular bowl(with warm water only), and put the other half into all those little ‘cups’ and cover them with with the green cover(mostly at first), then the seed covers too. Now she’s a pro at all the different gadgets hiding her ‘nibble’ food(2nd half of each meal). Sometimes she goes through it fast, other times she eats from it more slowly(grazing). She’s getting soooo good at it, I’m about to really try letting her use my dog’s Snuffle Mat. I actually already did, a short bit, by accident,(she discovered the smell of our dog’s kibble in there)before Sam got to it. She loves his food too! But Sam was waiting, with ‘baited breaths’ and whines heehee, so I had to pull Poppy away. One of these days coming up, I will let her try Sam’s Snuffle Mat. :) Then I’ll need to get a new one for her. She’s so used to the 2 that are hers.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Leah on Dec 15, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

Cats didn’t care for it unfortunately

The product itself is great, it does not seem too difficult for a cat to use and figure out, sadly mine weren’t interested!

The product itself is great, it does not seem too difficult for a cat to use and figure out, sadly mine weren’t interested!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Donna on Dec 13, 2025
Originally posted on chewy.com

Meh.

Because of tilt, hard for cat to keep some slots open long enough to get treat. Some of moving covers too tight for cat to slide.

Because of tilt, hard for cat to keep some slots open long enough to get treat. Some of moving covers too tight for cat to slide.