Catit Design Senses Circuit Cat Toy

The Circuit Cat Toy super roller came in pieces, so the track needed to be assembled and the tops connected before it could be used. Took about ten minutes to assemble. This toy is a fun idea, but my cats haven't really taken to it as much as I'd hoped. I usually have to entice them to play with it. It took them a little while to even figure out how to make the ball move. Once it's been moved, the ball flashes red in a way that is a bit painful to watch for too long. The toy is pretty good at staying still on the carpet, but it's lightweight enough that one of my cats, who is too smart/lazy for his own good, often prefers to spin the whole toy around to "bring the ball" to him instead of going The Circuit Cat Toy super roller came in pieces, so the track needed to be assembled and the tops connected before it could be used. Took about ten minutes to assemble. This toy is a fun idea, but my cats haven't really taken to it as much as I'd hoped. I usually have to entice them to play with it. It took them a little while to even figure out how to make the ball move. Once it's been moved, the ball flashes red in a way that is a bit painful to watch for too long. The toy is pretty good at staying still on the carpet, but it's lightweight enough that one of my cats, who is too smart/lazy for his own good, often prefers to spin the whole toy around to "bring the ball" to him instead of going to the other side to hit the ball. But while it's not the biggest hit in the room, it wasn't too expensive and most of the cats do play with it off and on, especially if The Human pretends to be interested in it. … more

I like that this track is big enough to get the cats moving around it a little more - we have an overweight rescue who needs to lose some weight. He really likes it and we can hear when he's playing. Like other reviews mentioned, the lighted ball stopped flashing within just a few days. At one point it wouldn't stop flashing so I figured it got stuck in flash mode again when we weren't aware and it just wore out the batteries. I would not buy more flashing balls - it works just fine without the flashing.

It took just a few minutes to put together and is self explanatory. We have two cats a 7 month old shorthair and a 3 year old maine coon mix. The kitten loves this toy! He is able to push it all the way around fairly easily. He usually plays with it for around 5 minutes at a time. Then the 3 year olds paws are too big too fit through the holes but he is a large breed cat so that was expected.

We purchased this toy for our Pride of 3 (a litter of 1-year-old kittens we adopted a year ago). They each have very different personalities, likes, and dislikes. All 3 of them love this toy. We have it set up as a snake. I love that it keeps them engaged (and out of trouble), that it is versatile and can be set up in different configurations, and that we can add more pieces to it later. The only drawbacks are with the ball. First, it cannot be opened to replace the battery, so eventually, we'll have to replace it and toss the old one into the trash (not very environmentally friendly). The other issue with the ball is that for some reason, when it is at either end of the snake, it flashes constantly We purchased this toy for our Pride of 3 (a litter of 1-year-old kittens we adopted a year ago). They each have very different personalities, likes, and dislikes. All 3 of them love this toy. We have it set up as a snake. I love that it keeps them engaged (and out of trouble), that it is versatile and can be set up in different configurations, and that we can add more pieces to it later. The only drawbacks are with the ball. First, it cannot be opened to replace the battery, so eventually, we'll have to replace it and toss the old one into the trash (not very environmentally friendly). The other issue with the ball is that for some reason, when it is at either end of the snake, it flashes constantly when there has been no movement anywhere near it for some time. We have to move the ball to another part of the snake to get it to stop flashing. This reduces the lifetime of the ball's lights, so that replacement and addition to the trash will come sooner than it should. … more

As soon as I set this up my cats started playing with it, and played with it pretty much all night. However, the intrigue has worn off slightly but they still play with it occasionally. To be fair my cats prefer direct interaction with a person when playing so I expected this a little. It's not as big as the picture shows so I may get another one to expand it.

It's not as easy to put together as you might think -- stiff sharp plastic pieces have to be twisted and jammed together. One section had the wrong top piece stuck in it and I actually broke it trying to get it apart. The ball is hard to see and doesn't always light up when in motion. Because of the hills in the track, my cats have to really whack it hard to get it even halfway around the track, and the openings are barely paw sized. They do like it, in a lazy kind of way, but they don't love it.

At first, the blue tops would not stay on. They were always pulling them off and chasing the ball through the house. But the second one works like a charm. All my kitties (except for my overweight kitty that needs it the most) love chasing the ball. The flickering lights in the ball definitely grab their attention. I would highly recommend this toy!

My kitty loves this. My main problem is with the ball. When it decides to light up, is completely up to it. Sometimes it does & sometimes it does not. Sometimes no one will be over there & all of a sudden it will light up. Wastes the battery & it's now very dim.

This product is a good idea BUT it's not constructed well for what cats like. The rises in the track are too high for the ball to go up easily. My cat batted the ball, it went pitifully about an inch then fell back. The rocking in the "valley" part of the track is, I guess, supposed to intrigue the cat to hit the ball again but when he did, the ball, again, would not travel up the hill and go around the track. My cat lost interest. None of the other three played with it either so I packed it up and am not sure what to do with it.

I have two kittens about 9 months old who absolutely LOVE the full circuit toy. We got it for them for Christmas and almost on a daily basis I can hear both of them playing and swatting the ball around the track. My boyfriend was skeptical that they would even like this but to his disbelief it is very popular with them.