Doc & Phoebe's Cat Co. Indoor Hunting Cat Feeder Kit

I ordered this item based on the photo showing the mice with two holes on top. My cat already has a ball feeder with holes, and I wanted to add feeders that she could hunt. Instead, they sent me mice with a single hole and slider. This was very disappointing since I had already tried the mice with slider version before, and my cat didn't like it. I feel like the product photo was deceiving.

I bought a set of these for my 2 kittens to make their dry food feedings more fun for them (and me!) and to give them a little more engagement and exercise in the process. I feed them wet food in the morning, and then for their dry food for the rest of the day I use these mice to hide it around the house. They love it! If they hear me fill them up they will follow me so I have to leave the cats in another room for a minute so I have time to hide them without them seeing where I put them. I really like the fact that you can make it easier or more difficult for them to get the food out with the slider gadget on top. I love this system- it really works well for my kittens and I’m sure they like I bought a set of these for my 2 kittens to make their dry food feedings more fun for them (and me!) and to give them a little more engagement and exercise in the process. I feed them wet food in the morning, and then for their dry food for the rest of the day I use these mice to hide it around the house. They love it! If they hear me fill them up they will follow me so I have to leave the cats in another room for a minute so I have time to hide them without them seeing where I put them. I really like the fact that you can make it easier or more difficult for them to get the food out with the slider gadget on top. I love this system- it really works well for my kittens and I’m sure they like the reward of the kibble from “hunting” for their food. I recommend following the directions that come with the kit to get your cat adjusted to the new way of eating their kibble. It worked great for me. I started by replacing their food bowl with the trainer gadget, then progressed from there. I really love this item and have considered getting some more to put their treats in! … more

Got these to add into the rotation for enrichment in my household. My cats will use with high value treats but they don’t seem to really enjoy trying to get the treats out. The mice are much bigger than I was expecting and are a bit clunky for my cats to get the food out of. On the plus side, I do love that the dispensing hole is adjustable so I can use with different sized kibble and treats.

I started giving my cat his nighttime food by hiding these mice around the apartment so that he has something to entertain him for a while after I've gone to bed. He seems to have fun with it! My only complaint with the set is that three full scoops of food (using the included scoop) is way too much for most cats. It's even too much for my cat, and he's larger than most. He maintains his healthy weight of 14 lbs. (I promise he's just large, the vet said he is pristine) with three 1/4 cup meals a day. I measured out three level scoops to see if it would fit in the 1/4 cup scoop, and it was too much. That said, if I measure his 1/4 cup first and then divide it evenly and just use the included scoop I started giving my cat his nighttime food by hiding these mice around the apartment so that he has something to entertain him for a while after I've gone to bed. He seems to have fun with it! My only complaint with the set is that three full scoops of food (using the included scoop) is way too much for most cats. It's even too much for my cat, and he's larger than most. He maintains his healthy weight of 14 lbs. (I promise he's just large, the vet said he is pristine) with three 1/4 cup meals a day. I measured out three level scoops to see if it would fit in the 1/4 cup scoop, and it was too much. That said, if I measure his 1/4 cup first and then divide it evenly and just use the included scoop to easily pour the food into the mice, it works fine. It's just tedious. Also, I understand the point of the "trainer mouse" that's included in this set, but it seems like a waste of plastic; once you're done with it and the cat has learned how to use the normal mice, you're stuck with this useless extra piece. I think it would be nice if the trainer mouse could double as one of the ones you put into the skins so that it would reduce the amount of plastic as well as eliminate wasted space storing it. Overall though, I really love the concept of these mice and I would recommend them to anyone whose cat needs extra enrichment or a way to slow their eating. They're cute, easy to clean, and they make food time fun for my cat. … more

I purchased these for several reasons: (1) my cat tends to eat too quickly and throw up, (2) my cat is overweight, and (3) my cat is energetic and needs some more entertainment. Honestly, I think these feeder mice are meeting all of these three needs. They force him to eat more slowly and keep him occupied. However, I will say that I don't hide the mice - I like to keep them in plain sight where I can ensure that cat food isn't being abandoned to attact ants. Also, my cat is extremely food-motivated; it's possibe these feeders wouldn't work well if the cat wasn't as interested in food. One final note (and the biggest drawback for me): it takes me some time to put the food into the feeders I purchased these for several reasons: (1) my cat tends to eat too quickly and throw up, (2) my cat is overweight, and (3) my cat is energetic and needs some more entertainment. Honestly, I think these feeder mice are meeting all of these three needs. They force him to eat more slowly and keep him occupied. However, I will say that I don't hide the mice - I like to keep them in plain sight where I can ensure that cat food isn't being abandoned to attact ants. Also, my cat is extremely food-motivated; it's possibe these feeders wouldn't work well if the cat wasn't as interested in food. One final note (and the biggest drawback for me): it takes me some time to put the food into the feeders. Maybe it is the size of the food I feed my cats, but I notice it takes me at least five minutes to fill up all three mice. Not that big of a deal, but it would be nice if this could be made easier. … more

Neither of my cats really love them so I doubt it would be a good feeder. If I put treats in it they love it though. It’s definitely a good toy.

Our kitten loves these! Great for playing/hunting and she gets food as a reward. Only trouble is keeping our dog from stealing them away cause he wants to play too lol

Our cats are becoming... rotund. They meow at all hours and wake us during the night to feed them. We got these feeder toys and it is a total game changer! All 3 of our cats have been able to figure it out, although one is slower than the other two. They seem to enjoy knocking them about to get the food out, which slows them down and keeps them active. We haven't started to hide the toys yet, so I can't comment on how difficult it will be to teach our cats to seek out the food toys.

Everything is made great and well designed. My Kiki does not care to work for her dry food - she will go without eating - she will work for her treats. I now use this as one more item to put her treats in and she gets them out most of the time. There are times one or two are left in and even I have a hard time getting it out (LOL) Definitely read up on this and consider using it.

It's a good hunt and feed system but my maine coons quickly figured out how to toss the entire container that it loosens the closure....then all treats fall out....then no need to struggle all kibbles in the floor.