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

I have been using these for a few days and kitty and I already love them! I was skeptical at first but my cat understood them right away and they seem to satisfy her natural hunting instincts! I recently adopted Guinevere and noticed she prefers to eat small portions of her dry food all day rather than finish her two meals in one sitting. Now she will find a mouse and eat one whenever she is looking for a meal. In the morning I portion out her dry food for the day then refill and hide the mice throughout the day, usually filling them with smaller portions 3-4 times. I always refill and hide them right before bed and since we switched to these she hasn’t been a noisy hyper kitty at 4 am which I have been using these for a few days and kitty and I already love them! I was skeptical at first but my cat understood them right away and they seem to satisfy her natural hunting instincts! I recently adopted Guinevere and noticed she prefers to eat small portions of her dry food all day rather than finish her two meals in one sitting. Now she will find a mouse and eat one whenever she is looking for a meal. In the morning I portion out her dry food for the day then refill and hide the mice throughout the day, usually filling them with smaller portions 3-4 times. I always refill and hide them right before bed and since we switched to these she hasn’t been a noisy hyper kitty at 4 am which has been awesome! For those who said the holes are too large.. I am not sure if mine are a new version but my mice were slightly different than pictured. I am able to control the size of a single opening on the plastic mouse which eliminates sizes issues & allows me to vary the level of difficulty … more

This product had been a blessing to both Baby Girl and I. This solved my need to keep her happy at night in my art studio so her meows would'nt wake me too early. From hating being shut in, she now insists on it at exactly 9 pm every night, adapting from her very first experience with this product! She loves the hunt! She is so eager, its sometimes a challenge to set up, so I toss a few of the kibbles to chase while I prepare the containers. The vet allows her only 1/8 cup of kibbles which I carefully distribute in each. I rotate hiding places for the mice containers in various locations, to keep her interest up. She usually finds them with each first new location. I put the oval container This product had been a blessing to both Baby Girl and I. This solved my need to keep her happy at night in my art studio so her meows would'nt wake me too early. From hating being shut in, she now insists on it at exactly 9 pm every night, adapting from her very first experience with this product! She loves the hunt! She is so eager, its sometimes a challenge to set up, so I toss a few of the kibbles to chase while I prepare the containers. The vet allows her only 1/8 cup of kibbles which I carefully distribute in each. I rotate hiding places for the mice containers in various locations, to keep her interest up. She usually finds them with each first new location. I put the oval container in a spiral feeder that she has to bat out while I'm hiding the mice. I also use a plug-in pheromone diffuser & a water fountain to add comfort. As a result, this is now her favorite room. She is also free to come and go there during the day, where she has the benefit of a sunny window to bask-in nestled in her favorite basket. The reason I didn't give it a five, is that after one night of play, there were already holes in the fabric of the mice, so I'm not sure how long they will hold up. … more

The product photos here are photoshopped, look closely. My cat's kibble falls right out of the holes and it is a medium sized kibble (Purina One Sensitive Stomach, varying shapes). I cannot recommend this product. The manufacturer page also has photoshopped imagery. Which would be fine if they said hey smaller kibble will not work as well. Basically any cat or small breeze will knock over this mouse and all the kibble spills out immediately due to the large openings. Which results in your cat(s) eating faster and potentially throwing up, exactly what is trying to be avoided. I cannot recommend this product unless you are filling it with those huge chunky treats or something very large in size The product photos here are photoshopped, look closely. My cat's kibble falls right out of the holes and it is a medium sized kibble (Purina One Sensitive Stomach, varying shapes). I cannot recommend this product. The manufacturer page also has photoshopped imagery. Which would be fine if they said hey smaller kibble will not work as well. Basically any cat or small breeze will knock over this mouse and all the kibble spills out immediately due to the large openings. Which results in your cat(s) eating faster and potentially throwing up, exactly what is trying to be avoided. I cannot recommend this product unless you are filling it with those huge chunky treats or something very large in size. … more

My cat has just turned 1 year old and we bought this thinking he would get more of an experience when eating treats or at home alone. Wrong he played with it for 2 seconds and could not care about the treats or the other hidden feeders. If you want to reach out to me I can sell you mine for a huge discount as it just sits in a drawer now. Thanks

Holes are way too big for cat food or treats to remotely stay in. They just fall out and all 4 cats have no interest in them at all. I taped one hole, but the other one is still too big. I like the idea, and this has a lot of improving that needs to be done. Back to the drawing board.

We have the Catit food tree with food available all the time, but after the second night we hid these she completely caught on. I take her to my room at night when I'm getting ready for bed and my brother hides the 'mice'. She's waiting at the bedroom door for me to let her out, and she starts hunting as soon as I open the door. At first I completely filled the 'mice' and that was too much. We still hide all 3, I just don't fill them completely.

My cats have been driving me nuts lately because they are always hungry! I did some reading online and came across these hunting feeder toys. I fill them with a little bit of cat food and hide them every night. I have an 8 month old kitten that goes crazy over these! You can tell when she's ready to hunt because she starts poking around the house looking in old spots where I've hidden them before, it is absolutely adorable. When she finds one, she grabs it and runs before the other cats can see her. I think the price tag is a little high for these, but I have no regrets and would definitely recommend this product. These might not phase every cat (2 of my cats could care less for them) but My cats have been driving me nuts lately because they are always hungry! I did some reading online and came across these hunting feeder toys. I fill them with a little bit of cat food and hide them every night. I have an 8 month old kitten that goes crazy over these! You can tell when she's ready to hunt because she starts poking around the house looking in old spots where I've hidden them before, it is absolutely adorable. When she finds one, she grabs it and runs before the other cats can see her. I think the price tag is a little high for these, but I have no regrets and would definitely recommend this product. These might not phase every cat (2 of my cats could care less for them) but it's an absolute hit with my younger cats. … more

Im always challenging my cat with new toys and feeding methods! Was very excited to try this with him to switch up his usual food presentation. I was disappointed in the size of the mice but I didn’t read product description beforehand admittedly, and still haven’t to see if the size was mentioned in there. They are quite large for feeding a cat. Not that the size is intimidating him and deterring him from working at it but that a full days dry kibble for him still wouldn’t fill the mouse. He easily tips it to the size and gets kibble to fall out. The openings could be smaller to make this not so simple for him. He has always had to work for his food so maybe this product would be better for Im always challenging my cat with new toys and feeding methods! Was very excited to try this with him to switch up his usual food presentation. I was disappointed in the size of the mice but I didn’t read product description beforehand admittedly, and still haven’t to see if the size was mentioned in there. They are quite large for feeding a cat. Not that the size is intimidating him and deterring him from working at it but that a full days dry kibble for him still wouldn’t fill the mouse. He easily tips it to the size and gets kibble to fall out. The openings could be smaller to make this not so simple for him. He has always had to work for his food so maybe this product would be better for a cat that isn’t used to this type of feeding. … more

My Milo is quite food-motivated (he learned to sit and lie down for treats by the time he was a year old). He tends to wolf down his food and is getting a bit portly. We have been putting his dry food in treat balls, but when I saw this, I knew I had to have it. He LOVES it. I have a few hiding places where I place the filled mice; he loves finding them and then flipping them over and over again to get the food out. My only gripe is the holes are rather large and the food dumps out a bit too fast. To fix that, I pull the stretchy cover over the holes until just one is partly uncovered. That way it takes him longer to get the food out. If you're looking for a holiday gift for your feline My Milo is quite food-motivated (he learned to sit and lie down for treats by the time he was a year old). He tends to wolf down his food and is getting a bit portly. We have been putting his dry food in treat balls, but when I saw this, I knew I had to have it. He LOVES it. I have a few hiding places where I place the filled mice; he loves finding them and then flipping them over and over again to get the food out. My only gripe is the holes are rather large and the food dumps out a bit too fast. To fix that, I pull the stretchy cover over the holes until just one is partly uncovered. That way it takes him longer to get the food out. If you're looking for a holiday gift for your feline, make it this!! … more

I have two cats. One is 7 months old, one is 2 years old. I bought this feeder with my 7 m.o. in mind... She loved Jackson Galaxy's astro feeder, but I wanted something to help her forage more. I didn't expect my 2 year old to figure this out as quickly as she did (the astro feeder stumped her), but she found one first and figured out how to empty it! In less than 4 hours, both mice were found (I only filled 2). The challenge was difficult enough to keep them interested, but not too difficult for them to figure out! I plan to use this toy all of the time. I will say the toys are a bit tricky to load. Just cup your hand over the spoon while you pour the kibble or treats in.