Hexbug Mouse Robotic Cat Toy, Color Varies

First of all my cats LOVE this thing. I’ve never found a toy that entertains them better. But the huge downside is that it doesn’t last long at all. I’m talking a minute or less. One mode It’s supposed to stay on and when the cat swats it, starts moving again. This works maybe two times and then I’m having to pick it up and hold the button again. I read a suggestion that if you mess with the metal inside with batteries it will fix this problem. I tried this and it did work once, and the toy lasted about 10 or 15 swats (it was amazing!) and then it stopped and I can’t get it to last long again no matter what I try. I shouldn’t have to chase the mouse around with my cats because I have to keep First of all my cats LOVE this thing. I’ve never found a toy that entertains them better. But the huge downside is that it doesn’t last long at all. I’m talking a minute or less. One mode It’s supposed to stay on and when the cat swats it, starts moving again. This works maybe two times and then I’m having to pick it up and hold the button again. I read a suggestion that if you mess with the metal inside with batteries it will fix this problem. I tried this and it did work once, and the toy lasted about 10 or 15 swats (it was amazing!) and then it stopped and I can’t get it to last long again no matter what I try. I shouldn’t have to chase the mouse around with my cats because I have to keep turning it on, so it’s definitely not worth it. Plus seeing their disappointed faces when it doesn’t respond to them anymore is really sad. Soooo bummed out as this could potentially be the best cat toy I’ve ever found. … more

My 11 year old kitty is very particular about what she plays with, but she LOVES to hunt. This little mouse is what we needed to get her up and running around the house again. We got this a few days ago and she has spent every day hunting it for hours. It is great enrichment for her! I love it! The only issue is that the batteries do go quickly, so order extra back up batteries. Oh and we have hardwood floors. Most carpet is too thick for it to function. This is best only for non-carpeted floors.

I got this for my cats. it’s extremely small. when I looked into the mouse it seemed a lot bigger. It was easy for my cats to toss around. I figured if it was bigger then it would be harder for them to rough house with it. they were unsure at first but they became very interested. It’s very small so it’s very easily misplaced. would recommend for kittens a couple months old.

My first gripe about this mouse is that it seems only to work on bare floors. It's method of locomotion consists of six small teeth/prongs, a 4-gang at the head and a 2-gang at the tail. It skitters across a bare floor with ease and is very quick but on carpet . . . . My second gripe is that it doesn't operate as indicated by the manufacturer on the back of the blister pack in which it is packaged. The mouse does not "wake up" after the first "run". You have to pick it up and press the button on the rodent's tummy to get it to go again. Caveat emptor!

We pulled it out of the package and our cat loved it immediately! He chased it around the room for 5 minutes until the toy stopped working entirely. We can hear the motor running but the toy won’t move regardless of what kind of surface it’s placed on. We had high hopes for this toy but if this is the quality we get I think we’ll pass on buying from this company again.

So I experienced the same thing as another user where straight out of the packaging the item moved very slowly. I bought batteries to replace the ones it came with, and the item worked a little better but died after two days. If you want a moving toy to last and not have to continually change the batteries every two days, this is not the toy for you.

I originally bought the remote control mouse toy for my kitty that never worked from the beginning so I decided instead of a replacement for that one I'd try this mouse toy because I thought it was cool it just moved around on it's own well it was amazing at first my cat loved it but we only got to play with it for 20 min the first time and had never worked again

For one, I don't know how long this thing will last. It doesn't seem well built for long-term. It's already a little on the fritz and she's been playing with it for maybe 10 minutes. However, she seems to like the thing. It's incredibly noisy and only works on hard flooring. Also, it seems to pause way too often, and the whole when she touches it, it'll start moving again-thing doesn't work well. I've had to restart it several times in the last 10 minutes of playtime.

The ears were broken off when I received the mouse, but the cats enjoy the way it bounces around anyway. It can flip itself back over, but once in a while gets stuck on a door lip or cord. It's a bit loud for something so small, but overall it seems to keep the cats entertained to the point I have to hide it from the black one so he doesn't run the batteries completely dead.

You have to keep pushing the button to keep it going. My cat looses interest quickly.Sucks cause I read the reviews and was going to purchase the bug instead but accidentally ordered the mouse instead.. so my fault there but not too Impressed with this toy