Hexbug Mouse Robotic Cat Toy, Color Varies

To be honest, I have very little idea how this thing works. I wish there was a switch for the modes instead of a singular button. One mode works significantly better than the other. If you find your toy is barely moving, hold down the button for five seconds and it will switch “modes”. I believe the chase one is the one that works well, and the other one where the cat activates the mouse is not. I give it four stars because Charlie doesn’t seem to mind at all, and when it’s working both cats go nuts for it.

This was a great little mouse. My only problem was my dog loved it as well and sorry to say the mouse didn't last an hour. I do recommend this toy for cats only will be buying another one as soon as I figure a way to keep the dog from getting. Although with the dog getting it I have no worries of the eyes ears or tail being ingested by the cats. They are firmly attached for maybe 45 minutes and all he did was chew the nose and a few places in the body. The mouse would no longer turn but all parts were right there all together and attached. Just not attached in the proper manner.

My cat loves this toy, even though the batteries have been dead for months. She picks it up by the tail to shake it, throws it up in the air and attacks it on the way down. It probably helps that she really likes things made of plastic, and with our hardwood floors this thing travels far as she bats it around. The fur covering is just thick enough for her to get her claws into to pick it up. One of the best received toys that we've gotten for her.

My kittens loved this toy immediately but it only worked for about 10 minutes. After that I had to press the on button every few minutes to get it to move again. 2nd day in and it stopped working all together. Maybe because it came with batteries, the batteries were sitting in it too long and started to erode? That's the only explanation I can come up with... that or its just a very cheap toy. If anyone has had any luck solving this problem let me know!

My younger cat really liked it at first, but paw mode doesn't seem to be sensitive enough. He would poke and paw at it, and nothing. I'd walk over and tap it hard, and then it would come back on. But having to do that over and over gets annoying. The point was something I could leave on to occupy him when I'm busy or going out, because otherwise he drives my older cat crazy.

My boy can get tired of "one trick pony" toys pretty easily. The smartykat hot pursuit entertained him about 3 uses. But this mousey he loves. It will require a little interaction from the pet parent as it does get stuck in a corner or behind a radiator or under a bed. But he loves chasing it and stalking it and hitting it with his paw. I really don't quite understand if it has different modes and sometimes it seems to just shut off quickly so we'll see how long it and the batteries last. But it's a great concept and has really entertained my little buddy.

My kitty is really like this. I got the robo mouse and the robo bug. I found that I needed to contain them and put a hula hoop down of rather large one. Puts a little critters inside that so they don't get lost under stuff. And yes, occasionally the cats dragged them out. But they really like both of them the bug keeps going all the time the mouse pauses and then starts again. When I got the mouse the batteries in it were actually very weak so I put new batteries in it seems to be fine

My cats loved this toy when it worked, which was for about 2 hours after receipt. I will try new batteries but I feel it should've lasted longer than 2 hours. It then would start for a second, then stop, start/stop, run for a minute then stop. Now it's dead. Too bad, the cats really enjoyed it while it lasted.

I would not buy this toy. It goes once then would not go again until the next day. The button under neath toy is confusing to operate. My cat just looks at it then at us and walks away.

I just made my third purchase of this product and this one, like the previous two, have stopped working after a day. I can't imagine that it's battery drain since it was on and actively vibrating for less than 20 minutes total. It seems like the batteries don't sit in the compartment well because at first when I'd turn it upside down to press the on button it would vibrate. Then when I'd turn it over and put it on the floor it would shut off immediately, as if it was vibrating the batteries loose or something. Now when I press the "on" button it vibrates for half a second and stops. It's a shame because my cat is crazy for this toy but it's of such poor quality that he can barely enjoy it I just made my third purchase of this product and this one, like the previous two, have stopped working after a day. I can't imagine that it's battery drain since it was on and actively vibrating for less than 20 minutes total. It seems like the batteries don't sit in the compartment well because at first when I'd turn it upside down to press the on button it would vibrate. Then when I'd turn it over and put it on the floor it would shut off immediately, as if it was vibrating the batteries loose or something. Now when I press the "on" button it vibrates for half a second and stops. It's a shame because my cat is crazy for this toy but it's of such poor quality that he can barely enjoy it. … more