SnugglyCat Ripple Rug Cat Activity Play Mat

My cats were outside cats until 6 months ago. They climbed trees, chased everything, very energetic. They are now inside cats and I was trying to find ways for them to have more fun so I purchased this thinking it would be great for them. No matter what I did, my cats never played in the tunnel. I put catnip inside, changed the configuration many times. The tunnel did not want to stand up. My boyz slept on the different configurations AND the tunnel. No they did not play in it at all. I do not feel it was worth the investment. I should have sent it back. The concept is great, it just does not function as it looks in the video.

I'm constantly on the lookout for the least number of items my playful cat will actually find to her liking. Like most cat owners, I've tried many toys. Kittens are easy. They love most anything. I've packed my cat's kitten toys away. They had their purpose and are forgotten now that she's a grownup gal of 13 months. Thankfully, she still loves to play fetch, so wool or rabbit fur balls are in. The long wand with either stiff feathers or the wiggly worm are in! And now this crazy ripple rug is so in! She loves to be on the bed when I'm changing sheets and even loves to be made into the bed. Now she has her own crazy system to tunnel through and play hide and seek in. Today she began to hide her I'm constantly on the lookout for the least number of items my playful cat will actually find to her liking. Like most cat owners, I've tried many toys. Kittens are easy. They love most anything. I've packed my cat's kitten toys away. They had their purpose and are forgotten now that she's a grownup gal of 13 months. Thankfully, she still loves to play fetch, so wool or rabbit fur balls are in. The long wand with either stiff feathers or the wiggly worm are in! And now this crazy ripple rug is so in! She loves to be on the bed when I'm changing sheets and even loves to be made into the bed. Now she has her own crazy system to tunnel through and play hide and seek in. Today she began to hide her wool balls in the various holes, then pretend to hunt and find them. As this rug serves as great camouflage for her coloring, I might walk past her and suddenly spot a pair of dark eyes staring at me, daring me to notice the lump under the rug. I pretend I don't see her, and the game is on. I've cracked up a lot over this mat. Anything that is a success with my princess of play is worth the purchase. My grandkids and I are also impressed that it's been recycled from 24 water bottles, so the brochure says. … more

With all the great reviews on this product, I had high hopes. My cat loves to play under blankets, and around chair legs. I thought something that combined both elements of play would be great or him. The top layer rug is too flimsy to stay put, it is almost always flat, or gets flattened the moment the cat starts to play. This makes all the fun openings in the top layer, much less functional, and results in the velcro adhereing to the bottom layer making it stuck flat where it was once fashioned in a ripple. Improvements could be made by reinforcing the edges of the top rug perhaps with some pliable wire, and using a little bit stiffer fabric in the upper layer so it holds shape With all the great reviews on this product, I had high hopes. My cat loves to play under blankets, and around chair legs. I thought something that combined both elements of play would be great or him. The top layer rug is too flimsy to stay put, it is almost always flat, or gets flattened the moment the cat starts to play. This makes all the fun openings in the top layer, much less functional, and results in the velcro adhereing to the bottom layer making it stuck flat where it was once fashioned in a ripple. Improvements could be made by reinforcing the edges of the top rug perhaps with some pliable wire, and using a little bit stiffer fabric in the upper layer so it holds shape better once you put it a certain way. The design and thought are great. It just needs more functionality for the price. … more

This is Linus' new favorite item. I bought it with caution as it would be considered pricey if it were a total bust. However, he loves it, so it's well worth the cost. He plays in it, sleeps on it, scratches it up a tiny bit (better than a couch, right?) and loves to crawl through it when I can make it more like a tent/tunnel. I wish the top piece was bigger as the way it naturally falls and the velcro placements aren't the best. Maybe a V2 will be available next year. Linus doesn't know any better so he loves it.

My three cats love the Ripple Rug. I mean, they really, really, really LOVE it. They sleep on it. They dive under it. They fight through the holes. They chase each other over and around it. They get crazy chasing any toy on a wand that I drag or fly near the rug - diving under the rug and out the holes to grab at the toy. Every time they hear me pull the velcro off to re-arrange it, they all come running over. This was the best $40 I've ever spent on my cats, and I have been a cat owner for 30+ years.

I bought this bc my new cat was tearing up my Ethan Allen rug. The top is kinda flimsy (hard to position to encourage going inside) but he likes it...likes using the carpet as a scratcher too. Likes peeking in/out of the holes. I stuck toys inside some holes so he could hunt them. Took some of the heat off my nicer rug which he was tearing up.

We have 5 cats, the oldest cats haven’t played with the rug. But our only boy cat who is 2 years old loves it. He hides in it for hours at a time. We put the brown shipping paper, from Chewy, on top & it only adds to his fun! The one draw back was the odor when rug came out of packaging, rubber like smell. One of our cats took offense to the odor and tinkled a little on corner of the rug! But I put it in a cold wash & dried it outdoors & the smell was gone. Bought two more, one for a friend with a cat rescue & one for a family member with cats. Oh, one more thing 2 of our picky eaters will only eat if their food bowl is on the rug, go figure.

I have one 3 year old indoor cat. I wanted him to have more stimulation. This definitely did the trick, perhaps too well as he now tries to attack anything moving under a blanket! The other reviews are right about the top layer not being as stiff as advertised. Just know that going into it and you'll be fine.

I think we spend more time watching the kitties play on and in this than we do looking at the tv! Chi Chi is the biggest fan of it, she guards it, the others are allowed on it, but she rarely lets any others "in it". It's a riot. So fun to watch them go nuts

I wanted to like this, I really did. I first saw it well over a year ago at a friend's house and waited until I had an extra $40 to spend on a cat thing. However, upon attempting to "set it up", it refused to hold a shape, no matter how many ways I twisted, turned and pinned the carpet. Nor would it hold a tunnel shape as in the video. My one large orange tabby cat was at first super interested because, well, it's carpet and the other didn't want anything to do with it. My experience with cats has taught me that they generally don't like a surprise such as a carpet caving in on them or falling onto their back. After that happening a few times the carpet lay unused for the last 2 weeks. I was I wanted to like this, I really did. I first saw it well over a year ago at a friend's house and waited until I had an extra $40 to spend on a cat thing. However, upon attempting to "set it up", it refused to hold a shape, no matter how many ways I twisted, turned and pinned the carpet. Nor would it hold a tunnel shape as in the video. My one large orange tabby cat was at first super interested because, well, it's carpet and the other didn't want anything to do with it. My experience with cats has taught me that they generally don't like a surprise such as a carpet caving in on them or falling onto their back. After that happening a few times the carpet lay unused for the last 2 weeks. I was still tempted to keep it because I think the concept is great, I just think it needs some more structural support somehow; however, I live in a small apartment and it's hogging quite a bit of real estate. Bummer. … more