Interactive Cat Toys Ball for Indoor Cats Fast Rolling on Carpet, Chirping & Motion Activate Cat Toys (Red)

In my never ending quest to find items to engage my lethargic 6-year-old cats, I splurged to give this a try.They were really taken aback by this crazy contraption, and watched it carefully and suspiciously as it caroused around the house, room to room, bouncing off of walls with flashing colored lights and making little beeping whistles and calls. (Luckily at a reasonable volume that was not too annoying to their humans).I changed its mode so it would roam a smaller space and stay on our area rug. This encouraged them to get closer and eventually engage with it. Success – hooray!The ball is really cute, with an attached tail that says, "Catch me!" I think I may have been the one more entertained by it's crazy, cute antics as it banged around the rooms, startling my kitties whenever it turned on them unexpectedly while they chased it. We definitely got a good laugh out of the whole spectacle.It has a single button that you press, long press, or multiple press to get it to do different things, such as long sprints, or short turns. I didn't realize it had a rest mode that preserves the battery, putting it in a "wait" mode. While "waiting", it will occasionally chirp and flash, and do a few spins to see if any cat would like to come play, then unexpectedly spring back to life.Fast forward to the first night. We were sleeping and awoke to the sound of banging and crashing in the room below our bedroom. A burglar?! Our adult son sneaking over tipsy and stumbling around our livingroom in the dark? Our dog loose from his crate and attacking someone or something?No, it was our new little toy, being chased by our cats, crashing into the baseboards and furniture as it raced happily around the house, lights and sirens ablaze. I laugh now. I learned how to turn it off.Had I finally found a toy that would hold their gaze and make them play? Yes, but only for about two days. Then, in their typical lethargic fashion, it ceased to exist in their minds, even as it flew past, calling them to playtime. Their attention span turned to lazier pursuits, like lying in the sun-dappled window or chittering at the birds on the feeders outside.The toy went to our adult daughter's apartment, where it found an appreciative kitten who still follows it around with enthusiasm.

I recently adopted a 4-year old "pandemic cat" that had been living feral for 6 months. He is super sweet BUT he LOVES Playing and doesn't have an off switch. I tried playing with him BUT he can't seem to tell "playtime" vs snuggle or sleep time and uses his claws & teeth when I pet him if I have played with him that day. NOT super bad but claws are sharp sooooo... I thought maybe I will get him an interactive toy he can play with by himself. If I don't play with him, his manners are wonderful & he never forgets & uses claws or teeth but he wants to play.He is big & all the pictures showed these cute little kittens or cattins & he weighs 14.2 lbs (all muscle) & he plays HARD. He chases his own tail & reaches thru his back legs, grabs his tail & does somersaults, he slides into furniture & walls & slithers under almost anything to get whatever he is chasing... all claws out! He likes chasing things.. a LOT! The 1st toy I tried just annoyed him. The 1st setting on this one was the fast setting. He was curious but not too keen... then I tried the slow setting... same thing but a bit more interest. BUT when I turned on the interactive mode he was in heaven! It will sit still until he bats it & then it will bounce & chirp. He LOVES that it will come after him & he will jump on it & "eviscerate" it with his back claws as it vibrates. Then he will pick it up by the rope & carry it around as it buzzes & squeaks. After a while he will take a break & so will the toy. It will sit quietly for an hour or so (I haven't timed it) then it will start up again. JUST purrfect!!I let it charge overnight & it last all day long. I don't have carpets & it goes over every bump & under everything & back out again. It is a bit noisy & is NOT for homes with delicate surfaces or tippy furniture. BUT if you have a super playful big cat give it a shot! AND don't forget to grab it & charge it before bed or it will scare the heck out of you just as you are going to sleep. LOLIt will also get every dust ball under every piece of furniture in your home! For the 1st few days I was using a damp paper towel to get the dust "kittens" off of it every couple of hours because he would stop playing with it if it had too much fuzz on it & look at me with disgust. I wouldn't want a mouthful of dusty cat fur either and I am not great at dust mopping under cabinets & couches... obviously! Now I don't have to... it brings them out to me. Bonus!!1 wk UPDATE = Today I could not get it to turn off until I realized he had shifted the silicon outer shell so it was no longer over the "On/Off" button. I just opened up the flap for the usb port & squished the outer silicon shell until the hole in the cover was back in place over the USB port... now the "on/off" button is also in place. Problem solved.PRO-TIP = By the way, if you cant get the usb port cover to close. It has a lip kinda thing on it & goes in at an angle NOT straight in. That way it doesn't pop open when they are playing with it.2 wk update = This will spoil your cat for "normal" toys. He has now become totally enamored with the toy on all speeds!WARNING!!!! Since he is a messy eater, I put a Terro liquid ant trap in the corner under a cabinet where they came in. He couldn't get under it BUT the toy could. It knocked over the trap & got covered in the ant bait & he got it in his mouth. It is only borax in syrup BUT it still made him sick. So, I have to get help to move the cabinet, clean up the mess & seal up the entry point before I can let him play with it again. And, the ball is sort of washable. I would NOT suggest immersing the ball BUT I disconnected the rope "tail" & thoroughly washed it & used a soapy paper towel & got all the sticky liquid off the ball. AND called an animal poison center before I did any of that. Good thing he is so big. His tummy was upset for a couple of days... NOT the toys fault but figured I would mention it. This toy goes EVERYWHERE & whatever it rolls in the cat gets in its mouth.

It's a fun toy for cats who aren't too nervous. It does move very fast and is relatively heavy so it does make a lot of noise as it crashes into walls and furniture. It has three different modes with corresponding colors for each. I didn't really see a lot of difference between the three modes though. This toy would be absolutely perfect with improvements, in my opinion. The first would be to make the LED much much dimmer. It's very bright especially in a darker room. I feel like this could be bad for a cat's eyes for more than a few minutes. It blinds me and I'm human! The second Improvement I would love to see, is making it a little bit smaller and lighter. It's pretty heavy considering how fast it moves. With those two changes I think this would be the perfect toy.