Petmate Jackson Galaxy Asteroid Puzzle Cat Treat Toy

I had fun showing my kitten how to use this toy but it didn’t take her much time to master. She is still under a year old but is very motivated by food so I thought this might be a fun toy for her. She has lots of energy but she gets bored easily with toys when they aren’t challenging or stimulating enough for her mentally. After about three days she had completely lost interest in this toy... if I fill it with treats she simply inspects the ball and picks it up in her mouth and with a good shake, all the treats fall to the floor, even on the most difficult setting. The toy is made of a squishy rubber material that picks up all kinds of debris like lint, crumbs, dust, etc. and will need to be rinsed frequently to be kept clean. Additionally if your cat is a chewer, the rubber material is no match for some sharp teeth. I found holes from teeth marks within a day or so. The toy can be twisted apart to allow easy loading of treats but doesn’t work securely tighten so if your cat is like mine, she will probably try to pull the toy apart because it’s pretty easy to do so. I had high hopes but this fell short in our household. I’m sure it is a great toy for the right cats though and I’m glad I tried it out!

I didn’t let my cats keep this one long. The silicone material is just too soft and sticky so EVERYTHING that’s on the floor, and my fellow cat owners know the exact struggle with the Olympic event of litter flinging that we have to deal with daily, and it got so gross so fast that I just had to throw it out. I meant to take a picture of it to post with this review but I really was just grossed out by it too badly to keep it around for even another second. I also found that no matter what level of difficulty you set it for it always stays the same as to how many treats fall out and how easily that takes place. If you have a young cat that you’re trying to train, you could buy this and buy treats that are just smaller than the holes in this are and it would definitely help.

The pictures were taken today after 3 months of use. The toy has held up well and given my senior boy something to do instead of scarf his food down in under a minute. It usually takes him around 5-10 minutes to get all of the food out, but as you can see in one of the pictures, quite a bit falls out at once if he gets the right angle. The food pieces are the same size as the nub holes, so a few get stuck in those and he plays longer. I could push some in to maybe keep more kibble inside, but he's not thrilled he has to work for his food in the first place. Still, I love the toy, he uses it multiple times a day, there haven't been any issues with hair or things clinging to it on tile, and it does work better with treats or bigger/odd shapes. He doesn't try to bite it, but it probably wouldn't last more than a couple days if he did. It's a soft plastic over harder inside, so less noise on hard floors.

Just received today. We have every food dispensing treat invented but thought they'd like something new & different to keep those little minds stimulated.Both cats, including the 25lb half sloth/ half cat took to it right away when I added some of their dry c/d food and they are now happily batting it around together.Like how it's adjustable so it can be made more challenging to keep them more stimulated. Love toys where they can play together as it increases their already close bond with each other.UPDATE: Pushed in all the nobs and still not challenging. Also, can see what others mean by the centre threads coming loose and not staying tight. Love Jackson Galaxy and what he does for cats but this tiny ball needs some improvement.

I like this and my cats like it too but it's strange how sometimes the treats fall out of the hole too easily and sometimes they can't them at all. I've played with shoving the nubs in but it is pretty small and I like to give my furballs more than that when I leave for work every day. They will play with it until it's empty. They like this other ball much better and it holds more; we have 3 of the other! PetSafe SlimCat Interactive Toy and Food Dispenser

I've had this for a couple months now and I really like it except that the screw threads in the middle isn't very deep and so my cats can sometimes get it open by putting their teeth in it. I also wish it was a little bigger on the inside. My cats REALLY like it though, and I like it better than other play treat dispensers since it lasts a little longer. It was a little hard for one of my dumber cats (it's okay we love each other). Otherwise a good product!!

The media could not be loaded.  I bought this to use for my cat’s dry food to help keep her from overeating. I didn’t realize you can twist it open to fill it, so I was stuffing the kibble in the hole. Haha! My cat actually chewed on it and it popped open. That’s how I knew. She doesn’t bat it around like a toy, she chews on it and then picks it up and shakes it to get the food out. I do think she likes the challenge.

The main purpose for dispensing cat treats in a toy is to provide play and exercise for the cat. The treats just fall out of the ball without moving it. This was ordered to replace a lost cat treat ball because it was no longer available on Amazon. The lost ball provided more of a challenge and exercise for the cat as the treats spiraled out once the ball was rolled around the floor.

A mi gata no le encantó, lo ignora, tiene otro puzzle que le gusta mucho de Jackson Galaxy pero lo rompió y pensé que este sería buen substituto. Hasta ahora no he logrado que le guste.

None of my cats like it.

Our cats love ransacking and batting this around the room.

Nuestro gato come desesperadamente y este juguete nos ha ayudado a que retarde un poco el tiempo que le demora comer. Inclusive hemos notado que come menos.Al principio le costó trabajo aprender a sacar las croquetas.