Your cat is very intelligent and you know it. Therefore, boredom can be a heavy slab for him. In this sense, intelligence games, which prevent the animal from getting bored when you are not at home and promote the development of its intellect are extremely interesting. Most of them appeal to the strong hunting instinct that these furry animals possess despite not needing to hunt to eat.
In this type of toy, the animal has to solve problems such as extracting prizes from inside by rolling the object or “hunting” hidden prey by sticking its leg through an opening. You will easily find intelligence games for cats in any pet store, but if you are a fan of reusing objects and recycling and you like to make things with your own hands, you can try making your own toys. You will only need rolls of toilet paper, a cardboard box with a lid, scissors or utility knife, glue, clothespins and several opaque containers such as glasses or yogurt containers. And best of all, you don’t have to be a handyman to make them and it doesn’t take a long time to make them. Next, we give you several options for you to choose … or do them all! We assure you that your cat will have a great time with his new toys.
To make this intelligence game, you will need a cardboard box that is not very deep, with its lid . Hide inside balls, mice, prizes or even aluminum foil balls (or all at once!). The next step is to make holes with the scissors or the cutter in the lid of the box in which the leg of the kitten will fit. Before making the openings, you can use a glass to draw perfect circles or cut out as you like, without any symmetry. Your cat will not be able to resist “hunting” everything that is hidden inside the cardboard box.
When you wear out a roll of toilet paper, don’t throw it away! Save a few to build your cat a mountain in which to hide its “prey”. This intelligence game is very simple to do. The first step is to build the base of the mountain. To do this, we will join the rolls two by two along (putting a little of one inside the other) and we will glue them laterally. With the base made, we will glue loose rolls on top to make a kind of pyramid. To make the rolls stick easily, we will put pressure clothespins on them. Once the mountain is dry, add several snacks to the rolls. He’s going to have a blast!
Making this intelligence game for cats is a piece of cake. You will only need a roll of toilet paper to which you will make several openings with a cutter or scissors (for these cuts your cat’s snacks have to fit). Then you will keep inside several snacks or pellets of feed and you will close the tube by bending the ends inwards. The idea is for the cat to roll the reel to release the prizes. It couldn’t be easier!
Playing cat trilero has no secrets. Get three opaque glasses or containers (yogurt cups work great) and pop a treat in one of them. Now, change the position of the glasses not very quickly, stop and let your cat discover where the coveted treat is. Right?
Once again, it is about the cat moving an object whose interior hides its favorite snacks. With several rolls of toilet paper you can make these balls. The procedure is very simple: take a roll and with the scissors cut out five rings. Take the rings and go inserting some rings inside others. At the end of each ball you will see that there are holes in the criss-cross of the rings. Put several snacks through these holes and put the balls within reach. You’ll see the party!
