About a month ago, my cats were sent an automatic butterfly cat toy to play with. This is their first-ever automatic toy.
Some of the cats quickly pounced on it. Charlotte and Taco started camping next to it, waiting for someone to turn it on.
A few of the other cats were more cautious in investigating it.
The Caroline’s Cats Fluttering Butterfly Cat Toy that Caroline sent us to review runs for 5 minutes and then automatically shuts off.
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The Cats Remove the Butterfly
The butterfly and ribbons are attached to a flexible metal springy rod.
During the first few days of use, the cats were able to remove the butterfly.
This was most likely caused by Charlotte biting it aggressively. She would also drag the toy around by the butterfly.
The cats still enjoyed playing with ribbons without the butterfly.
The box includes an extra butterfly. Also, replacement butterflies can be purchased on Amazon.
After a couple of weeks, I put in the extra butterfly. So far, they have not removed the second butterfly.
Charlotte and Taco with the butterfly toy after removing the butterfly.
The Cats Playing with the Toy
Charlotte and Taco are my two cats that like the toy the most.
As far as I have noticed, Nacho has ignored it after her initial investigation of it. I do wonder if she would be playing with it more if Charlotte and Taco were not hogging it.
Violet, Jake, and Elwood have swatted, at it but not as much as Charlotte and Taco.
Also, there are two ping pong type balls in the base of the toys. When the butterfly is turned off, the cats can bat at the balls around the ring. Overall, they have been much more interested in the butterfly and the ribbons.
The amazing thing about this toy is it seems like it’s helped Charlotte and Taco become friendlier with each other. It’s like the toy gave them a common enemy to defeat.
Jake and Nacho, playing with the butterfly toy.
A Few More Notes
Charlotte and Taco have gotten their claws stuck in the ribbons. They were able to get them unstuck on their own, eventually.
Sometimes Charlotte will hold down the butterfly or ribbons, preventing it from rotating. It seems fine, but I don’t know if this behavior will eventually cause the motor to stop working.
The toy requires batteries which are not included.
One of our previous cats, Buster, would try to eat ribbons. He choked on one once. Our current cats do not seem interested in eating ribbons.
If your cats like to eat ribbons, you should probably only let them use the toy when you can supervise them.
Overall it’s been a very fun toy for the cats that enjoy playing with it.
The toy makes a small amount of noise when it’s running, but my husband and I did not find it bothersome.
If you’d like to get one for your cats, the toy is available on Amazon.
Taco with the butterfly cat toy.
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Heidi Bender is the writer and founder of the Joy of Cats. She enjoys sharing cat information and providing helpful cat tips. She considers herself a cat lady and currently cares for eight cats.
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