Catnip Toy Mouse

These catnip toy mice are filled with catnip to entice your cat to play with the toy. Catnip is a herb that drives some cats crazy and they go berserk when they smell it. The toys are small enough to be carried by the cat in their mouth. You can buy a twin pack, a three pack or a ten pack. Some of these types of toys are confirmed as being environmentally friendly.  They are filled with fibrefill recycled plastic. They should not be made from any chemicals, pesticides or fillers. You need to make sure that the company you are buying them from meets all of the safety and environmental standards required for pet toys.

 Advantages

• Cheap and affordable toys to buy and you can usually purchase them in any type of pet store and some grocery stores.
• These types of toys can give your cat hours of entertainment.
• They are quite small and designed to resemble the size of a real mouse. This is so that cats can use their hunting instinct to play and kill the toy just like they would with a real mouse.
• Cat toys that have twine allows your cats to pick up the toy in its mouth and carry the toy around the house.
• Some cats love catnip and when it's in cat toys, they can become wild and go berserk.
• You can tie these toys to the fishing rod toy that is designed for cats and swing it around over the cats head to help tire them out.
• Some brands of these toys are made to last for years so you don’t have to buy new cat toys every few weeks.
• You can place these in a laundry bag and wash them in the washing machine with your regular washing.

Disadvantages

• Small toys like this can sometimes end up being dangerous for your cat. If they have feathers or bells attached to them, they can easily break and be ingested by your cat.
• You will need a scissors to remove these type of toys from their packaging as they will be secured with plastic ties.
• Sometimes if a cat is particularly rough when playing with these toys the stitching can become undone and the catnip can escape out.
• The material in toys like this can be made from different types of materials. Some are very durable and others can break apart in minutes.
• Some of these types of toys can have plastic pieces inside them and they can be harmful to your cat if ingested by accident.
• You always need to check that these types of cat toys are made from a hardy material. This is to ensure that they will withstand the amount of biting, hitting and pulling that cats can do with their toys.