Twinkle Chute Cat Toy

I cannot say enough good things about this Twinkle Chute tunnel! I looked at the price and I thought, no toy is worth that amount. Yet I knew that Oliver had a passion for going in and out of paper bags, or things that crinkled, or under the sheets.

First of all, this is a three-foot-long tunnel with an 8 1/2" x 5" hole in the middle of it for a cat to climb in and out of, and it has twinkling lights that can be turned on and off. It is made of an irresistible material that makes a crinkling sound when your cat runs through the tunnel or jumps on top of the tunnel. The tunnel is 10 inches in diameter. It is "spring" loaded so it springs open and stays open. You don't have to worry about it collapsing.

I had one short "tunnel" that was only a foot long, so that was hardly a tunnel. So I knew I had to get Oliver this when I saw it at a local pet store.

Sure enough, I brought this home, set it up, and Oliver, after not much prompting, began running through it during those times all of us cat owners know as the midnight "crazies" or whenever he felt playful. It has a hole in the middle of it, too, so he can jump into it from the middle.

Plus, as added fun, the entire thing lights up (it is motion activated) with tiny red lights whenever he runs through it! Even better, you can control the lights by turning them on or off. So you do not have to waste the battery if you do not want to. The batteries are replaceable, by the way. So I can replace the batteries, and the tunnel can continue to blink away!

The fabric is synthetic, not faux fur, so cat hair does not stick to it. It is easy to clean and because it is spring-loaded neither the ends nor the hole in the middle ever collapses.

Oliver is 8 months old. His Siamese friend is two years old. My Siamese doesn't dash through the tunnel after him, but she stalks him while he is in the tunnel. She definitely joins in the game with him, as she begins to stalk Oliver as he hides in his tunnel, or pursues him as he is running and dashing through the tunnel or pouncing on a toy in the tunnel.

Sometimes Oliver will simply pounce on top of the tunnel or drag toys into the tunnel. This also captures my Siamese's rapt attention.

This toy has a coveted place in the center of my living room, and it is not going anywhere any time soon!

I have also placed the one-foot-long "tunnel" next to this tunnel so that Oliver can enjoy both of them, and I have seen him running through both of them, one after the other. He quite enjoys the game!

The only negative I have found is that one end of the Twinkle Chute has long strings. This is in case you want to tie two of these Twinkle Chutes together. I personally think one of these Twinkle Chutes is plenty and that your cat will have fun with only one tunnel. I used masking tape to tape the strings firmly to the body of the tunnel. But one could also simply take scissors and cut off the strings. I had to take precautionary measures because my cats like to eat strings and a lot of cats do eat things like this if left unsupervised.

Otherwise, I highly recommend this one for your cat if your cat is young, playful and enjoys hide-and-seek!

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