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Foraging Jars by Fundamentally Feline

Easy opening lid makes filling this toy easy for the humans.
Easy opening lid makes filling this toy easy for the humans.

These jars make a great puzzle! They are easy to fill for the humans and opaque with only one hole so they are more challenging for your cats. You can fill a smaller object such as an egg and place inside to really increase the difficulty level or simply "dummy-fill" with other small cat toys so that the hole is sometimes obstructed as the cat manipulates the jar!

Available in various color patterns.
Available in various color patterns.
Production time!
Production time!

All of the foraging toys made by Fundamentally Feline are hand-made.

The Pyramid by Nina Ottosson

One of the more challenging of the commercial food puzzles, the pryamid is weighted, heavy and also comes in an opaque version making it great for an experienced forager. The challenge is tipping it over! Similar to a Weeble-Wobble, it will constantly right itself and stand back up.

Clear version available with larger opening to accommodate treats as well as food.
Clear version available with larger opening to accommodate treats as well as food.
Available in this opaque "beehive" style. A bit larger than the clear version.
Available in this opaque "beehive" style. A bit larger than the clear version.

The Windmill by Trixie Pet

This is a fantastic feline foraging toy! Traditionally a dog toy, it really seems geared more towards cats as most dogs would destroy this product. It comes with two sets of interchangeable lids, a set with one large hole and another set with three small holes. The holes can be taped up with scotch tape once your cat has mastered the concept to increase the challenge level. Large marbles can also be placed inside to add weight and obstruct the opening from time to time to make the toy much more difficult once your cats gets the hang of it.

 

 

A Harry & David pear box!

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What an easy and cheap (let's be honest these are generally free as they are often given as gifts) food puzzle! Simply take the lid off and sprinkle kibble inside.

To increase difficulty place other objects inside the compartments to serve as an obstacle.

It really cannot get much easier than this folks!

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Twine, cardboard tubes and a rock!

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This is an earthy, natural style food puzzle. The rock provides some weight to keep it all in place. Some cardboard tubes were used along with a little garden twine to keep it all together. It's a little rickety but a fun impromptu puzzle.

*Know your cats! Leaving string/twine unattended could result in a cat eating something they should not. Safety first!

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Trixie Pet Fun Board for wet food

Wet food foraging can be a great way to slow down voracious over-eaters that later vomit their canned food meal. This stationary foraging board is fantastically versatile. In this clip Samson is demonstrating how the tongue module exercises their tongue and jaw muscles!

 

 

Foraging Wiffle Ball

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The Foraging Wiffle Ball from Fundamentally Feline is a good beginner object. The many perforated holes increase scent attraction, it is round so it is easily rolled, and the cat can also see that there is food in the ball since it is not complete opaque. It is only available with onelarge hole for large kibble for obvious reasons, as it already has many small holes. Some cats hook their nails into the holes and learn to shake out the kibble!

 

Watch video below to see it in action!

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Dog Brick As A Wet Food Puzzle –

Another excellent toy, the Nina Ottosson Dog Brick is perfect to use for cats for either canned or dry food. The cat must slide the cover to expose the reservoirs to access the wet food. This puzzle can be made more difficult by inserting a doggy bone into one of the center slots to serve as an obstacle to be removed before they can slide the cover.