We got a new toy at the beginning of February mostly because it was my birthday and I didn’t need anything…., but the cats. C’mon.
I showed MomBert the Ripple Rug Facebook page, website, videos, and how much Batgirl and friends were enjoying their rug. (If you love Justin Fire Survivor, you’ll love Batgirl and her crew of misfit toys.) As I’ve become increasingly difficult to buy for, MomBert and my sister jumped at the suggestion.
It’s arrival packaging was magnificently pink.
I was attracted to the Ripple Rug because the rug is made out of recycled materials and the company gives back to shelters. Additionally, it’s a toy that changes. Cats need new stimuli and the rug is easily manipulated and can be changed daily.
The downside (according to Birdie) was saying goodbye to the giant Amazon box that has been sitting in the living room as a cat toy since October to make space for the Ripple Rug.
The structure of the Ripple Rug is user friendly. There are two pieces of carpet: the base with rubber backing, and the same size top with variously sized, adjustable holes and velcro tabs. The stiffness of the carpet and the velcro tabs let the human “in charge” construct all kinds of caves, tunnels, and hidey holes.
I set mine up, spritzed it with catnip spray and observed.
Olivia Wigglebothum immediately shimmied through a hole and waited for victims like some kind of furry trapdoor spider. Birdie must have casually walked by and been attacked a dozen times before she got the memo on “Hidden Dangers Ahead.”
Like everything else in life, Sookie approached the Ripple Rug with suspicion and disdain, but I’ve caught her lounging on it since then.
Sookie: “What is this nonsense?”
Miles used it as an opportunity to show off for Grammie when she came to visit, even attempting to fit his girth through the holes. The larger holes have tiny side slits to accommodate larger house panthers or to let you cut the carpet.
Miles demonstrates that the Ripple Rug is good for jumping on and hiding behind, not just under. He also models the technique of rolling back edges and using the velcro to make sturdier caves.
Overall the Ripple Rug has been a great source of entertainment for me and the fur kids.
Olivia will be here waiting for unsuspecting visitors to casually walk by.
This post first appeared on: https://possumscatsthingsgnawingatme.wordpress.com/2018/03/03/ripple-rug-rave/
Looks really cool!
Shame about the big Amazon box. It’s one of my favourite things!
There will be other big boxes. 😉 That particular one had been around for some time and had evolved quite a bit from its original shape and structure.
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Purrfect ..would stop my boy playing,kicking and biting my rugs when I play with him. x???
Yes! This rug has tolerated all those uses so far as well as some claw sharpening.
Snug as a bug in a rug?
It’s amazing how people think up the most original things for cats to play with!