Catstages Green Magic Dynamite Stick Catnip Cat Toy

Great, almost too great. I bought this as a present for my tuxedo cat. The boy LOVES it. One night I was in my room on my bed and he was throwing it in the air. He ended up launching it at me and hit me in the head😂. It's soft, so if you step/get hit with it, it won't hurt.

My Siamese kitten adores this squeaky toy; it’s his absolute favorite out of his huge collection. In fact, he’s got two, because he loves them so much. My older cats aren’t really into many toys any longer, but they’ll also play with this mouse if they can get it away from my little kitten. My kitten loves to chase and pounce, and the realistic squeak adds to his playtime. He loves to chase it when I throw it for him, but he’s also content to play with it on his own. He’s had it since he arrived at 12 weeks, and he’s now six months and still plays with it daily. It’s a great size for a small cat, and the sound seems to amplify his need to attack and play. He carries the toy around and will take it into his bed for his nap time. It looks enough like a mouse, it’s the right color, size, and shape, and it sounds like a mouse. It has lasted months of heavy use, but it is small enough to get stuck under furniture. It’s pricy for a single mouse, but my kitten has gotten so much enjoyment out of the toy to make it totally worth the price.

As fast as I opened the package, she basically grabbed it out of my hands and took off with the mouse in her mouth! Then my 13 year old Russian Blue granny proceeded to entertain me with her best teen-aged pounces, jumps and all around jollies with that mouse. Now she's pretending to be afraid of it... Great toy that lends itself to interactive games via a thread through the nose that will allow you to drag the mouse into hiding etc for plenty of fun together

Not sure why this product is named "Green Magic Dynamite Stick" when it's clearly a red stick of dynamite...other than maybe the "green magic" that's inside of this thing!! 😂 HOW MANY TIMES, as a pet owner has it happened where you come across a toy that claims to be infused with or contain "silvervine and/or catnip", to buy it and end up with your cat having precisely ZERO interest in that toy? They aren't cheap, either --on average, a toy containing silvervine and/or catnip runs anywhere from $8-$23. Even purchasing the catnip and/or silvervine separately the product will typically run between $9-$17 depending on sourcing and the quality of the product. IT IS EXHAUSTING AND EXPENSIVE, and after a while as a pet owner you just give up on those kinds of toys, right? It becomes this sort of "Hey, if it's true & it works, then great--but I'm not spending a million dollars on it for it not to. If it's relatively cheap, then sure--why not?" I have two grown cats, four 5-month old kittens and a brand new litter of 5 3-week old kittens. Finding enrichment for them is a CONSTANT struggle, so I try to aim for simplicity and inexpensiveness when evaluating potential toys--cats can be destructive little monsters, lol. So, when I saw these dynamite sticks for sale at just over $3 each, I figured "Hey, why not? Worst case they hate them--and then I'm only out $3." As soon as the first one arrived, upon opening it I IMMEDIATELY realized this was different from virtually every other catnip-filled product & toy I had purchased previously. For one, I could actually SMELL the catnip inside of it. It wasn't overpowering or anything --just enough to know it was ACTUALLY THERE and not mostly filler the way other catnip products typically are. Most of you who have handled catnip know that ideally you need to crush it and release the scent and oil to stimulate and entice your cat, right? With the cylindrical shape of this toy I found that EXTREMELY EASY to do, simply rubbing it and rolling it between my hands to crush the catnip inside of it before tossing it to my kittens to see what would happen. I didn't have to wait long. 😳🔥🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🔥 Now, none of my kittens are the kind that I would say typically have "extreme reactions" to catnip or silvervine. They might enjoy it for a while, but then get bored and wander off. But this? THIS EAS THE OPPOSITE OF THAT--within seconds my female dilute tortie had wrapped her whole body around the dynamite stick and began furiously rubbing it all over herself, while the other 3 became obsessed with prying it away from her, only to do the exact same thing themselves once they had it wrapped within their paws. One of them turned into a little monster and began gnawing and furiously kicking at the dynamite stick to release more of the catnip before abandoning it entirely to just flail on his back on the floor, purring like a motorboat flailing paws and tail while swishing against the carpet where the dynamite stick had been. Not gonna lie--IT WAS THE MOST BAFFLINGLY HILARIOUS THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!! 😂🐈‍⬛🐈🔥🎉 By the time they had all had a turn this poor dynamite stick was all out of *boom*. Amazingly though despite four kittens with sharp claws and razor sharp teeth tearing and gnawing and biting and kicking the absolute bejeezus out of this thing, it held its durability and integrity amazingly well--not a scratch!! Now burnt out with energy spent, I put the toy away knowing that cat's won't react to catnip the same way for about two days after it's introduced. I quickly realized that this might be one of the top 5 toys I've ever found for these little monsters. Quick like bunny I went back to Amazon to purchase FOUR MORE STICKS because I know, eventually, the catnip inside them will have been expended of its utility...but at just over $3 per stick I can EASILY justify purchasing more of them and keeping them on standby for when the first one eventually burns out 😇 TLDR, this toy is a safe, effective product for bringing hours of play and stimulation to your cat. It actually contains the catnip and silvervine that it claims to contain, and at just over $3 per stick even if your cat doesn't fully respond to it the way you'd like them to, the price is so low that it's worth it to try. So what are you waiting for?? Go get one, or five of these!! They're amazing--you srsly won't regret it.

My cats don’t play with it much but it’s very cute

My cat loves this little toy.

Well constructed, makes a great squeak sound when tapped and has a relatively long tail. But the cats did not think much of it. Thinking of rolling it in catnip and see what happens.

The cat cannot stop playing with this mouse. Forget all of the wand, catnip-filled, and other toys. This is the closest thing to your cat catching a real mouse. It does squeak a lot, but it is not horrible, and it is what keeps the cat engaged. Great value.

It was a gift to a cat owning friend. Cat loves it, wont let anyone take it from her.

Super et amusant. Mon chat l’a testé et il approuve autant que moi ! Et j’en ai commandé un autre pour le chat de ma petite fille. On verra si le jouet est toujours aussi apprécié, mais je pense que oui ! À part la livraison bof mais sinon, tout est bon !👍😊

Es un buen juguete, solo que mi gato no siente atracción con el catnip :( así que no le atrajo del todo, el tamaño y la forma simulan algún insecto, así que esl lo hace interesante para los mininos.

Cat seems to enjoy it. Appears to be well made. Two paws up.

Nunca imaginei que seria tão lindo