How to Entertain Your Cat for Hours on End with these Homemade Cat Toys

Instead of spending a lot of money on toys for your cat, here are some cat toys you can make yourself that are low cost and fun. These cat toys will entertain your feline for hours, and entertaining your cat during the day can result in better sleep behavior at night. The majority of the supplies you'll need can be found in your house and the others can almost always be found in your local craft store.

This first cat toy is designed to allow your cat to use some of his foraging instincts during the day which will help eliminate excess energy and may result in a healthier cat since it has been said that a domesticated cat will spend as much time eating as a feral cat will hunting and eating combined. You will need to take two plastic cups and poke two small holes in the bottom of one. Make the holes just slightly bigger than the dry cat food pieces that will go inside the finished homemade cat toy. Poke one hole in the other plastic cup and thread a piece of yarn or string though it and tie a knot so the string won't slip back through the opening. Now place a few pieces of food, or small cat treats, in the cup with two holes, don't use too much or the food will spill right out. Tape the two cups together, top to top, and hang it off a ledge or door knob. Your cat will then have to bat this toy around to get the food to fall out. This cat toy will help prevent boredom during the day and allow your feline friend to use some of their natural hunting instincts to feed.