The FOFOS Mouse In Cheese Electronic Cat Toy is a cheese wedge with holes in it and a mouse moving inside, out of reach. The cat can see it, hear it and get a paw to it, but never quite catch it, which is what keeps them coming back.

Key Features

• USB rechargeable - no button cells to keep replacing
• Around 90 minutes of play from a full charge
• Switches itself off after about 10 minutes without interaction, and restarts when the cat knocks it
• Holes at several heights and angles so the cat has to change tactics

Why Auto-Off Matters

• A toy that runs continuously stops being interesting within a day, and flattens its battery doing it
• This one waits. The cat sets it going, plays, loses interest, and ten minutes later the toy is silent and ready to be discovered again
• It means you can leave it out permanently, which very few interactive toys survive

The Frustration Question

• A prey toy the cat can never catch is frustrating if it is the only toy they have. Cats need to finish the sequence - stalk, chase, catch, kill - sometimes
• Pair it with a wand session or a kicker toy they can actually catch and hold, and this becomes the between-times entertainment rather than the whole diet

Good To Know

• Charge it from a normal USB port. Do not leave it charging unattended overnight
• It is electronic and not waterproof. Wipe the shell rather than washing it
• Take it away if a cat starts chewing the shell rather than pawing at it
• Cats play in short bursts. A toy left out is fine; a toy that never stops moving is not