Flamingo Hanto Interactive Cat Puzzle Feeder - 28.5cm

The Flamingo Hanto Interactive Cat Puzzle Feeder is an oval plastic puzzle feeder, 28.5 cm across and 7 cm deep, with a maze of channels and covered bays a cat has to reach into to get its food out.

Key Features

• Level 1 difficulty on Flamingo's own scale, which means the food is visible and easy to reach — the right starting point for a cat that has never used a puzzle
• Takes dry food, wet food or a liquid paste, so it works for a cat that will not eat kibble
• Non-slip base, so a cat can push at it without chasing it round the kitchen
• Doubles as a slow feeder for a cat that bolts its food
• Dishwasher safe, which matters more than it sounds on a maze with this many channels
• Measures 28.5 cm across and 7 cm deep, and Flamingo states it suits cats from 3 months
• Made by Flamingo Pet Products, a Belgian pet supplier based in Olen with more than 45 years in the trade

Using It

• Start it easy. Leave the lid off or the pieces out at first so the cat wins quickly, then make it harder. A puzzle a cat cannot solve gets abandoned
• Used as a slow feeder it stretches a meal out, which suits a cat that bolts food and then brings it back up
• Feed the normal ration out of it rather than adding food on top of meals
• Wash it after wet food or paste. Food dries hard in the channels and the cat will stop using it
• Always leave fresh, clean drinking water alongside

Good To Know

• Puzzle feeders are one of the few enrichment ideas with a clear rationale behind them — a cat in the wild works for a dozen small meals a day rather than being handed two large ones
• Do not start a puzzle with a cat that is underweight, unwell or off its food. Get the calories in first
• One feeder per cat. Puzzle feeders create competition in a multi-cat house, and the slower cat loses
• Level 1 is deliberately easy. A clever cat will solve it in a week, and the Fumbo is the harder board if you want somewhere to go next