Cat Charmer (Colour may vary)

I bought this toy nearly a year ago in May 2014 to help entertain four mischievous two month old kittens and mum cat. In June 2014 I took one of the kittens home (who is now a pretty large one year old cat) and introduced him (along with the cat charmer toy) to our even larger 2 year old male cat.As you can imagine, this toy has not had an easy life. It has come up against multiple sets of teeth and claws (often at once) and they have definitely not been gentle. While the handle is covered in chew marks (the kittens enjoyed giving it a good gnaw when they were teething), nearly a year later the toy is still in great shape. The end of the material is a little stretched, but this may be because of us tying knots into it or attaching other toys to the end rather than from the cats. It's very durable - after 11 months of use, by kittens and then adult cats, there have been no tears or fraying at all. The material of the toy is also very long, much longer than I was expecting it to be from the pictures - this makes it great for use with more than one cat.Most importantly, our boys LOVE this toy. Our older cat was never really interested in cat toys before I brought this one home (and we've tried plenty wand/dangler-style toys before). As I'm sure many of you can relate to, we have bought numerous cat toys which have entertained them for a short while but which have inevitably ended up forming a steadily-growing pile of rejection.This is the one toy that always gets them crouching and bum-wiggling as soon as we get it out. We have to keep it out of paw's reach when we're not around - if we put this in a drawer and we leave it slightly open, you can guarantee that a little furry arm will eventually appear. Both of our cats particularly like grabbing the end of the material in their mouth and running off with a human still desperately attempting to keep hold of the other end. Once they succeed in yanking it from our grasp, it's us chasing them. We're so fond of this toy that it has even been named!When I bought this it was £7.99 - it was well worth the money then, and it's cheaper now. Its durability means you won't have to worry about buying a new cat toy any time soon. And besides, if your cats love this as much as ours do, you'll probably never need to look at another cat toy again!

These are my cats favourite toys. The last one I had lasted two years after daily play from 4 cats. The handle snapped in half , so it is still usable, but I wanted to get them all a fresh toy. Highly recommend! The one I had before lasted 4 years but I only had one cat at the time. Two of my cats carry it around the house with them and will bring them to us to play with throughout the day. One of my cats will only actually play with this!

I purchased the cat charmer for my cats and I am so glad that I did. I wasn't really expecting much, but after reading the other reviews decided to get one. Well I'd hardly got it out of the package when all 3 cats were trying to swipe at it. My very big tom cat was mesmerised by it and for the size of him, he can't half jump and move to try and catch this charmer when I am waggling it about. The other 2 smaller dainty girls loved it too, they now scratch at the glass cabinet that I keep it in, telling me it's time to play again. They are never bored of it and has it leaves them panting I think it is good exercise for them too. The charmer itself is well made and the label that comes with it tells you the material is strong and the wand part almost unbreakable with normal play. I would recommend and buy this toy again.

My cat loves this, and so do the family as the cat will chase and play for a while.The fabric 'charmer' is very long & colorful. It is made with a soft, bright fabric (like what babies blankets are made from, so it has a little stretch in it). Plastic stick which you hold. Very cheap, probably simple enough to make yourself for less than £5. This took ages to arrive and was a bit over priced for what it is ( at the time of MY purchase).I'd recommend as a toy to get your cat moving, chasing and hunting with you but price wise, it needs to be cheaper. That's the only reason i've given it 4/5 (if the price became reasonable i would give it 5/5).

THIS IS THE BEST AND MY CATS LOVE IT!Even my fat lazy cat is obsessed

My cats love these and i found them to be sturdier than the elastic string ones, which tend to get chewed through in about a week. The material seems to be some kind of fleece, which is not too fluffy (so I'm not worried about them eating bits of it) and also much, much harder to chew through. It also "flicks" well so you can get the string to dance around nicely, if that's what your cat is into. I also found it works fine on carpet, so you can do the pulling it along while your furry friend hunts it, if that's more their thing.The string is fairly long, maybe two feet and you can get a good distance for a game with your cat (from the safety of a chair) without necessarily risking your feet to do so. The attachment to the pole part (another weak area I've noticed in a lot of designs) is some sort of flexible rubber and has kept the string part on well, while allowing my cats to play tug of war quite fiercely without breaking or warping. The pole itself is also a good length and you can wrap up the string part along it for storage when play is done.As a long-time user of these types of toys, I'm really impressed with this one and will be buying another set soon! Highly recommended.