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Here's a video mr. lfr shot of Marlowe solving a puzzle-box egg carton the mister made for him.

Posted for arsey in lieu of a hairball, as thanks for helping us name the little fuzzball! Big fuzzball now, actually (he's currently 15.6 lbs of solid muscle and still growing, ack!)

ew, my floor needs mopping but there's 10" of muddy snow in the yard right now and it's holiday-crazy-making-time and blah, housework :P

You could definitely try this with your own feline furballs; most cats enjoy puzzles, and this is a lot cheaper than those plastic "treat balls". Take any recyclable cardboard egg carton (wouldn't use plastic or styro ones on the chance they'd chew off & swallow bits), cut a couple of little holes or flaps in the top, drop a treat into each egg partition, close the box and watch the fun.

I am relatively certain some (most?) normal cats would just bypass the puzzle-solving aspect and chew right through the carton (hey, it's a solution!). This guy has proven to be amazingly smart in other regards, so we prefer to think he's simply being responsible about his toys (lulz).