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Pet toys
Largely have to disagree with you there. The more expensive toys usually last a lot longer with my dogs.
I can just crinkle up some paper for my cats.
My cats always loved the cheapest toys, like those little twisty ties that come with trash bags, but my dogs never did.
They still make those sort of trash bags? Iโve never not bought the draw string ones
If you buy small trash bags, such as for a bathroom trash can, you're more likely to get them.
That makes sense Iโve always just used grocery bags for those
Or give them a laser dot to chase
I don't have any laser dots in the trash
You could buy a set of dots online. They come in tubes and you can dispense them everywhere!
But trash is free
I agree, Iโve got a large dog and he can demolish cheap toys within hours but the good quality ones will last months
What I meant was not cheap toys as an alternative, but random crap like socks or a twig are usually more exciting for my golden retriever instead of some great toys which last a few mins of excitement and then he's done
Totally depends on the pet then. My cat is not a good predator, so breakage is not a problem, but she's very picky with what she wants to play with and most new toys can't keep her interest for longer than 2 weeks, so it's absolutely a waste of money to spend more. The only toy that she consistently plays with is still a random piece of rope ๐
So the pet's personality plays a part, but seeing the other comments, I also see a cat vs dog difference.
This is mainly true for cats.
Expensive toy = zero interest
The box the expensive toy came in = hours of fun.
Yeah tbh if you paid for the cat toy more than $5 you've almost certainly wasted money. Mine gets bored of most toys after a few days except for a few banger toys he still uses, but those also cost like $5.
cheap rabbit toys use A LOT of glue, which is obviously not good for any animal.
Yeah I'd argue this is probably true for bigger pets but the LD50 of stuff on your 2lb guinea pig is hit shockingly fast. Gotta watch out for the small, furry comrades
Plus rabbits love cardboard. Toilet rolls and plain boxes get your surprisingly far with two rabbits! The only toys I'll buy are the edible ones - willow tunnels for example. Watching them play with something you make is part of the joy.