Puzzle
Feeders

Make feeding time last longer

Types of puzzle feeders;

• Hand-made or commercial
• Cheap or expensive​
• Puzzle feeders designed for cats;
• Use their paws or their noses to explore
• How your cat likes to explore new things is very individual.  If you can, test your cat with a homemade puzzle, before buying one.

Cat puzzle puzzle feeders challenge your kitty to use their paws to reach in and grab food with their paws.  Here are a couple of examples;

1. Cut holes in a small cardboard box that are large enough for your cat to put their paw into to be able to grab dry food that you have placed inside.  Some cats also enjoy having a small plastic ball inside to be able to play with.
2. Collect the tubes from your toilet rolls or empty tissue boxes.  Be creative; create compartments where your cat needs to use their paw to search for food.  
3. If you feed your cat wet food, you can design puzzle feeders from muffin tins or plastic egg cartons where you cat needs to use their paw to get the wet food out.  You could also serve the wet food in several bowls throughout the house so they have to search for their meal. Some commercial puzzle feeders work with wet food as well.

Don’t forget to start off with simple puzzles and ease up to the trickier ones – if your cat or dog is up for the challenge.  There are loads of variations - search the internet and be creative!

Cat puzzle puzzle feeders challenge your kitty to use their paws to reach in and grab food with their paws.  Here are a couple of examples;

1. Cut holes in a small cardboard box that are large enough for your cat to put their paw into to be able to grab dry food that you have placed inside.  Some cats also enjoy having a small plastic ball inside to be able to play with.
2. Collect the tubes from your toilet rolls or empty tissue boxes.  Be creative; create compartments where your cat needs to use their paw to search for food.  
3. If you feed your cat wet food, you can design puzzle feeders from muffin tins or plastic egg cartons where you cat needs to use their paw to get the wet food out.  You could also serve the wet food in several bowls throughout the house so they have to search for their meal. Some commercial puzzle feeders work with wet food as well.

Don’t forget to start off with simple puzzles and ease up to the trickier ones – if your cat or dog is up for the challenge.  There are loads of variations - search the internet and be creative!

There are many types of puzzle feeders you can buy.  To see the different types, you are best off entering a search for “puzzle feeders” or “activity feeders” into your search engine. You will be able to see the variations in the types of puzzles. 

Don’t forget to think about your pets’ personality and age when buying a puzzle feeder. 

Try and get one that has stages of difficulty. It should be easier at the start and then become more difficult as your pet understands the concept. For flat puzzle feeders, when first using them, fill with more food than usual so that it is easier to get the food.

Below are some options that slow down ingestion of food that are available for purchase online.

The flat style below can also be used with wet food and is dishwasher-safe.