TBT: The Puzzle Box and The Egg...
Years ago, I glued an Amazon box shut, spray-painted it green (because cats see green best), and cut holes in the top and sides. I put a handful of kibbles in there. Some Mews love it (Ayla especially). Lori and Binq enjoy it a lot (is this a female cat thing?).
Marley just wants to wait for loose kibbles. He knows I will eventually put a few under his nose.
Lori and Binq also like the Egg. Lori is better at knocking it around to get kibbles to fall out, but Binq is getting better at it.
Taz just doesn't seem to understand either one. I doubt he is stupid. But different cats catch on to different things faster than others. But he is not a "puzzle-master", LOL!
For example, once Taz was allowed outside free (after a week of leash-walking around the yard), he "caught on" to the pleasure of wandering the yard (and understood what "our territory was"). It took Binq nearly a year to understand that the grass was safe to walk on (and she still doesn't go off the deck much).
On the other paw, Binq is a toy-master. She plays with toys (on her own and when I toss them) very actively. It will be interesting to see what happens in Spring. In late Fall, she was starting to sit at the bottom of the deck stairs and a couple times wandered a bit further. Perhaps this Spring, she will become bolder.
And perhaps Taz will see enough of Lori and Binq at the puzzles to realize he can get food from them. You just never know...
Happy Easy Like Sunday!