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Review: SmartyKat Crackle Chute


Product: SmartyKat® Crackle Chute

What It Is: collapsible tunnel toy for cats

Manufacturer: SmartyKat®, made by Worldwise, Inc.

CatTipper Review: Our cats have a lot of toys but we’re always looking for toys that represent an activity for them, not just a quick diversion. Recently we saw the SmartyKat® Crackle Chute when we were out shopping and we picked it up to give it a try. (We bought ours at Target for about $8 but have seen them in stock at Walmart, too.)

The Crackle Chute consists of a big, steel spring covered in polyester. (And not just any polyester either but special material designed to crinkle with each step your cat takes!) The toy comes compressed flat, as seen at right.

The chute has handy ties so you can store the tunnel when your cat isn’t playing with it:

We untied the strings and the tunnel snapped into shape. Linus was ready to give the tunnel a try:

For just a moment, he seemed startled by the crinkle sounds but them he was on the move, running from one end of the tunnel to the other and even making a 180-degree turn in it at some point. He seemed to love the tunnel opening about halfway down the tunnel and we found him peeking out of it several times:

Linus loved the Crackle Chute for its crinkly fun and the chance to “hide” as he explored the tunnel; we loved it for its low price and its ability to fold up into a small package when our cats aren’t play with it.

A big paws up from everyone for the SmartyKat Crackle Chute!

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Disclosure: We purchased our own SmartyKat Crackle Chute, and we were not paid for our review. All statements and opinions are entirely our own.

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