Accessories

Our kitten loves this thing!
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RR74I42VCZ71U We bought another of these for a different room since Molly (our kitten) enjoyed the first one so much.

Fun even for an older cat
We had one of these several years ago and even without the catnip, our cat loved to paw/scratch and chase the ball around. We didn't have an indoor cat for several years and I guess we got rid of the first toy. I was delighted to find it again on Amazon, and our old cat loves to scratch on it with her paws, face, and body. It's really quite amusing and watching her chase the ball around is great. It gives her some exercise and enjoyment, with or without the catnip.

Good for keeping kitties entertained
This is a great way to entertain cats and also provides a scratching pad in one compact item.

The Throne
I got this for my new cat who needed an outlet. She likes best to sit on it. I used up all the catnip. Mostly she sits on it, but both cats have used it to scratch. Neither is interested in the ball.

Turboscratcher
We have 5 of these turbo scratchers pads in several of our houses with various cats for well over 12 years. Some cats love it and roll the ball around at all hours, making a rackett, so the ball has to be taken out for the night. Other cats love scratching on the pads or sleeping on them. We even have had one of our cats have her kittens on the pad! We also get primo organic cat nip from the Common Ground County Fair here in Maine, and put it on the pad. They go nuts! We throw away the catnip they package with the Turboscratcher, as it's worthless!
I have yet to buy the flashing re-fill ball. It's hard to find cheap, as shipping is so high. It's not in our local stores yet that I can find. What I don't like is how hard it is to find the color desired. We have only Hunter Green and now this color seems higher priced then the other colors. Turboscratcher of any color and their refill pads are no longer available in our Walmart's at all. Both have to be special ordered and you can't select the color of plastic you want. So I ordered 15 from Walmart and all were a light green or bright blue. They got returned!
So I'm on the hunt for 2 more Hunter Greens at a good price!
As far as the plastic prongs which hold the pad in, I don't try and bend them. I just bend the cardboard pad slightly in to pop the pad in. And the same to take the pad out.