Catty Stacks Durable, Modular Cat House Cubes/Cat Condos, Made in USA (2-Pack (New! with Bridge), Giraffe Print)

I wanted my new cat to be able to see the birds and squirrels on the back deck up close and personal without going outside. She was a rescue and may never have had this opportunity. But the window in the door is quite high and I knew I did NOT want a regular cat "tree" as they weigh a ton and I would not be able to move it aside to get outside myself. Enter these remarkable cubes. My husband had doubts about their sturdiness, but after putting them together easily and adding the cushions, they proved to be just right. My cat weighs about 10 lbs and so far has only had one mishap with them, when she fell through one we'd left "uncut" for her to jump on. Not sure if it was loose before or she hit it just right...just know the center circle caved in. That's when I put the second cushion on and it's fine now - and the ties for the cushion threaded perfectly through slits in the cube and tied it on tight. A little catnip and some treats were needed to overcome her natural suspicion of this new thing, but when she finally got up on it and found herself practically nose to nose with a squirrel on the other side of the glass, she was sold! I highly recommend them for senior citizens who want to give their pets a view to the outside or just a playset but cannot handle the heavy wooden ones. They go together very easily - we did not put on the "bridge" that came with the set to join two cubes, but I can see how that would be fun. IF you have a 25 lb cat (or bunny, if bunnies get that big!) then I'm not sure what would happen if it jumped on a cube from, for instance, something even higher, like a bookshelf. But for an average sized pet I think these are great. We got two sets and have one left which she pokes her nose into now and then. Fun for all! Position it by a window where birds come and you'll never get them off it!

Well, I liked it, even if my otherwise box-crazy cats only humor me by occasionally hopping in and then climbing out. Our cats came as tiny 5-week-old sibling orphans and still play like kittens at age 6 years. They still run around, fetch, wrestle, roll around in catnip, and happily play with just about whatever I put in front of them. Like most who have delightful, well-behaved furry family members, we indulge them occasionally with a new gizmo. They almost always respond and play with whatever I put in front of them. However, it surprised me that this cat condo box was just not the huge hit with them I thought it would be. Overall, they like it okay. It's semi-attractive, doesn't take up much room or take a rocket scientist to fold together. It's probably a little overpriced at $14, but worth it if yours play with it at all, since indoor felines need a variety of imaginative play options.Mine nap all day, of course, then sleep some more at the foot of the bed, once we turn in @11 p.m. They always get up to quietly play @ 3 a.m., and every morning I wake to find that each of them has brought me their favorite toy. It's a charming "gift" that I always laugh over, so, we've decided to play along and join in their pre-dawn capers by making more of a game of it, storing those loose favorite little toys IN the box during the day, which does intrigue them and get them using the cat condo more often.

Eureka!Long had I been avoiding purchasing a "cat castle" (GROSS) because of their unstoppable tendency towards being the ugliest things ever built. Seriously. And look, I'm not some aesthetic snob. I find the high design cat trees equally as obnoxious, if only because they share a crucial misunderstanding with their disgustingly upholstered forebears.Cats don't like that stuff. At least mine doesn't. But a cardboard box? You can't stop him. There's something textural about them that he just loves, so yeah, this cat condo makes a helluva lot of sense.I also love the fact that they are modular. Let's me give my cat some vertical space (what with the dog biting his ankles). My one complaint is that there isn't one solid side. I know, I get it I get it, modular blah blah blah, crawl through the endless hole etc. etc. etc. but he's a big old boy! He can't lay comfortably on the top (as he is want to do) without an appendage or two drooping through the hole. I ended up having to cut a bigger piece of cardboard out to throw on top (taking some of their pleasing appearance away).Oh yeah, by the way, they look ok! I'd go for brown, just because, you know, it's subtle, and who wants a fuschia cube in their living room (probably someone, not me).

Our four living-room cats love these Catty Stacks. At first I didn't have much hope for the longevity of the stacks. Our cats like to chew cardboard, wire, etc., etc., and their teeth are like wire-cutters combined with diagonal pliers. Moreover, one kitty is still getting her adult teeth and likes to chew everything.And I figured a few of their wild romps and leaps would crush the cardboard into oblivion, where it could be chewed up even more.Well, I underestimated the industrial strength of these boxes. The cats are all over them, sleeping, playing jack-in-the-box, leaping on and off, and doing a little jaw-exercise where they can. But these cat condos are still pristine!I put some towels in the bottoms of two condos fastened together with the included clips, and then gave them a spritz of catnip spray. The cats loved it, of course, and they spend lots of time there. But no matter how I encourage them, they can't seem to destroy these simple cardboard boxes.The fact there are lots of holes all around makes them irresistable playthings. Paws shoot out to bat and heads pop out to bite anything or anybody who ventures too close.So I and our cats all agree the Catty Stacks deserve a five-star review.

Too light for the cats when you stack them high. They needed to be weighted down if you’re gonna build a skyscraper for your kitties.

Much more sturdy than I imagined. My cats have lots of fun in them. A ball can be rolled along the floor and through the holes in the corners, which my cats really enjoy.