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Re:Cats, lasers and Raspberry Pi by penagwin on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:49AM (#22267852)
I kinda want to setup a laser play toy for my cat, but have it "end" at a box that opens with a servo with some treats.

That or maybe some steppers to move a stick around that has a string at the end (my cat's favorite). Hmm....

Is the consensus that as long as they have something physical to play with, or in the case of a laser have a reward after - then it won't stress them?

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Re:Cats, lasers and Raspberry Pi by splintercell on Friday February 07, 2020 @04:21PM (#22271094)
What I do is I let the cat catch the dot, and right where the dot was, throw a treat. So it's almost like the treat came out as a response to cat catching the dot. I could automate this, but I won't because it's so much fun for me too.

She loves it. I also make a 'buzzing' sound with my mouth whenever the dot is out. This does an amazing job at training the cat to come running to me whenever I make that 'zzzzzz' sound (which can save their lives at times).

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