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I got these because I don’t like those little cork screw thongs that are in the OP’s link. I had a cat choke on one once (no idea how) and I’ve been a bit leery of them ever since. They have like huge 30 packs of them on Amazon though. Just search cat spring tube toy online and you should find tons of options!

 

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I make feeding time play time. My cat eats wet meals, but I get a snack sized amount of kibble (around 50-60 calories worth) and toss them one piece at a time for her to chase up/down stairs, hallways, and across long stretches of the house. When she's tired, I put whatever is left into puzzle toys. Nina Ottosson makes some of my favourites. An easy DIY option is to get a small, closed cardboard box, punch some holes out of it, and put treats/kibble inside to be pawed out.

Also, when the thing on a string gets boring, find an interesting noise to pair it with. My cat loves crinkling and bells. There are some dollar store wand toys that have met their demise, but I find she intermittently LOVES to chase the little end cap that pops off the end of the wand. I've saved a few of them up because they will inevitably get lost under an appliance or something. They're very light and bouncy and make a hard plastic sound that's really easy to follow.

There are tracks with balls that flash as well. She has her moments of LOVING those tracks, and I find it's most fun when part of the track is obscured because it acts like prey "hiding".

This is actually a toy my cat's foster home gave me to take home with her, and she loves it so much that I gave one to a friend's cat who also went nuts for it (until the dog chewed it up): https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00SH76C3C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's got a woven texture so if they swat at it, their claws catch in the weave and they inadvertently whip it up in the air. You can compress it and release it like a tiny rocket for them to chase, but even if you can leave it around safely, it's great for independent play.