I had thought this behavior odd with our other older cat, but our new young kitten also has a fondness to playing with green beans as her favorite toy.
Not a cooked bean, but the fresh out-of-the-garden variety. The larger and more bent, the better. Neither cat will eat them (although they could if they wanted to), they just spend hours on end tossing them up in the air, batting them around, carrying them about the house in their mouth, and just having a good time. The new kitty is extremely protective of them.
When the bean disappears underneath the hutch or couch, I just pick a new one instead of looking for the lost bean. Since they don't rot, I have no worry they'll do any future damage left as lost.
Must be the smell and texture, and the noise the beans make as they bounce off the wall that attracts the cats to them.
Anyone else use beans or another common food to use as a feline play toy?
Not a cooked bean, but the fresh out-of-the-garden variety. The larger and more bent, the better. Neither cat will eat them (although they could if they wanted to), they just spend hours on end tossing them up in the air, batting them around, carrying them about the house in their mouth, and just having a good time. The new kitty is extremely protective of them.
When the bean disappears underneath the hutch or couch, I just pick a new one instead of looking for the lost bean. Since they don't rot, I have no worry they'll do any future damage left as lost.
Must be the smell and texture, and the noise the beans make as they bounce off the wall that attracts the cats to them.
Anyone else use beans or another common food to use as a feline play toy?