Nerf made a cat blaster that shoots catnip discs

Are you struggling with a cat who hates Mondays and makes lasagna whose lazy lifestyle is starting to become a health issue? If they’re not interested in stepping off your computer keyboard to hunt mice, there’s a chance it will. Nerf blaster this fire discs made from catnip instead of foam could be better motivation to make them more active.

If you are a dog owner, you may have already seen that Nerf has released a line of foam toys aimed at pets, including a bazooka that pops tennis balls that can throw balls up to 50 feet. You could say it’s an easier way to exercise a small dog at the park, but in reality, it’s actually a smart way to play with Nerf toys in public without shame. But why should dogs have fun? Cats need exercise too, and cat owners deserve a better tool than a feather on the end of a string attached to a small stick.

People at Blaster hub, who regularly puts the latest and greatest Nerf deals to the test, recently tried out the Nerf Catnip Disc Blaster (available exclusively at Petco) and found it to be about what you would expect from a $ 15 blaster toy. A manually-primed spring-loaded mechanism launches one of the three included flying catnip discs of about 10 feet, which is probably why Nerf is promoting the toy as great for kittens, not adults. . felines. If you hope for more reach, Nerf makes more powerful blasters which can shoot foam discs at distances up to 50ft, so maybe invest in some catnip spray and give the discs a squirt or two before loading the hopper.

If you have a pair of AAA batteries lying around, the catnip blaster also has a built-in laser projector which is in fact just a bright red LED glowing through a plastic lens that creates a brilliant image on the floor. At distances over a foot this target simply becomes a blurry dot, but with the lights dimmed, that might be enough to lure a cat into a frantic chase once it tires of the flying discs. If you’re too busy to engage with your cats but want them to to feel committed, this might be a cheap and easy fix, but you might be better off just buying the catnip disc refills and throwing them around your house by hand like little frisbees.