PetSafe Bolt Automatic Laser Light Cat Toy - Interactive Laser Toy - Encourages Exercise - Hands Free or Manual Play - Adjustable Mirror - Battery Operated - Safe for Cats

We Love this thing! The first thing I noticed about it was it's patterns are pretty predictable BUT only in a linear situation like putting it on a large floor area and letting it go. It seems ideal but really the best way to use this is to put it in a smaller room with a lot of things the laser can bounce off of (ride over). As it moves about the room it 'rides' the surface area of whatever is in it's way (which can lead to some cool light stretching/dot streatching/morphing effects with the light seen best in a dark room), this changes the very dynamic of how it looks in different rooms. You can also get a couple of these (especially if you have more than 1 cat) and have them creating chaotic dots to follow or to choose. As for the complaints that it's static and redundant/predictable, changing the angle of where it's sitting, adding obstacles especially those that reflect (semi reflecting is best), and just be creative with the physics of how the light travels and you'll find this is one cool toy (even the adults are mesmerized by it if you set the room up right). I like to hold it and watch it travel and adjust course (to keep it dynamic for the cat even a twitch in any direction changes it's flow). Overall this is a well built toy, even turns itself off in 15 minutes (I think going too long the cat loses the curiosity of it so I leave it off and when she bugs me to turn it back on (and she does) I do. I change things in the lights potential path so she doesn't catch on that it's redundant. I thought my cat would attack the unit but she just didn't- she looked at it for a few micro-seconds then the light darted her attention. It works very well in low lit rooms, dark rooms, and even daylight to some degree but darker is better especially if you cannot see all the things the light is traveling over (creating distortions like the Enterprise going into Warp! ...is what it looks like). The light is a bright dot about 10x the size of a normal dot I think, but the dot is so bright (and even has an 'aura' around it ) that it morphs over things in the room it passes over. If you turn off the lights you can see a whole different perspective, but cats will dart into anything so make sure everything is safe :). We found our staircase (townhouse standard straight staircase with deep vaulted ceiling; lots of wall area and the beige stairs light up nicely- it's an incredible effect in a staircase hallway although part of it pushes the dot way beyond the cats jumping reach but that's when they stare and build up anticipation. I used it to get her to play with the cat tunnel toy too that I bought with this, and anxiety (the toy crackled like grocery bags so it scared her) disappeared. All in all it is what you think it is but use your head and don't just throw it in a large floor space or you may think it's stupid and ridiculous (I saw a video on YouTube of someone doing this and feared this was going to suck but it CERTAINLY DOESN'T! (My cat is right now nudging me to turn it back on as I write this). If you have a cat or several this is an amazing toy. After reading reviews I thought it would be great but that it would be nothing like the commercial or box described it but I find in the right room (not too big or if big with lots of things for the 'light' to 'ride' makes for human and cat entertainment. I don't recommend just a large floor, it just gets old fast.

FroliCat Bolt Laser Toy / B0021L8W6K I wasn't too certain about buying this toy for my cats' fifth birthday. I knew that they like to chase lasers, so that wasn't the problem - my concern was that they don't like to STOP chasing lasers. Our last foray into laser pointer territory ended with me letting the laser dot "escape" through an air vent in the wall, thinking that would end the game - no, they just sat vigil under the air vent for five hours. I didn't want a repeat of that. On the other hand, they are housecats and seem pretty bored and listless, and they definitely need the exercise, so I broke down and bought this... and could not be happier. The best thing about this laser toy is that if has a mechanical 'servo' sound - a kind of light-pitched soft whirring and turning whenever it is in operation. The sound is soft enough to not really bother a human (although you probably wouldn't want to sit next to it while you watch TV), but it is distinct enough for a cat to hear it in the other room and come running. The practical upshot of this is that your cats figure out really quickly that the magical laser dot ONLY appears when the whirring noise turns on. So if the whirring noise goes off, the laser is gone, and they don't hunt endlessly for it. Indeed, my most active cat has figured out that the laser dot COMES from the whirring thing and will lead me to its spot on the table and demand that I push the button to activate it. Awesome. I suppose the other best thing about this toy is that it works. It's silly that has to be a product 'plus', but such is the state of the cat toy industry these days, I suppose. But boy, does this thing work! It takes 4 AA batteries, and I recommend they be fully charged (try Eneloop batteries, you won't be disappointed) in order for the light to be as bright as possible. We have the toy sitting on a coffee table, with the adjustable mirror set to the perfect angle so that the light appears on the carpet a few feet away. The light swirls in slow patterns, jumps in fast leaps, and holds still for a few seconds so that my lazy calico can leap on it and cover it with both paws. The best part is that the cats never seem to get frustrated with not being able to 'catch' the light - they seem to recognize that it's a game, not real prey, and that's fine with me. My tuxedo always plays, but sometimes my calico just likes to lay on the floor and watch the light. Thy both come running at full speed, though, when they hear that motor start. The toy has a fifteen minute shut-off point so you can turn this on and leave the room without worrying that your cats will make themselves sick chasing a dot for hours. It's as easy as putting the batteries in (with an easy sliding-door chamber - no tricky maneuvering required), setting it down on a table, and pressing a button to turn on. If you want it to shut off before the 15 minutes are up, you press the button again. So easy! I am seriously considering buying more of these - one for each room in the house. ~ Ana Mardoll

I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my Cat and decided to give it to him early. Glad I did because he loves it so much! I was a little worried because there are some bad reviews, and some of the things they said are correct. Cons: - It really is quite loud, so if you live in a very quiet home or you want to use the is as entertainment when you are trying to go to sleep, this toy might not be right for you. Because of how loud it is, it does cause him to become quite interested in the actual device itself, but if he's playing, does it matter how he does it? - Again because of the noise and his interest in the actual device, he does stare at it. There is a warning that says not to point the laser directly into the eyes, but it does sometimes cross his sight. Reading the discussion on this item talking about the power of the laser being safe as long as there is not long term exposure puts my mind at ease, though. He's not stupid enough to keep his eyes open when it flashes into his eyes, anyway. - The 'manual mode' is useless. It just makes it into an oversized laser pointer, and he seems sad because he doesn't like how I do it as much. The best way to do 'manual mode' to me is to leave it on auto and just control the area you want it. Pros: - My cat loves it! As soon as he hears it, he knows to start looking around for it because it's time to play! - Perfect distraction. My cat loves my bed, but it's annoying because it makes it impossible to make it up! I just turn this thing on and he leaps off to play. It's also nice because I can turn this on right before work to give him something to ease his sadness about me leaving. - The 15 minute timer is perfect because it seems to be the amount of time he'll play before getting bored of it. As previously mentioned, it also gives me the chance to give him something to occupy his time while I'm busy, but I don't have to worry about turning it off myself. - It has a directional switch that allows you to move the mirrors to make it work well in all sorts of areas. If your cat is anything like mine, his favorite is on the walls! He leaps up them to attack... It's really quite funny! All in all, I am rating this highly because he loves it and it was reasonably priced. It has it's kinks, but it works great for us and gives him a great toy and gives mom some free time!

It's ok, not as great as it used to be. I bought this years ago and only had to replace it because the one I owned didn't work properly anymore (laser doesn't move anymore, it's a giant laser toy now). I had to exchange the first one I ordered because it was so slow and even though it was nice that it was much quieter, it was too slow to interest my 1 cat that loves this toy. The replacement one that I have now is better, not as slow, but louder. The one I kept isn't as good as the one I bought years ago, it's slower and the laser sounds like it's about to die. It's not batteries, I have put new in them. I wish the timer wasn't as long on it. I would have returned it, but I have one cat that is a bundle of energy and I just can't play with him long enough to burn all his energy. I have to have something like this that can entertain him part of the time. Had to purchase again, the latest one only lasted a year. The laser stopped moving and it was extremely loud. I have no idea what the makers of this were thinking, but they made the lens that the light comes out of smaller. That means the red dot that the cats see is smaller. So, now, they can only see it when it's dark in the room. So, my husband took apart the old one we had and swapped out the part that has the lens and now the dot is bigger as it should be. Otherwise, my cats could only play with this toy on a very cloudy day or at night. I don't know why they ever messed with the design of this toy because years ago it used to be great. I'm sure it came down to greed like with most companies, find a way to make something cheaper at the cost of quality. Don't fix what's not broken and this used to be great the way it was before.

Our old laser toy finally died, so we tried this update. It is such an improvement on the old one! I love that it can both sit on a surface, or hand from a door knob or hook. Additionally, the ability to select times play or intermittent play is a huge bonus for bored cats left home alone while humans are working. Great toy, buy it!

Not joking though. He literally will be let out of his kennel once I'm home from work and stare at the floor searching for where the beam may be sneaking up on him. Gone are the days when he use to jump and wag and greet me like I had been gone for years. Anyway, my 7mo Toy Aussie has more energy than I know what to do with. I found out he loved chasing a laser beam by accident and ended up on amazon looking for a better quality one when I came across this FroliCat. I decided why not and gave it a shot. Because my aussie literally demands/barks for attention and play time, I ordered this at 1 day shipping and received it promptly. We got it in, put it to use ( requires 4 AA batteries not included) and I was in love with the product. He literally goes crazy looking for the laser once the 15 minutes is over and all I have to do is click once again and we're going on 30 minutes of active playtime while I'm able to make breakfast, wash dishes, and etc all without him bothering me. It's HEAVEN. However, the first Frolicat within a few hours stopped working. I was devastated, probably more than he was. The motor was still functioning but there was no light. I called customer service at 11pm and the lady,who was very kind, was happy to send me another and all I had to do was send in the defected one. This one is working like a charm now and my Aussie is well entertained. If you have a dog as hyper as I do and one who loves laser beams at that, this is perfect for you. And everyone who is being overly sensitive about the whirring of the motor while the laser moves around are really not focusing on the positives of this toy. In my case it's easy to drown out when I'm watching tv or what not. So all in all, even with the first defected model I'm giving it 5 stars because I know my dog LOVES it and thats really all that matters.

I enjoy getting up at the crack of dawn. It's quiet in the house, almost all our critters (two retired racing greyhounds, a boredor and our Siamese) are piled up on my husband's bed ::: all of them happily sleeping away. (Two other cats sleep in our garage) The only problem is I rarely get to enjoy my quiet time alone. Doesn't matter that my husband's room and mine are in different parts of the house, with MANY doors and walls between us ::: because Tanya (our mutant Siamese) has freakishly good hearing. As a result, ANY time I get up during the night, be it to visit the you-know-what, or simply get a glass of water ::: Tanya magically appears upon my back (it's a Siamese thing) nuzzling my ears. When we adopted Tanya we purchased her a laser toy (affectionately nick-named "click click" for the sound it makes). Tanya was instantly addicted to "click click". What was fun and cute in the beginning ::: became a royal nuisance ::: as Tanya NEVER wanted to stop playing "click click". "Meow ::: MEOW ::: MEOOOOOW" OK already, enough. Most mornings ::: should I chose to ignore her pleadings she begins practicing an ancient form of Siamese acupuncture on my right leg. Why my left leg you might ask ::: because that's the one closest to the mouse in my right hand. Unfortunately way too many of my leggings were serrated in the process ::: and my right leg is covered with dozens of tiny pin pricks. The solution (after 20 minutes spent cursing while swatting Tanya's razor sharp claws off my right leg): get up and silently pad around the house with "click click" in my hand ::: Tanya happily sauntering behind. I love Tanya ::: I NEED to walk, so why not do both early in the morning?! Because then Pupper, our boredor (half border collie, lab) wakes up and wants to chase after the light ::: pissing off the cat. Once Pupper wakes up, so do the boys Harvey and Raleigh (retired racing greyhounds) ::: neither of which want anything to do with the laser. "Treats! Treats! We want Treats!" Harvey's way of begging for treats consists of a loud "LOVE YOU" barked at around 200 decibels. Loud enough to wake up all of Anaheim, let alone my poor unsuspecting husband. So I give ALL the dogs a treat and then let them out into the yard to do their morning business ::: at which time Tanya's back on my back (pun intended) meowing for more "click click" time. Getting the dogs back into the house is chaos ::: happy chaos, but still chaos. The first thing they do is run back into my husband's bedroom and cover him with sloppy dog kisses. At which point the husband gets up to let them out to do their morning business ::: which he doesn't know has already transpired. The image of him, looking just like Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown (Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future), stumbling to the sliding glass door, is forever etched upon my heart. By then the sun's coming up and my quiet morning time is basically shot to hell. When I saw the FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet Toy, I got a glimmer of hope. Something to take Tanya and Pupper's attention away from me (and my tortured right leg). So I ordered it and waited, hope blossoming in my heart. A few days later my husband brought a box to me. "Is this what you've been waiting for?" We quickly opened the box ::: inserted the batteries (not included) and placed the FroliCat on the ground between us. When I pressed the button, it softly whirred to life ::: tiny red light dancing across the living room floor. Tanya sprang after it. For 15 glorious minutes Tanya darted back and fort after the light. SUCCESS! Unfortunately Tanya's prancing eventually attracted Pupper ::: who quickly decided she wanted in on the game. Pupper is four times Tanya's size. Smart cat that she is, Tanya quickly exited the room. We have an other cat, a small Bengal named Mookie, who is most definately NOT intimidated by ANY of our dogs. So we reset the button on the FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet Toy ::: then sat back to watch Mookie and Pupper attack the red dot on the living room floor. When the 15 minutes were up, and the FroliCat turned itself off ::: Mookie and Pupper lay down on the ground waiting for it to start up again. They were sleeping together, next to the the FroliCat, when I left the room. This morning when I got up to type on my computer ::: Tanya was waiting. So I fired up the FroliCat and set out to enjoy my quiet time. Tanya looked at the FroliCat and the light dancing across my office carpet. She walked over to the FroliCat, carefully stuck her paw into the hole ::: then pulled back and slugged it. I picked it up, set it on the ground, and she whacked it again. I swear she was laughing at me. Tanya jumped up onto the table where I'd placed "click click" and meowed. Morning had begun. As I sit typing this, she's been lovingly applying Siamese acupuncture to my right leg.

I bought this as the old auto laser toy I had for my cats is wore out, almost impossible to find anymore, and is expensive due to its rarity. But my cats love it so I may have to give in. Pros: Good battery life, nice bright lasers, smooth and quiet, timer, seems well made Cons: lack of setting options - basically just on or off, movement is a little slow and patterns are very stop and go, Shape makes it very tippy - falls over easily, always have to search for the power button (the unit is white, the button is white, just white white white, and the button isnt in the easiest place), cats were bored with it in less than a week

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My cats enjoy this. The timer that turns it off after 15 minutes is very handy. It helps to stop the cats from getting bored with it. I'd suggest not to over use it as they might loose interest in it if used to often.

My cat loves this toy and picked up on playing with it right away. I think the laser movement path could be improved a little bit - it is occasionally too erratic instead of flowy and a flowing movement would be more enticing to the cats and better mimic a human playing with a laser. I think it is a little bit noisy for what it is, which honestly was a disappointment. Also, I feel that the laser radiation warning label should probably be printed directly onto the machine, in whatever language it was purchased in, as opposed to on a giant removable sticker that has it in 6 languages. My cat is in heat though and this toy has been great at keeping her occupied and running around instead of howling in search of a mate, so I am very glad I got the toy. If the noise wasn't quite annoying, I'd give it 5/5 in value for money, it the noise *is* pretty annoying, so the $36 USD (including shipping and tax) I spent on it seems like a lot. It didn't even come with batteries! I don't yet know about the longevity of the battery life, so I hope I am pleasantly surprised. I will be getting a similar toy from a different brand in the near future, to see if my kitten and I like it better.

Benny, my very laid back Burmese cat, told me that he loves this device. Coming from him that's a Big Deal. It is very engaging with its automatic mode and doesn't flatten the batteries because it switches off after 15 minutes. We've even used it in manual mode (where the motor stops moving the mirror) to use it like one of the LED laser pointers you can find in pet stores. The best feature is that you can adjust the "intensity" of the pattern just by moving a sliding button at the rear that determines how far and wide the pattern is displayed; keep it close to the unit for cats, like Benny, who think a walk to the cat tray is too far, or move it to maximum if you want to see whether your cat can really climb all the way to the top of the curtains, across the dado rail and back down the other side! Benny likes it a lot, we like it because we don't have to constantly hold the unit and it ultimately means that Benny gets a bit of exercise in a playful way. So far one set of batteries and it's still going strong after several days of intensive use. Benny recommends it to all his feline friends and says it's purrfect.