Here’s a fun new product that lets you create a customized climbing structure for your cats. It’s the Catty Stacks, designer cat house system. These super strong corrugated cardboard boxes can be connected in three dimensions to create all sorts of configurations for climbing, perching, playing, napping, and hiding. The nice folks at Catty Stacks sent us a set to test out and they were an instant hit. Here are Simba and Dee checking out the new play station:
The boxes ship flat and are really easy to set-up, just unfold and insert some tabs into slots and you’re ready to go. The special corner design allows you to clip the boxes together (clips are included) to create a nice sturdy structure. Once the boxes are clipped together, you can lift the whole stack to move it (just make sure there aren’t any cats inside!)
Holes on the side of the boxes allow kitties to enter and exit and connect from one box to the next. When two boxes are clipped together, you can remove a larger portion of the side panel to create a more spacious inner lounge area. When boxes are stacked on top of each other, the vertical access holes are staggered, making it easy for kitty to get her footing as she climbs up through the boxes. The thing I’m most impressed with is the strength of the double thickness cardboard. This is some of the strongest cardboard I’ve seen, so the Catty Stacks should last a long time.
There are a number of accessories you can purchase as add-ons for your Catty Stacks, including a crawl tube that connects between two boxes, special felt pillows for extra comfort, and an animation wand that connects easily to one of the accessory points and has a clip on the end to attach kitty’s favorite toy. Here’s Theo getting ready to attack the dangling toy:
The boxes come in light pink, chocolate brown, sky blue, pistachio green, and white, all printed with 100% soy-based inks. The cardboard used is also 100% recycled and recyclable. You can choose any combination of colors when ordering the boxes in kits ranging from one box for $17.99 US, to ten boxes for $129.99 US.
BONUS GIVEAWAY! ENTER TO WIN!
Catty Stacks is giving away a six box set in the winner’s choice of colors! I guarantee your kitties will love Catty Stacks! To enter, please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing on July 12. One entry per person. This giveaway includes free shipping to addresses in the US and Canada.
July 5th, 2010 at 12:57 am
This is very interesting. I like it but the price does seem a bit high for cardboard boxes….
July 5th, 2010 at 1:23 am
My active kitties would go gung-ho with these!
July 5th, 2010 at 1:58 am
I can already envision all the sneak attacks these beautiful boxes would provide! Great design, and I love that they are recyclable.
July 5th, 2010 at 2:32 am
Ooh, my cats definitely need a little perch for themselves. <3
July 5th, 2010 at 2:43 am
My George would love this. Will it hold his 20 lbs?
July 5th, 2010 at 2:51 am
So much nicer than the cardboard moving boxes my two are playing in right now.
July 5th, 2010 at 3:18 am
Nice boxes! The good thin is that these won´t weight much and are easy to move.
July 5th, 2010 at 3:20 am
OOOh. My kitty would love this!
July 5th, 2010 at 3:22 am
those are terrific! i would love to win !
July 5th, 2010 at 3:45 am
My kitties love cardboard they would have a ball with these!
July 5th, 2010 at 3:53 am
very nice design..love the color selection
July 5th, 2010 at 4:22 am
OH MY! As if my kitties didn’t love boxes enough! I just finished moving into a new house recently and it took me forever to clear out the boxes because they were constantly inside of them!
July 5th, 2010 at 4:31 am
I swear my hubby would have more fun putting this together!
July 5th, 2010 at 4:33 am
Love it!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:03 am
I’m not sure who will enjoy it more – her going through it, or me watching her!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:14 am
I think my two cats would love these – and I love the colors and modularity!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:23 am
My cats would love these.
July 5th, 2010 at 5:27 am
My cat would love this!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:30 am
What a neat idea. My two cats would love these.
July 5th, 2010 at 5:30 am
this is pretty great!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:33 am
This is too cool! My cats need more crawl and hiding spaces!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:34 am
This is too cool!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:36 am
Sawyer my little grey kitten would love this!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:39 am
My kitty loves anything cardboard!
July 5th, 2010 at 5:42 am
ooohhh these are neat
July 5th, 2010 at 5:45 am
Ah! These are so cool! I hope I win!
July 5th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Fantastic! My girls would adore this!
July 5th, 2010 at 6:43 am
my cats would go crazy over these! Everytime I get a delivery from UPS or FedEx and leave the box on the floor, they love jumping in and out of it for as long as I leave it on the floor!! And they love hiding in them too!
July 5th, 2010 at 6:43 am
OMG! OMG! OMG! Love these! Have to have! Woot! Woot!
July 5th, 2010 at 6:47 am
Anything cardboard my kitties love!
July 5th, 2010 at 6:53 am
Minou LOVES cardboard. I built her a cardboard house for her when I first got her, but sadly she’s a little too big for it now. These would be perfect for her.
July 5th, 2010 at 7:02 am
Love the colors!!!
July 5th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Brilliant, they can get some exercise, AND hide from the dog! Love it.
July 5th, 2010 at 7:21 am
My cats would looove these!
July 5th, 2010 at 7:50 am
My boys love boxes, it would be nice to be able to leave it out as a plaything that still looks nice. Would love to get these.
July 5th, 2010 at 8:06 am
This is really neat!
July 5th, 2010 at 8:33 am
Great idea. My cat will enjoy it and I won’t cringe looking at it.
July 5th, 2010 at 8:53 am
What a delightful solution to sparking kitty curiosity and boredom relief. AND it’s green!
July 5th, 2010 at 8:57 am
I’m always so amazed at the creativity of people. What a fun concept!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:01 am
I would LOVE to win these! My kitty needs some furniture!
Thanks for offering the giveaway.
July 5th, 2010 at 9:14 am
thats sooo cool!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Love this stuff!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Nice play station!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:15 am
these are great! just love the colors.
July 5th, 2010 at 9:15 am
too cute! i’ve been looking for something fun like this for my kitties!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:15 am
I love the brown, green and blue. This is such a fun looking toy & looks really easy to assemble. Thanks!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Daisy needs more places to hide and hunt from. She would love to play in these!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:16 am
OMG! I would SO love to win this!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:16 am
These would be wonderful for the foster kittens!!
July 5th, 2010 at 9:16 am
wonder if it will accommodate a large cat…..