SAVANNAHGANS® Magazine Product Review: The “Ripple Rug”
I purchased the Ripple Rug for my F2 Savannah Cat "Echo" three and a half years ago. It was $40 on Amazon and consisted of a stiff 35" x 47" rug floor mat with a rubber backing--a flimsier version of the same rug with cut holes and small randomly placed Velcro pieces.
The concept is that you position the lighter rug (with the holes) on the bottom floor mat, using the Velcro®, to make tunnels for your cat. The holes can be made larger with scissors as needed. I admit I was more than a little disappointed by the product when it arrived as it didn't perform as intended. The rug with the holes collapsed onto the floor mat, and the tunnels didn't stay in position. Echo would plow into it, dislodging the top rug from its bottom one as soon as I'd replace it.
We went so far as to make wooden spools of different heights, with Velcro at either end, to hold up the "tunnels." These, however, became "chew toys," and we had to abandon that idea. After eight or nine months, Echo rarely played in it unless I was involved, so I eventually put it away.
When my Savannah "Ronin" came home, I decided to give the Ripple Rug another shot. Despite its inability to stay in any positioned form, it was an instant hit this time! Ronin made his tunnels with both the rug and the mat. Now, at just over a year old and more than 24 lbs., he continues to enjoy it daily. He drags his toys to it, forces them into one of the smaller holes, and Serval-pounces on his prey. He puts his head through one of the large holes and wears it as a cape. He uses the top rug to play slip-and-slide, hitting it at full speed and sliding it across the hardwood floor - riding it like Aladdin. He drags it around the house, uses it as a scratching rug, and sleeps on it. Echo even joins him at times.
I now view the Ripple Rug as an essential item in our house (in addition to the stuffingless rodents). Because Ronin is such a Rug Rat, I'm the proud owner of several of these ill-performing toys!
EACH RIPPLE RUG CONSISTS OF 24 POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES!
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