It is a great toy and my cats greatly enjoyed it. After they got tired to play with it they used it as an automatic petting machine :) Check out a video I took: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdbOQbLye6cUnfortunately, the toy broke rather quickly. I took it apart and the mechanism had quite flimsy and weak gear wheels made of very soft plastic...I wish they made the thing more reliable but other than that is it a fun toy for cats.