For five seconds she tried to climb into the box where the catnip baggies were stored, but when I had the toy loaded, she had zero interest in playing with it. I couldn't get her to show any interest at all and then she walked away. Several days and a change of catnip didn't help. It also seems pretty big for a cat mouth even if she did want to chew on it. I wasted my money on this one, sadly. UPDATE: Gave it to my friend and her cat adores it; the kitten loves to grab it in all four paws, bite See full review