In nature, this is the only bird in the world with a dialect! Yep, you read that correctly, a finch sings with a dialect and it will probably squeak completely differently when your pet tiger attacks it. This finch looks so lifelike that it cannot be distinguished from the real finch in the garden.
If you want to warm up your pet tiger with the sound of the tick, this is your chance: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Fringilla_coelebs_song.ogg
We don't know which 'Vink' dialect this is, but we think the cat will find out soon. Want to bet it doesn't take a minute before both of them fly through the living room?
Sabine
Both of our cats love the house finch! You can really make him fly like a bird with the fishing rod, which really stimulates his hunting instinct. Once they catch it, they bite it like real prey. A great toy for the fishing rod!
Ramona (verified owner)
My cat never played with a fishing rod until I bought this! He really enjoys this.. only downside 🙂 I think he sees it as “training” the other day the gentleman came home with a sparrow..
Iris & Mylo (verified owner)
Hey fellow cats, Mylo here! This house finch is really my favorite! I often look promisingly at the cupboard where the finch is lying. I go completely crazy when my staff puts the bird on the rod. You should try it too!
Cup of Mylo?
Nicky Moor (verified owner)
FANTASTIC! Both my 4-year-old male cat and my 10-month-old kitten find this tick on the fishing rod absolutely perfect. It also looks like a real animal when you move it.
I've never seen my 4 year old male cat hunt like that! As soon as he has caught it, he walks away triumphantly to a hiding place where he then sits and licks his prey, clutched between his legs. We have been playing with it for at least 10 minutes every day for about 2 weeks now and I have not seen anything break on the check mark, even though they are very heavy-handed with it.
THOMAS (verified owner)
My cat loves this little bird during intensive playtime and enthusiastically gives chase. When she stares hungrily at the cupboard where the check is stored, I know a new wild hunt is coming.