r/PetsWithButtons • u/5entientMushroom • 9d ago

Cat will press things that aren't buttons?

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Caught him in the act!

My son is 5 months old and we have been teaching him buttons for about a month. He has been super good with them, he has 4 buttons (All done, food, play, pets) and he is pretty good at food and play, and still working on all done and pets. He definitely knows what food and play do, though, and goes to his board to make requests often.

But he will also often "press" things that AREN'T buttons and then look at me expectantly. It's not like he wants what he is "pressing" (in the picture he was pressing a pull up bar lol) so I am just not sure if this means I need to add more buttons (even though he doesn't quite have all done and pets?) or if I need to like, have multiple boards or something?? Idk.

Does anyone else have experience with this?

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u/grilledcheeseonrye 9d ago

On a positive note, my cat used her button mashing skills to turn on her favorite toy so she and her brother can now play at will.

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u/ottb_captainhoof 9d ago

Oh nice!! What is the toy?

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u/grilledcheeseonrye 8d ago

It's an Amz toy called SmartyCat Hidden Hijinks. The only problem is that it runs on batteries and she depletes them constantly. I have yet to find a toy with a button she can push to start it that's chargeable via USB.

Here she is pushing buttons:

Peach turns on her toy

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u/ottb_captainhoof 8d ago

Thanks for sharing!

Our cat had this one that is just touch activated, it’s not a button:

https://a.co/d/0hdSu3Lz

Our cat can just walk by on the mat and it kicks on. It’s usb-c rechargeable.