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Zero-cost household item cat toys
A viral family and pets format on TikTok and Instagram
Turn trash or household items (cardboard rolls, boxes) into cat toys or enrichment, with the pet testing them right away.
5
accounts it worked for
10x
median, times their usual
#30
of 71 in family and pets
Angle
Video, Slideshow
Why it works
Anyone can copy it immediately for free. Seeing the cat play as proof, and answering safety worries, builds trust.
Hook formulaMake a [toy] for your cat from [household item]
How to make it
- 1Show the household item
- 2Make it in a few seconds
- 3Show the cat using it
- 4Address the safety question in text
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @mi.cs
9K followers, TikTok
“someone said to cut a cardboard roll to make a fake hair tie for your cat to play with”
1670x their usual views, video, cats
- @jwdogtraining
51K followers, TikTok
“PSA: If your dog can’t have bully sticks, a carrot might be a good alternative!”
23x their usual views, video, dogs
- @mochiandcheddar
272K followers, Instagram
“I tried knocking over their cat tower as enrichment”
12x their usual views, video, cats
- @ragdollatticus
142K followers, Instagram
“Halloween Cat Enrichment Idea🎃👻 Apple bobbing edition🍎 (Chicken bobbing🐔)”
4.5x their usual views, video, cats
- @thebengalguide
31K followers, Instagram
“3 easy cat enrichment setups I use for my cats every day”
3.7x their usual views, video, cats
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How this is measured
- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.