alt Hacker NewsThe problem is that cats can flawlessly detect when something was made for them to use, and then will not deign to use it.
Meanwhile, the cardboard box you have forgotten to take to the recycling for three weeks will become their palace.
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mcswell • today at 4:36 PM
We got a nice cozy fuzzy cat bed. So naturally the cat decided to sit in...the cardboard box the bed came in.
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rationalist • today at 7:00 PM
I just put an appropriately-sized cardboard box on the corner of my desk.
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pdpi • today at 4:02 PM
I deliberately leave the most recent delivery box out for my cat to lounge in. Sometimes it’s a small studio flat, other times (like when my 3d printer arrived) it’s a whole palace. She likes them either way.
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I have food periodically delivered from Chewy, and I keep the box. Each month, the old box is recycled and the new box is put to use: https://i.imgur.com/lFgp63O.jpeg
There is definitely an attraction aspect related the "freshness" of the box, as there are squabbles over which cat gets to use the new box. These squabbles wane over time, until the new box arrives.