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Step 5 A Couple of Optional Steps

My tree had a few things that made it perfect for me: enough branches to be enticing but not crowded, some nooks and crannies to hide mice in, and some knot holes to store catnip in. The toy mice I had fit absolutely perfectly inside the little nook pictured below. It also turned out that the knot holes were about the same size as the dowel rod I was using so I plugged them up with little chunks from the dowel after filling the holes with catnip. The results are awesome. Unfortunately I couldn't get any shots of the cats playing with the finished product as they run away as fast as possible whenever it seems like I may show them attention or affection.