This $6 Cat Toy Is 'Worth Its Weight In Gold' — And Behaviorists Say There's A ReasonA HuffPost shopping piece covers the Cat Dancer, a $6 springy steel wire toy with cardboard rolls that reviewers call the "greatest cat toy ever." Feline behavior specialist Stephanie Merlin says its erratic cardboard movements mimic small prey and let cats channel their hunting instincts safely, while the writer says her cat sleeps better afterward.