How to Make a Felt Cat Cave - Cozy and Warm Felted Cat Cave

Cats love to hide inside of things, especially paper bags, under chairs, cat tunnels and more.

They love to grab you as they walk by with the element of surprise, but it is also nice to snuggle for a well deserved nap after a day of play in these felted cat caves.

It gives them the feeling of security as it is basically a covered shell.  They can peak out when they want or hunker down for a nap.

You can make your own:

This is what you will need:

1. Carded Wool or Roving (can purchase online in many colors)

2  Hot Water

3.  Bar Soap

4.  Bubble Wrap (for template)

5.  Gloves

Check out this video for the instructions

Watch the video first to get a feel for the process.  You will notice a lot of soapy water being squeezed out of the cat cave, so you need to work on a surface that is ok with hot water.  Outside would be a good place so you have no worries about water.

This takes some time and patience, but turns out awesome.  You can get the wool roving online.

If you find this is simply too big a task, but would love to have a felted cat cave, you can purchase them online too.  Some examples below.

Hand Crafted Felted Cat Cave

This little kitty is loving his new home. I am the proud owner of 3 cats, and they all just love to hide in cave type things, especially under the couch, this felted cat cave would be the perfect hangout and bed for them to curl up in for their naps.

Merino Wool Felted Cat Cave

I love the idea of making my own felted cat cave, and you can get all the supplies online I found at a much cheaper cost and in many different colors. Would be worth experimenting.

If you have any cat owners on your gift list, a handmade one would be a perfect gift, but it can be a physical task that involves a lot of wringing out hot water, as it is the hot water and soap that creates the strong felt.

They can be expensive in pet stores to buy ready made, but I also found a great line of felted cat caves online in many different colors and different wool bases and affordable if you would prefer to skip the process and get an already made one that your kitty can use right away..

100% Merino Wool Felt Cat Cave Large

Even the larger kitties enjoy this covered cave to nap in.

 Whether you make your own felted cat cave or purchase one online, you cat may hiss at it at first.  My cats always hiss at anything new in the house.

Just place it where you want it to go, and ignore them.  Their curiosity will get the better of them and they will jump in.

These are such a cool idea for your kitty.  A great place for him or her to snuggle and be with you in the same room and yet in their very own covered space.