You bought a lovely cat tree and your cat completely ignores it. Frustrating — but very common, and almost always fixable. Cats are cautious about new objects, and a tree placed wrong or introduced badly can sit unused for weeks. Here is how to introduce a cat tree so your cat actually claims it as their own.
Why cats ignore a new tree
Three usual culprits: the tree is in a dead corner your cat never visits, it feels unstable so your cat does not trust it, or it simply still smells new and foreign. None of these mean your cat dislikes the tree — they just mean the introduction has not happened yet. A stable, well-placed tree with a familiar scent gets adopted fast.
Step 1: Put it where the action is
Place the tree where your cat already likes to spend time — beside a sunny window, or in the living room where the family gathers. Cats want to be part of things and up high where they can watch. A tree like the Meow Mansion becomes an instant favourite when it doubles as a window lookout.
Step 2: Make it stable
Cats will not commit to anything that wobbles. Give the tree a wall or corner at its back and make sure it sits dead steady on the floor. This is where solid-wood construction matters — a heavy, stable Cat Tree House feels safe to climb, while a light imported one that shifts underfoot gets abandoned immediately.
Step 3: Transfer their scent
Rub a soft cloth on your cat’s cheeks and along their sides, then wipe it over the tree’s platforms and posts. This transfers their scent and tells them the tree is theirs. You can also lay a blanket they already sleep on across the top perch to speed things up.
Step 4: Reward, do not force
Never pick your cat up and plonk them on it — that creates a bad association. Instead lure them with a treat or a toy dragged up the levels, and praise every time they touch or climb it. Within a few days most cats are treating the tree as home base.
Built to feel safe
Our trees are hand-built in Dhaka from solid wood, made heavy and stable on purpose so cats trust them from the first climb — and finished to handle local humidity without wobbling or warping.
Placement, stability and scent are the whole secret.
Give your cat a sturdy tree and the right introduction and they will not want to get off it. Browse our handmade cat trees, available with cash on delivery across Bangladesh.