Edible spinning tops for domesticated animals are presented including: a spindle formed along a central axis; a body formed symmetrically and radially about the central axis and forming an annular cavity about the spindle; a protrusion positioned along the central axis and disposed along the body opposite the spindle; and retaining structures positioned separately along the spindle each forming a raised barrier and a retention valley therebetween, where the spindle protrudes above the body, and where the spindle, the body, and the protrusion include an edible, desiccated, and brittle composition. In some embodiments, an edible ring captured along the retention valley between the retaining structures about the spindle.