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Cats generally don’t like hunting rats
by jncfhnb 3y ago
Cats generally don’t like hunting rats
- tomrod 3y agoFunny, our barn cats growing up loved hunting everything, including rats. Maybe indoor cats might not be so inclined though.
- jncfhnb 3y agohttps://crittercontroloftampa.com/blog/do-cats-get-rid-of-rats/ https://crittercontroloftampa.com/blog/do-cats-get-rid-of-ra...
- shkkmo 3y agoThat seems like a biased source given they nake money killing rats.
- tomrod 3y agoThis link speaks to a different point with regard to effectiveness, not apparent enjoyment. (And to be fair to the barn cats, they did pretty well keeping not only rats and mice down, but also snakes and scorpions)
- jncfhnb 3y agoThey don’t hunt rats because the rats are large enough to threaten the cat. They probably would win 95% of those fights cleanly but it’s risky enough to not be worthwhile. Enjoyment is certainly not a differentiating thing. These are urban rats specifically which are larger and may not apply to country rats
- tomrod 3y agoI'll grant some cats don't hunt rats. In our case it was more suburban rats, sometimes they did get big, yes.
- p3rls 3y agoThe presence of the cat alone will deter rats from nesting nearby. The cat doesn't have to kill the rat just has to make it uncomfortable enough to leave. I work in fire protection in NYC (in the area referenced by the website and their experiment even) and see it all the time https://pixeldrain.com/u/hocUQxjk https://pixeldrain.com/u/hocUQxjk proof :)
- dyauspitr 3y agoThey will if you don’t feed them.