2006-07-20 15:47:21 · 14 answers · asked by macdacat147 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cats are basically Nocturnal - Night Creatures.
2006-07-20 15:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since cats are nocturnal creatures by nature and tend towards the same habits even when domesticated and living indoors, their prime active periods are always at night and very early morning.
They like to sleep during the daytime, I guess as a holdover from their wild ancestors' behavior which was done out of necessity. It's always great 'fun', to have your cat decide to hop into bed with you and dance up and down on your face in the wee hours, demanding food or playtime.
For my cats, I tried to encourage lots of play during the day, and right before I went to bed, as well. Usually, this helped me get my necessary sleep. To some extent, you can sort of 'reset' your cat's inner timeclock a bit, if you stick with a sleeping schedule you prefer.
2006-07-20 23:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by no1kn0smi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats are mostly nocturnal animals....so they rest during the day so they can be active at night. they're like this by nature. mine go CRAZY at night and fly through my house but during the day they lay around in the sun, on my bed or in a box or something only getting up to eat or use the litter box.
2006-07-20 22:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by srevels2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adult cats will sleep 16 to 18 hours a day. The remainder is for eating, playing, grooming and the litter box.
2006-07-20 22:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by trusport 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because cats are naturally nocturnal animals.
2006-07-20 23:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats are nocturnal...try to play a lot with kittie during the day and this will tucker kittie out to sleep at night (hopefully)
2006-07-20 22:51:51 · answer #6 · answered by levity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are nocturnal, meaning they move a lot in the dark. Here's some sites about them and being nocturnal:
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/traincat/traincat.html
http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/whydo.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/nocturnal.shtml
http://cats.about.com/cs/eyesvision/a/cats_eyes_2.htm
http://www.felineadvice.com/viewtopic.php?p=7323&sid=23e65fac741e8bf2e8ca296e0efe7ac0
2006-07-20 22:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He likes his siesta time in the afternoon - similar to how our cat is.
2006-07-20 23:57:42 · answer #8 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds just like me! Mostly it is because they are nocturnal creatures...and they experience the midday crash!
2006-07-20 22:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by riverhawthorne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are NOCTURNAL!Get that in your head!I've learned that from watching my cat.
2006-07-20 22:52:02 · answer #10 · answered by Cassia C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋