while the cats do not seems to be 'doing its job'.
2006-08-20 00:09:02 · 18 answers · asked by Phantom of the Opera 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
A typical house cat is too well-fed to feel like catching a rat & will even watch a rat eat from its food dish. While it can catch rats, it often plays with them & allow the rats to escape. The solution is to feed a cat once during the day & let it go hungry at night so that it will be more motivated to catch, kill & eat rats during the night.
2006-08-20 00:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by Shot At Sight 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Rats are a different sort of problem than mice. How big are these rats? I've seen rats as big as cats. Whether a cat will take off after prey is a function of how strong it's prey drive is and how good a teacher it's mother was. Most house cats as kittens no longer receive detailed instructions from Mom cat on chasing, dealing the death bite to the neck and disemboweling 101 that kittens born feral do. House cat moms, concentrate on Looking Cute and Theory and Practice of the Litter Box.
I think rather than delegating to cat, you should contact the health department of your city (if you're in a city in the USA)
2006-08-20 02:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most cats won't go after a rat, they are just too vicious and may actually kill the cat. I have a queen that is an excellent hunter. Birds, mice, lizards, but no rats. I even get "gifts" of half dead things that I could really do without.
2006-08-20 03:12:44 · answer #3 · answered by Sterling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats won't kill mice unless they've been taught to do it by their mothers. Most will chase a mouse, and play with it for a few minutes, but inevitably the mouse gets away.
As far as rats go, there may be a size factor. Cats won't generally tackle prey above a certain size. Even our baby opossums (smaller than a rat) are safe from the cats here.
2006-08-20 09:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on the cat. My little girl cat was born in the alley because some lady decided she hated cats suddenly then dumped something like 25 cats. That cat has never tried killing anything. Our other cat was born in our neighbor's house. It has always gotten enough food and everything. He still insists upon killing mice and birds then giving them to us to show 'what a good job' he did.
2006-08-20 00:19:54 · answer #5 · answered by I'm awesome! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes cats catch mice and birds and chipmunks....... I don't know if catching rats is a good idea- they probably have diseases you would not want your cat to get. I would go to the store and get some pesticides if I were you.
2006-08-20 02:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by doughgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats don't catch mice nowadays. Where did you stay? You can report the matter to your town council and they will take action to eliminate the rats if you are staying in Singapore
2006-08-20 00:24:10 · answer #7 · answered by Forgettable 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rat is not a mouse. The only way a cat will be able to kill a rat is in packs, and our domesticated cat is not wired to think that way (unlike the rats). Would you want to fight something that could easily tear you open?
2006-08-20 00:20:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
are the rats bigger than your cats? my cats don't hunt the "wood rats" around our property cause they're as big as, if not bigger than, our cats. they hunt the heck outa the mice, moles birds and snakes though! you can tell cause they occasionally leave a pile of guts or a head on the porch.
2006-08-20 00:21:27 · answer #9 · answered by chrs_grdnr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha not all cats are hunters just most of them! my cat is a great mouser! he hunts mice in our barn all day long! and then theres his brother who would rather sleep all day and be loved.
2006-08-20 00:12:27 · answer #10 · answered by Moe Moe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋