I recently adopted her from the local humane society. She is two years old. I came back in from outside just now, and had a moth on my foot. It flew away and she caught it and ate it. My other cat catches the normal stuff like rabbits, and mice when I let him. Whats going on with her. He doesn't catch bugs and eat them!?
2006-09-22 22:11:59 · 18 answers · asked by Brandi 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
She's just exercising & keeping her hand in with hunting.
Some bring U baby bunnies, some bring U bugs.
Each 2 their own.
2006-09-22 22:14:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why not? Lucy C. Tabby loves spiders. Really bugs are not a cats favorite prey because the energy put out to catch them does not pay off. You put out as much energy to catch a bug as you do to catch something else and you get bupkis in terms of calories. But your new cat seems to be a sport hunter. If a cat has a back up of a bowl of kibble she can run around all day after moths, spiders, and other small tasty things without finding herself exhausted at the end of the day and still hungry.
Your other cat is just a more efficient hunter.
2006-09-22 23:18:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My cat likes to catch fly... But he doesn't eat it... He only wants to play & trying to improve his hunting skills...
Besides, what's wrong if your cat likes eating bugs? Even there are some humans also like eating bugs... For example in Thailand, people there eat fried giant roaches, frogs, grasshoppers, etc... I know it is gross... Eewww~ But maybe for them it is yummy & crunchy... So that's why they eat 'em...
So I think there's nothing to worry about... Just let your cat have some fun & extra crunchy munchies... LOL... ;-D
2006-09-23 19:03:40 · answer #3 · answered by nurfarizah1979 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats do it as PLAY,they are so fascinated and alert while this computer virus is on the circulate and its their way of enjoying and catching prey! and if the computer virus finally drops lifeless i think of its a job properly performed for the cat and that they the two bypass away it or purely devour it in any case and circulate on for the subsequent damaging computer virus!! lol cats wont get dissapointed,purely bored that its no longer shifting anymore!! and in the event that they supply a computer virus as a modern i may well be happy as my cat provided me a disected rat with all his organs intact and spead out on the back backyard like a technological know-how undertaking! i swear the coronary heart and intestines have been beside eachother untouched and in proper situation! im 24 now and hand raised my cat from day one as his mum become unwell and he become my toddler and slept in my mattress each night for years till he delivered me residing house the surprises!!!!!(he become showing his affection for me by ability of leaving his capture!!)then i ended him napping beside me!! yet i nonetheless love him no count what!,ive had cats all my life so your fortunate its in easy terms bugs for now!!xx
2016-10-17 12:03:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are natural hunters and some cats go after anything that moves, others choose their prey. My one cat goes after bugs, I have to take them from her before she eats them, I take the bugs and put them back outside. :)
2006-09-23 01:42:31 · answer #5 · answered by spiritcavegrl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats will catch anything that moves and that are smaller than them....no bugs in a household with cats.
2006-09-22 22:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just normal for cats to eat bugs cos it's excited for them and they're just like the tiger and tiger loves to hunt and eat it.
2006-09-22 23:10:07 · answer #7 · answered by Oww 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because it's fun. younger cats tend to go after bugs more so than older cats, but mostly it's a game to them. my kitten who is a year and a half still does it - too bad she didn't get the scorpion before it stung me, but whatever. it's actually part of what they do, it'l like training to get bigger prey.
2006-09-22 22:21:23 · answer #8 · answered by Jenessa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My cat Sugar has been bringing my Mom and I grass hoppers for the past 2 weeks. He doesn't eat them. He just plays with them and then turns them loose in the house for us to deal with. LOL.
2006-09-22 22:17:12 · answer #9 · answered by Turtle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
this is normal cat behavior... eventually, as she realizes that food is available in her bowl everyday, she will satisfy herself with just catching the bugs without eating them
2006-09-22 22:15:22 · answer #10 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋