He's eaten 2 this weekend, at first I thought he was just chasing them like he does flies till I saw him munching away. Eeewwww!!!
2006-09-24 02:08:01 · 41 answers · asked by lizzybee 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Daddy Long Legs, spiders, flies, beetles - pretty well anything that crawls. They all seem to do it, and it doesn't hurt them. It's not nice to look at - but at least it keeps the house clear of insects!
2006-09-24 22:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by ChiangMai 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's normal, and yes, it's OK. The cat needs the exercise of chasing, and daddylonglegs are actually part of his natural diet - my cat also eats beas and wasps, if any should enter the house; he also kills other bugs, but does't eat all of the variety.
It's not Eeewww... no more than catching and eating, say, mice, which is also normal. The fact that we don't enjoy eating those things does not mean they don't contain nutritional value that the cat can use and enjoys :)
Good luck!
2006-09-24 04:25:09 · answer #2 · answered by AlphaOne_ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every cat I have had eats them and appears well, though unsatisfied by the light meal.
Can I borrow your cat, as I dont have one at the moment and have daddylonglegs on every wall and floor:)
2006-09-24 07:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by Tigress 8 Bristol 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, we have two cats and they both eat heaps of insects and it doesn't seem to do them any harm. I think its the hunter instinct in them. They love chasing stuff and if they get to eat it at the end then they seem extra happy! I only get worried when they start chasing things with stings. I came home the other day to find one of my cats chasing a hornet! I took it away from him obviously...
2006-09-24 02:18:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My cat seems to find every creepy crawly with have in the house,she plays with them and then eats them.It a cats nature. Fizzi loves the hunt its ehat cats do xx
2006-09-24 21:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by Siren_junkie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my cats caught and ate a daddy long legs last night (on the first pouncing attempt too - I'm proud of her hehe!).
They must taste better than spiders - she always spits spiders legs out but she finished off the daddy long legs in one go!
2006-09-24 07:50:04 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah Pussycat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are predators and ominvores so eating daddylonglegs and spiders is no different to birds and mice. At least with daddys you don't get entrails and heads decorating your back step by way of a thank you x
2006-09-24 02:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by StephE 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Lol! Unfortunately that's what cats do! Mine eats them (when he can be bothered to chase them!) and my friend's cats regularly bring home mice and birds from the fields and munch them so i don't think a daddy long legs is that bad!
'Tis gross though, i admit! ;-)
2006-09-24 02:11:39 · answer #8 · answered by smileyscribe 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my cat eats wasps and bees and spiders aswell and loves chasing them around the house like a game
2006-09-24 04:24:39 · answer #9 · answered by John "Freddie" West 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good protein in them!
The cat that we had many moons ago would go around like something possessed to catch moths! Never did her any harm.
It was good exercise for her and is also good exercise for him.
Yucky, I know - but better than watching them catching birds - watch out for him in the spring when they are available! That's really horrible.
2006-09-24 02:24:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋