Tonight I was trying to do my homework and for some reason flies just kept on coming in after I kept on killing them with the sunday newspaper. If you know why please tell me. Also my kitten would come along, play with them and eat the dead ones. She has also done this with the few cocaroaches she catches. Is this healthy or bad for her?
2007-03-17 23:48:25 · 14 answers · asked by Mღღks 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Crunch crunch crunch! LOL Mine does that too. They actually get protien from them.
2007-03-17 23:57:22 · answer #1 · answered by Tall Chicky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find the nest, here is my story:
I kept a clean apartment but what started attracting roaches was when I moved my iguana out of a class cage into a wire cage about 6 feet tall. I began noticing roaches. The exterminator came out but I would not allow him to spray my pets room (seen no roaches there). The exterminator told me that he seen no roach nest but sprayed the apartment anyway. Later, I continued to see roaches and checked my pets room since that was the only room not sprayed. I found the roach nest in a small box next to my iguana's cage. They would leave the box and eat my iguana's droppings and return to the dark box. The nest was "ugly" with about 24 adult roaches, eggs and baby roaches.
3 months Later, I had roach problem again, checked my iguana's room and could not find roaches in there so I just sat and watched/waited. Seen a roach crawl from under my pets light stand. Took the stand into the bath tub and begin spraying it. Out came another 2 dozen of large roaches, babies and inside were eggs, again, leaving the light stand to enter the cage and eat the droppings and return to the base of the light stand.
I sprayed the room and now will invest in roach motels. Good luck.
P.S. If you have them, look for the nest !
2007-03-18 21:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are natural predators, so they will go after most small things that move. Think of the old 'cat chasing the mouse' image.
I have a cat who does the same thing, but fortunately I manage to remove the bugs before she eats them (I don't think it'd hurt her, the thought just gives me the willies). But yes, she will chase after (and try to play with) roaches, spiders, mosquitoes, and lizards.
2007-03-18 00:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by Cheryl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the bugs will hurt her. They're a source of protein and they're crunchy, which is a plus as far as cats are concerned. Try giving her a kitty treat when you think she's had enough bugs. She might just like the treats better -- just don't go overboard with the treats.
2007-03-17 23:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may purchase Boric Acid powder on the drug shop and sprinkle around the sting of the room, the range and refrigerator. it extremely is the more suitable element that they use in the roach powder yet low-priced. whilst the roaches take it back to their nest it kills the extra youthful by destroying their digestive device. yet you do could be somewhat careful that the cats do no longer stroll in it. it is no longer super poisonous yet could be extremely risky. you ought to go away the domicile after placing roach bombs additionally. in basic terms freshen up before you come back back so no person gets unwell.
2016-10-02 07:51:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kitten is a great fly catcher and eats flies quite a lot, I dont think it has caused him any harm though so I wouldnt worry.
2007-03-17 23:55:40 · answer #6 · answered by PaIgE c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew a cat named Cricket. Very timid, didn't associate with other cats, but her owners didn't have to worry about crickets chirping in the middle of the night because it never lasted very long. She'd stalk them. When the garage was swept out, they'd find little piles of cricket legs.
2007-03-18 00:02:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flies, moths, roaches and sometimes even spiders are like candy for cats. I don't think it is harmful. If they were poisonous they would probably taste bad for kitty and she wouldn't eat them.
2007-03-18 05:44:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cat and dogs have a better digestive tract than humans what would hurt us will not necessarily hurt an animal my grandmother had a cat that ate a lizard the chemical that allows them to change color will hurt your cat but bugs no take care and enjoy your kitten
2007-03-18 00:04:57 · answer #9 · answered by J L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its ok if she doesn't do that often.
try giving her more treats instead...
She'll be too full t eat the bugs & roaches.
My cat loves killing & playing with roaches too..
Totally digusts me..
anw, get rid of the bugs & roaches before your kitten finds out is another method..
2007-03-18 00:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by Crab` 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it seems weird and disgusting but Im sure they eat much worse things like mice and birds! So I wouldnt worry! I would try and get them away from her but it wont harm her i dont think.
2007-03-17 23:53:37 · answer #11 · answered by Tink 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋