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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 12, 2019 1:30:20 GMT
wickedkittiesmom are yours fans?   www.tesh.com/articles/why-do-cats-like-boxes/Why do cats like boxes so much? When you can’t find your cat, you can pretty much guess they’re hanging out in a discarded Amazon box, a shopping bag, the laundry basket, or an empty suitcase that’s lying around. So why is that? It’s an instinctual behavior. For wild cats, an enclosed space lets them hide from predators, or secretly stalk their prey. Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands found that cats find comfort and security from chilling out in a cardboard box. While they’re in a box, cats feel like they can’t be snuck up on from behind or the side. Anything that wants to approach them has to come directly into their field of vision. So hiding spots allow cats to watch the world around them without being seen. Boxes also provide cats with a cozy, safe place to sleep, which is very important given that cats sleep for up to 20 hours a day.
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Post by Lucy on Mar 12, 2019 1:41:53 GMT
The cat in the picture looks so cute with his big eyes.  |
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Post by divtal on Mar 12, 2019 4:13:12 GMT
Cats are glorious creatures. They love to be in, atop, or under things. I wouldn't know how to apply the psychology ... it's their secret, and they are not sharing. They just keep us guessing. And, I think that's how it should be.
My brother's late kitty was a genius at hiding. When we would all gather at my Mom's house, "Ms. Royce," would decide to disappear. The game was afoot! She knew that we would, repeatedly, look under the beds, behind the dressers, etc..
Her greatest coup came when she hid in the "fake" fireplace. She was perfectly camouflaged. Her brown fur blended with the logs. Her black fur blended with the grate, holding the logs. And, her white fur blended with the fake ash. It took us hours.
Great (Grate) Kitty
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 12, 2019 5:15:04 GMT
Cats are glorious creatures. They love to be in, atop, or under things. I wouldn't know how to apply the psychology ... it's their secret, and they are not sharing. They just keep us guessing. And, I think that's how it should be. My brother's late kitty was a genius at hiding. When we would all gather at my Mom's house, "Ms. Royce," would decide to disappear. The game was afoot! She knew that we would, repeatedly, look under the beds, behind the dressers, etc.. Her greatest coup came when she hid in the "fake" fireplace. She was perfectly camouflaged. Her brown fur blended with the logs. Her black fur blended with the grate, holding the logs. And, her white fur blended with the fake ash. It took us hours. Great (Grate) Kitty Sounds like on cool cat! 🐱
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 12, 2019 5:39:58 GMT
Ha we had cats who did that.
Always went in a box or an open drawer.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Mar 12, 2019 9:01:24 GMT
I have 2 huge boxes in my front hallway, whenever someone comes to the front door, I have to move the boxes before I can answer the door. The boxes belong to my cats and I would not dare to get rid of their "forts", I can't fit them anywhere else in the house. Any new box that comes into the house has to be inspected and fought over before I can get rid of it.
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Post by kls on Mar 12, 2019 9:50:19 GMT
Cats are glorious creatures. They love to be in, atop, or under things. I wouldn't know how to apply the psychology ... it's their secret, and they are not sharing. They just keep us guessing. And, I think that's how it should be. My brother's late kitty was a genius at hiding. When we would all gather at my Mom's house, "Ms. Royce," would decide to disappear. The game was afoot! She knew that we would, repeatedly, look under the beds, behind the dressers, etc.. Her greatest coup came when she hid in the "fake" fireplace. She was perfectly camouflaged. Her brown fur blended with the logs. Her black fur blended with the grate, holding the logs. And, her white fur blended with the fake ash. It took us hours. Great (Grate) Kitty My cat loves to hide and have me find her. She taps my foot then runs like hell to find a spot. She doesn't seem to get it though. She meows and sticks a front leg out from the 'hiding' space to wave her paw.
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Post by NJtoTX on Mar 12, 2019 20:27:01 GMT
Seeking out confined spaces is an instinctual behavior for cats. In the wild, these areas allow the animals to both hide from predators and surreptitiously stalk prey. ... Boxes also provide cats with a cozy, safe place to sleep, which is very important given that the felines sleep for up to 20 hours a day.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 12, 2019 21:30:24 GMT
I have 2 huge boxes in my front hallway, whenever someone comes to the front door, I have to move the boxes before I can answer the door. The boxes belong to my cats and I would not dare to get rid of their "forts", I can't fit them anywhere else in the house. Any new box that comes into the house has to be inspected and fought over before I can get rid of it.
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