If you’re reading this article, odds are you’re preparing for a wonderful experience — adding a cat to your family.
It doesn’t matter if this is your 1st or 21st cat, you’re in for a treat. Not much compares to learning about and bonding with a feline.
That process starts before they set a paw in your home.
What supplies do you need?
Should you start them in a smaller space?
What if they’re nervous?
If you have an indoor/outdoor cat, a barn cat, or even just a neighborhood kitty, you might be curious about what they’re doing after dark and while the world sleeps.
You may have visions of furry feline predators on the hunt for the perfect prey, under the light of the moon. You’d be half right if you’re talking about dusk to late-night, and also very early morning.
Cats hunt birds, insects, snakes, lizards, and rodents. These critters are most active at dusk and dawn. Even though cats hunt throughout the day, their hunting behavior is likely to peak when their prey is out doing their own hunting and gathering.
A cat who prefers birds may be more active in the early morning, whereas a mouse-hunting cat will be actively hunting at night.
Don’t think that, just because your cat is well fed inside, they won’t hunt when they’re outside. It’s not only about hunger for cats. Hunting is an instinctual need. It’s vital for survival, but also … they enjoy it, as the cats in Athens show us later in this article.
