There are three major problems in the cat raising industry: cats don’t like to play with cat toys, cats don’t like to drink water, and cats don’t like to sleep in cat nests.
Winter is here, and it’s time to buy a warm cat nest for the owners to sleep in. However, after seeing the cat nest, the cat owners are not interested, and instead make a choice that is completely unexpected by the cat owner!
I believe that many cat owners have the same confusion as the editor: I am willing to sleep in such a comfortable cat bed, why is the cat unwilling to sleep?
In fact, the place where cats choose to sleep is mostly related to their mood, personality, and the teachings from their mothers.
Netizen "Sour Peach" said that four new kittens have arrived at a friend's house. The netizen bought some cat bowls for his friend, but these silly children just stuffed themselves into the bowls...
One bowl comes one at a time, without fighting or grabbing, the size is just right...
Sometimes they even Even if you want a bowl of two...
Cats that grow up like to be placed in a flower pot...
In a washbasin...
Even lying in the pool...
In fact, the nests chosen by the above types of cats have one requirement: the cat can fit inside, and the shape and size are just right.
This is a common way for cats to choose a sleeping place. For cats, a place that is just right for them will give them a sense of security.
This kind of cat likes to be coquettish and likes to be held in the arms of its owner. The sleeping position together shows that they do not feel very secure.
Sleeping in the litter box is the choice of some kittens. Most of these kittens were too young when they left their mother cats. On the one hand, they are not educated and do not know what the litter box is used for. On the other hand, they lack maternal love and feel insecure. The litter box has their own smell, so they will subconsciously follow this smell and regard it as a place to sleep.
Cats that like to sleep with their owners will probably also like to grab their owners’ water cups and meals, and may even come over and lie down in front of their owners when they are playing on the computer and reading a book.
Such a cat likes its owner first, so it wants to share everything about its owner. In addition, they are very possessive and have a mentality of "this home is mine" and "so the place where humans sleep should also be the place where I sleep."
If your cat keeps pestering you, then try to find some entertainment for it... In fact, it is good to turn on a TV or something, with sound and pictures, which will attract the cat's attention.
Except for the above cats, most cats like to sleep in cartons and packaging bags. A famous scene is when the newly purchased cat nest is placed there, but the cat is curled up in the unpacked packaging next to it.
Sleeping in a package is actually the first mentality mentioned in the article: you can wrap your whole body, so you feel safe.
Cats that like to sleep in packages also like all kinds of gaps, narrow places, etc.
And liking to sleep in a cardboard box is another mentality. It can be said that cats who like to sleep in cardboard boxes still retain some of their wild instincts, because the cardboard box is a very good existence for small predators: it is concealed enough to avoid large predators, and it can also hide in it to wait for prey.
In addition, cartons are a material that feels warm in winter and cool in summer. It has a certain degree of elasticity and is dry. It is very similar to the texture of licorice bushes that cats like in the wild.
Why would cats rather choose these weird things than cat nests? This is because cats and people have fundamentally different concepts of "home".
For people, something like a house or a cave that can isolate themselves from the natural environment is called home. And there must be a place to sleep at home, which is a bed.
But what cats need is a territory, and the sleeping place does not need to be fixed. As long as it suits their needs, a bed can be anywhere in their territory.
For a cat, the owner's home is its territory, but it is not sure whether other animals will intrude into this territory besides itself and humans. Therefore, when they rest, they need a more secluded place to ensure their own safety.
Cats that have been raised by humans will have a concept of cardboard boxes, and they will teach the texture and taste of cardboard boxes to their next generation.
This is the reason why some cats would rather lie on an unpacked cardboard box than go to the cat's nest.
For humans, they always need a shelter that can protect them from wind, rain, and sun, but for cats, they will only choose a covered place in very harsh climates.
If a cat likes the cat bed prepared by its owner very much, then congratulations to the poop scraper, your cat may have regarded itself as an adult...
Pet cats that have been cultivated from generation to generation will most likely choose cat litters purchased by humans. This is also the educational inheritance passed down from generation to generation by their mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, great-great-grandmothers, great-great-grandmothers.
Perhaps this cat does not have much instinctive memory, and was raised by humans and regarded itself as a human being, so it will learn the way humans think, and will naturally accept the cat's nest as its bed to sleep.
Cats who like to sleep on cat beds go one step further than those who like to sleep in cat nests. They are not only imitating humans, but also feel very safe in this home. Therefore, their sleeping posture will be similar to that of humans sleeping on the bed, which is a completely unguarded and completely open relaxed posture. If you have raised such a cat, then the editor would like to congratulate you on raising a "fake cat"...
Okay, after reading the above introduction about cats choosing sleeping places, do you know a little more about your own cats? Cats and humans are completely different animals, and their thinking is completely different from humans. Don’t be angry with them because they do things that are unimaginable to humans, but try to understand the meaning behind their actions.