How to train a cat to catch mice

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

How to train a cat to catch mice

Methods to train cats to catch mice

1. Cats should be fed mouse meat so that they can become familiar with the smell of mouse meat and know that the smell represents food.

2. Find a small mouse, tie it with a rope, stir it in front of the kitten, let the kitten flutter and play with it, and cultivate its hostility to live mice.

3. Slowly reduce the amount of cat food you feed to the kitten, so that the kitten feels it is not full and will actively look for food. At this time, if it encounters a mouse, it will become fierce due to hunger. .

4. Let cats come into contact with other big cats and learn mouse-catching skills.

The reasons why cats do not catch mice

1. There is no hunger in the current state, so they are not interested in prey such as mice.

2. The number of rats within human living areas has decreased, cats have degenerated and cat food is relatively abundant.

3. Rats cannot survive in high-rise buildings in cities. Therefore, some cats never see a mouse from birth to adulthood.