Cats by the nature are excellent predators. They take great pleasure when they ambush till some hours, then catch the victim, play with it, and then already and eat it. But sometimes it turns out so that people, having taken a lovely cat in the house with hope that it will catch rodents, are disappointed.
For what the cat is necessary
If in your house mice or rats were got, the most optimum way of disposal of them will be a purchase of mousetraps. But does not give to some owners of seasonal dachas great pleasure to remove the blood-stained corpses of rodents from these designs. And various poisoned baits which will be eaten by mice will become a huge problem because the poisoned mouse will die somewhere under a floor, and the unpleasant smell of the decaying body will begin to extend to all house. To avoid all these troubles, it is necessary to take home a cat or a kitten which can be taught hunting for rodents.
Why the cat does not catch mice
His satiety can be a probable cause of the fact that the cat refuses to catch mice. And hunger, as we know, is the first reason which induces an animal to hunt. In certain cases the cat can simply be afraid of mice, especially if she sees them for the first time. Therefore even the least kittens yet not capable to catching of mice, since childhood accustom to hunting. For this purpose you can catch a mouse on the mousetrap and give it to play to a kitten. It is better if she is slightly living, but not dead. The mouse should not be poisoned with poison, otherwise, you risk to lose your favourite pet as the kitten at any convenient opportunity will taste it. And as soon as your hunter will independently catch a mouse – praise him and let's play enough much with the production. But remember that you should not take away a mouse corpse from a cat, otherwise he will take offense and any more at you will never catch mice.
How to force a cat to catch mice
To teach the cat to catch mice, it is necessary to be defined whether you are ready to take for the sake of it extreme measures. As for this purpose you should limit food of your favourite for some time that sometimes not so happens easily. Your heart will clench at the same time with pity to a favourite animal, but do not give in on provocation at all. It is rather not enough time, and your cat from starvation will be forced to look for food. When he catches the first production, encourage the favourite with some delicacy. They say that the best hunters are cats, but not cats. But actually, it not absolutely so, just at a cat exists a congenital instinct which demands constant search of food to support itself(himself) and the posterity. And cats do it just for fun or food.