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0 pointsEuphorbium3y ago0 comments

I let out my cat, and had to sweep dead mice around the house. Cats kill for fun.

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midoridensha3y ago· 3 in thread

Cats kill mice, not rats. Rats are too large and dangerous for cats. NYC rats are as large as small cats.

Cupertino950143y ago

I was looking for contrary evidence to that, but it appears you're right:

https://excitedcats.com/can-cats-kill-rats/

of course, the cats can induce the rats to move somewhere else. But if it's a big city, they're not going to move out of town.

EuphorbiumOP3y ago

Use large cats then. Large cats definitely kill rats, I have seen it. But I also have seen rats that are larger than my current small cat.

midoridensha3y ago

Go read the other responder's article link. Cats can kill rats, but they generally don't bother, and are very inefficient predators of rats. Rats are just too large. Predators don't like to prey on animals that are a significant threat to them. Mice, OTOH, are easy prey for cats and they'll kill tons of them.

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