It's no secret that one of the duties of cats in the household is catching mice. Thanks to this ability, they have gained great recognition. The instinct of catching rodents is laid in the feline by nature. Although now these pets are more often for the soul, but sometimes breeders want to know which breed of cats catch the best mice. This question is most of all interested in people who live in their home, at the dacha and have subsidiary farming.
Cats and Mice
Cats can be divided into domestic and thoroughbred. In the latter, in the course of evolution, breeders sought to dull natural instincts to make the animal more compliant and domestic. Such individuals will catch rodents, but only for the sake of playing, and not for eating them. If the animal has grown up in an apartment setting, then it generally can not catch mice. Therefore, in the process of catching rodents, the dominant role is played by the rearing and habitat of the hunter.
It turns out that mongrel animals are the best mousetraps, such hunting is their vital necessity.
Let's see what kind of thoroughbred cats catch mice well. If the animal was grown on a suburban area with access to the street, then as a hunter for rodents, you can get a Russian blue, Siberian, Bengal, British cat , a large maine coon or Kurilian Bobtail . Short hair, wild spotted color is most suitable for hunting, helps to hide and merge with nature. Long hair in wet weather starts to smell and frightens off the victim. Persian cats are considered phlegmatic and slow, so they are bad mousetraps.
It is believed that females catch mice better, in this case they are more successful, more persistent and more zealous than cats.
Any cat has a hunting instinct. Thanks to him, as well as beautiful appearance and gentle habits, this animal has long won the love of man. And good mousetraps can still bring benefit to their masters.