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Why cats eat rats?

Updated: 10/9/2023
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9y ago

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Many domestic guinea pigs are too big for the average pet cat to eat. But be careful - some cats will certainly go for a baby guinea pig. I once had a cat that was an excellent ratter, killing rats quickly and eating them, and she also got in to my baby guinea-pigs and started carrying them off one by one.

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Cats eat rats because that is what they instinctually hunt. In the wild, feral cats will often prey on rodents as their main food source.

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It is their instinct to hunt small rodents.

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