Cats have been well-known for looking mice and rats for so long as cats and other people

have been together.  As strange as it may appear to some individuals, British shorthair cats are usually not born knowing

the best way to hunt.  It is a talent they be taught from watching their mothers.

If the mom cat is a good hunter, then her kittens will learn to be good hunters.  Interestingly, kittens appear to

study the best from their mothers . They do not appear to learn as well or as rapidly from

watching different grownup cats.

At about five or six weeks of age, a mom cat will begin educating her kittens

learn how to hunt.  At first she brings useless mice to the kittens.  She is going to eat a number of the mice in

entrance of the kittens.  On this method she is showing them that mice are their prey and that they

are good to eat.  As time goes on the kittens begin to play with the useless mice their mother

brings them.  Before long,  the kittens are flinging the useless mice round and pouncing on

them.  It is a good idea to stand clear of them once they’re at this stage.  You may get

smacked by a flying mouse in case you do not!

After awhile, the mother starts bringing mice which can be nonetheless half alive and releases

them for the kittens to practice. Very soon the kittens are leaping on and flinging these

mice around as confidently as they did the earlier dead ones their mom introduced them.

Then, mother start bringing stay, healthy mice and releases them for the kittens to apply

on . The primary time the mother cat releases a reside mouse, and it tries to run off, there’s

instant bedlam among the many kittens . Wildly excited, the kittens flying round making an attempt to

leap onto the running mouse zigging and zagging between them.  If the mouse escapes the

kittens, the mom will normally swat it back into play.  By this time the kittens are so over

excited they’re leaping at something that moves.  The mouse, a blade of grass, a blowing

leaf and even each other, are all truthful recreation to the kittens.  Not surprisingly, the mouse often

escapes throughout these early lessons.

As the teachings progress the kittens become extra discriminating of their targets

and develop their expertise in catching the quick and agile mice.  These lessons don’t all the time

go smoothly. One kitten got the surprise of her life when a large mouse she was chasing

all of the sudden sat up in front of her and commenced scolding her on the prime of its’ lungs. The mouse

was apparently so fed up with the whole business that it actually jumped at the kitten.

The startled kitten fell over backward and the mouse raced off to safety. Dwell and learn.

Finally, the mother cat will determine that the kittens are prepared for his or her first real

hunt.  She is going to take them out to a good location that she is aware of will have loads of mice

for the kittens to hunt.  She does not reveal her hunting technique to the

kittens.  As an alternative, lets them develop their own unique kinds on these looking forays. Each

kitten discovers the methods that work best for them. By the tip of their lessons the

kittens have become wonderful mousers in their own right.