The SECRET Behind CATS' OBSESSION with BOXES! 🐈

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  • Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2024

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  • @TheCuriousCatt
    @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад +15

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    Thank you so much for watching the video! 💜

    • @Wargfox
      @Wargfox Месяц назад

      When I hear someone start talking about "evolution", I switch the video to something other

  • @YarrowPressburg
    @YarrowPressburg Месяц назад +41

    A box full of toys, boring……. Give me the box!

  • @deborahberger5816
    @deborahberger5816 Месяц назад +28

    My cat likes to hide (or so he thinks) in paper shopping bags ^•.•^

  • @chriscorbin2059
    @chriscorbin2059 Месяц назад +15

    I always provided a box for my cats. They also liked empty paper bags but mostly for playing.

  • @foxfriendzanimaltown9859
    @foxfriendzanimaltown9859 Месяц назад +25

    Cat keeper buys cat an expensive thing, takes it out of the box, sets it up, cat is ignoring it, now playing in the box instead! 😺🐾🐾

    • @TheCuriousCatt
      @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад +3

      😸💜🐈‍⬛

    • @erikabee3498
      @erikabee3498 Месяц назад +2

      Yes they do ! Make from a paper a ball and they and cats don't stop playing the rest of the day.

    • @OfSoulAndSin
      @OfSoulAndSin Месяц назад

      Children do the same thing.

    • @dearthditch
      @dearthditch Месяц назад

      If you want your cat to play with something, put it on the edge of a table 😅

  • @politicsuncensored5617
    @politicsuncensored5617 Месяц назад +12

    Over 40 years ago a small 5-6 week old kitten showed up at our apt. door. My wife who never grew up with animals took him in, went right out to the store to buy everything you needed for a cat. I came home from the navy base where I was stationed to find the new member of our family. We lived in a 3BR apt. & had 2 extra BRs. I made one into the cat room. I got 30 or so different boxes. Put them together making what my wife called "The Kitty Condo" We named our guy Boo, because he was solid black & love to jump out to scare you. Then run away to his condo to hide. I left the patio door open so he could come and go. Around Christmas time we discovered Boo I found a girlfriend and she had moved into the condo. Over time I kept adding more boxes and the two would spend hours chasing each other around, in and out of their condo. I really miss both as they gave lots of love and would always make you laugh. Shalom

  • @VelcroElGato
    @VelcroElGato Месяц назад +14

    I have been raising cats for over 70 years. I have suspected one other reason for the box obsession. Drafts. As you know cats sense a lot more that we think through their whiskers. Wind direction, temperature, and the flow or disturbance of air currents. Inside a box, or other confined space, there is less input from the whisker senses. Perhaps this adds to the calming and stress relief for a brief time and makes napping less likely to be interupted by a "whisker alarm".

  • @maryhairy1
    @maryhairy1 Месяц назад +12

    My kitty avoids boxes. She enjoyed her igloo while she was a kitten. Not anymore! She might dive into a packet to play a hide & seek game with me . Also not likely, now. When she thinks I’m asleep & she jumps on the bed & snuggles next to my legs. Of course, I’m not allowed to move after that.

  • @em1osmurf
    @em1osmurf Месяц назад +12

    for xmas, a $100 usd fluffy cat cozy with pillow. he sleeps in the Amazon box. my cat.

  • @bleustarz9457
    @bleustarz9457 Месяц назад +11

    The ratio of empty boxes to toys in my house is probably 2:1 with boxes taking up most of the floor space! 😊🐈🐈‍⬛😻

  • @PrincessTiffie
    @PrincessTiffie Месяц назад +7

    My kitties loved boxes. Each room had 1 or more boxes in each room to give them all choices of where they could sleep, and to prevent arguments between the furbabies.

  • @bloqk16
    @bloqk16 Месяц назад +7

    Cats loving confined spaces . . . one cat I had made himself difficult to handle when placing him into a pet carrier for transport for a veterinarian appointment. However, after the vet's exam and/or treatment, it was very easy for my cat to return to the confines of the same pet carrier.

    • @anndinoto
      @anndinoto Месяц назад +1

      This is probably very helpful information for those cat owners who have cats that enjoy boxes. My Inky won't play, sleep, or hide in a box as described in this video. The closest he will come to interest in a box is when his Chewy order comes, and that is only because the box smells like cat food.

  • @saundrajohnson1571
    @saundrajohnson1571 Месяц назад +8

    Mine actually uses her bed right next to my recliner, under the side table. We can keep an eye on each other, and she’s mostly hidden from the front door. She’ll jump into any open box she finds, but then jumps right back out.

  • @vanpearsall
    @vanpearsall Месяц назад +12

    My cat just loves The boxes from chewy after his goodies arrive

  • @robertaviles8451
    @robertaviles8451 Месяц назад +8

    This is why I always said that if I ever took a trip to Africa, I'd take a big box, in case I encounter a lion!

  • @janetcindy8016
    @janetcindy8016 Месяц назад +3

    It's like a little cave for them.

  • @chandellmonroe5254
    @chandellmonroe5254 Месяц назад +3

    My cat will scent mark the box but otherwise ignore it and her cat bed. She likes to sleep on bed spreads so we had a small one crocheted just for her. I think I've only seen her get into a box once or twice since I've had her and that was only for about a minute.

  • @jangelbrich7056
    @jangelbrich7056 Месяц назад +1

    It's why I dont buy expensive cat toys - I just gave him a left over cardbox, and I play with him myself. Nice video!

    • @TheCuriousCatt
      @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😸💜

  • @daviddunmore8415
    @daviddunmore8415 Месяц назад

    My cat really loves climbing into shopping bags (and being carried round in one).

  • @Lynniescorner
    @Lynniescorner Месяц назад

    My cat has two places he likes to be when not on/with me. Both are similar. Both close by me. One is a buffet with a hutch I use to house my paper crafting supplies. He's taken over one small section. We've put a small folded up throw in there. Second place is across the room in the vestibule under the bench. It was his first hovel. Lol that's what we call both places. One of my sons built a shoe rack for under the bench, leaving enough room for Aslan. He loves it. It does the things video says.

  • @renevalleramos994
    @renevalleramos994 Месяц назад +3

    Unless he's not Schrodinger's , he's safe inside the box..

  • @Retiredmco
    @Retiredmco Месяц назад

    Absolutely my Jen loves her special boxes.

  • @lorensims4846
    @lorensims4846 Месяц назад +9

    "Simple things"? I found that my cat's very favorite toy was a twist tie, particularly if it didn't lay flat. They're light and easy to toss around, even by accident. This would keep her entertained for hours.

    • @TheCuriousCatt
      @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад

      😸💜

    • @em1osmurf
      @em1osmurf Месяц назад +1

      it will cost you about $3000 to get it back if he swallows it. talk to your vet if you don't believe me--cats eat twist ties.

    • @lorensims4846
      @lorensims4846 Месяц назад +1

      @@em1osmurf She chewed on it occasionally but actually seemed to prefer batting is around.

    • @marykayhiggins8434
      @marykayhiggins8434 Месяц назад

      ​@@em1osmurfyour caution is well taken. I have been fortunate as I am not the tidiest person. I am pretty tuned in to what they might swallow...but I get nervous sometimes.

  • @cynthiastogden7000
    @cynthiastogden7000 Месяц назад

    I am now up to 3 empty boxes in the kitchen. Also brown paper packaging from the boxes are used as ( flattened) beds in the sitting room. Much preferred over beds. Tucked into a cat size crevice. 🐱

  • @johnnyfreedom3437
    @johnnyfreedom3437 Месяц назад

    My cat's favorite box, a 20 lb Norwegian Forest cat he can barely fit into! His body is hanging out on all sides but that's his favorite box

  • @Vikingcat01
    @Vikingcat01 Месяц назад +5

    Just Blame Schrödinger. 🐾

    • @TheCuriousCatt
      @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад +2

      😹

    • @marykayhiggins8434
      @marykayhiggins8434 Месяц назад +1

      Best comment!
      Cheers,
      Fellow nerd

    • @Vikingcat01
      @Vikingcat01 Месяц назад

      ​@@marykayhiggins8434 , Why Thankyou very muchly indeedy feline furball lover 💛👌🐾

  • @shady8479
    @shady8479 Месяц назад +4

    My cat prefers the cistern behind the toilet, not in it, on top of it

  • @waltaylor7414
    @waltaylor7414 Месяц назад +2

    My male cat loves rubber bands and hair ties, he puts them in his food, on the beds in the house and on sunny parts of the carpet near the windows. My female cat loves cardboard boxes and climbing in cupboards, she can be very difficult to find some days. Both of them hate closed doors, often calling for the doors to opened, then walk off triumphant.

  • @bobrobinson1576
    @bobrobinson1576 Месяц назад +5

    My observations have convinced me that there is something about the smell of cardboard and paper that cats find attractive. It's not just boxes, try leaving a sheet of paper on the floor and in no time the cat will be sitting on it!

    • @cynthiastogden7000
      @cynthiastogden7000 Месяц назад +1

      @@bobrobinson1576 I think it actually feels warm, maybe has insulation properties or maybe cat + carboard/+ brown paper =
      Heaven.

    • @ivobreeden944
      @ivobreeden944 Месяц назад

      Indeed I believe it is also the smell of cardboard and newspapers that attracts cats.

  • @pyreneesfarm7818
    @pyreneesfarm7818 Месяц назад

    We have an older tuxedo tabby who stays in the bathroom, on top of the toilet lid. If the lid of the tank is off, she has a "private fresh water fountain that we, "her loyal staff, change at random ". We were adopted by a Siamese recently. They both like the bathroom, one sits on the toilet lid, the other sits on a bath chair I use for rehab from surgery. Whichever one has the bath seat is her "royal highness" and visually objects when we walk into her domain. The one on the toilet lid LEAPS "gracefully and cat like" out the door and runs into the living room. They keep us surprised and entertained.

  • @LordMondegrene
    @LordMondegrene Месяц назад

    1. Invisible mousies
    2. Good place to hide from predators
    3. Snuggly
    4. Insulated from wind & noise
    5. Interesting smells from previous contents
    6. Pouncing on you from hidey hole
    7. Good substitute for hollow log
    8. Nap time
    9. Good baby storage facility
    10. Hide stuff in box for later
    11. Good substitute for cave
    12. Just because
    13. Curious, gotta check for adventures/bugs
    14. This thing smells wrong, I gotta get my stink on it
    15. I forgot why I came in here, but it's kinda nice
    16. I'm sure I saw/heard a gazelle run in here
    17. That other dumb cat got his stink in it, now I have to do stink repairs
    18. I was playing "moray eel."
    19. To get away from my needy humans
    20. I didn't go in the box, it ate me
    21. What box?

  • @bevsputler5455
    @bevsputler5455 Месяц назад +3

    Probably because most are born in boxes their 1st memory besides their Mom…smell texture view

    • @TheCuriousCatt
      @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад

      Good perspective!

    • @OldsVistaCruiser
      @OldsVistaCruiser Месяц назад

      A litter was born on the driver's floor of a classic car that I once owned. One of the kittens (he was the last survivor of the litter, who passed away at age 13) had no interest in boxes at all.

  • @elusive1003
    @elusive1003 Месяц назад +2

    My baby was 16 years old and had cancer... had to put her down 2 months ago. I bought her everything under the sun, but as soon as a box came into the house, that was all she wanted lol

  • @cyndiebirkner704
    @cyndiebirkner704 27 дней назад

    It's like little kids playing with big cardboard boxes 😃

  • @BritishBeachcomber
    @BritishBeachcomber Месяц назад +1

    I build box towers for my cats. They always want the top one, climb up, then embarrass themselves by collapsing it and falling off.

  • @Typhonis007
    @Typhonis007 Месяц назад

    Cats will also enjoy something like an empty chair under a table with a tablecloth on it. A nice quiet enclosed space where they can rest and hide. Under beds and under couchesd works as well.

  • @BobbiFreedman-e3j
    @BobbiFreedman-e3j 25 дней назад

    It makes them feel secure. I have had 27 cats.

  • @ShawnRavenfire
    @ShawnRavenfire Месяц назад

    Most of these also explain why I like my apartment.

  • @Fokko
    @Fokko Месяц назад

    It almost felt like I shredded my money and let the wind take away the pieces when my cat who was from the street and very anxious but kept visiting my garden, with lot of patience I earned her trust... I believe she was mishandled in the past cause I was once cleaning the living room couch and I lifted a pillow high up.
    From her perspective it could look like I was about to whack her with it ... nvr saw a cat run away that scared.. luckily she came back 3 hours later.
    So I said well then... guess I am your human now huh,
    So next day I bought litter box etc .. that’s all fine... I didn’t had to learn her anything she immediately used it but I was so excited how she would reacted on the about 12 different kind of cat toys .......Small sniff, one eye looking at it like ‘Whatamisupposetodiwiththathuh’
    To see her minutes later joyfully play with a f toothpick and the next day a feather from a bird🥴😼

  • @mikehammersley1095
    @mikehammersley1095 Месяц назад

    For nineteen years before I retired I worked in a cardboard box factory. It still amazes me that we weren't overrun by cats.

  • @jerrydutra3225
    @jerrydutra3225 Месяц назад

    I have to pile up the grocerie bags for the cat to play with 😅

  • @catharinehay6249
    @catharinehay6249 Месяц назад +1

    My cat spends a lot of time in her cat tree, which is like a little house.

  • @sunnygizinski6139
    @sunnygizinski6139 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you!!!

    • @TheCuriousCatt
      @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😸💜

  • @WilliamZippity-k8n
    @WilliamZippity-k8n Месяц назад

    According to the felines, mankind's greatest achievement and most impressive accomplishment is in fact the cardboard box! Brilliant to say the least.

  • @CarolPenegar
    @CarolPenegar Месяц назад +3

    My kittycats love boxes over just about anything else but got to give them one each even though they swop around and it must have a spring and/ or mouse in it they play, sleep and rip them apart with they teeth, they love'um spend hours and hours usually only coming out for food and the toilet 😹😹😹😹

  • @Nigelsmom2136
    @Nigelsmom2136 Месяц назад +1

    . It amazes me how my cat can squeeze himself into a small Amazon box and then sleep for hours.

  • @13BGunBunny
    @13BGunBunny Месяц назад +2

    I (61M) have two Torties (5F). One will go nuts on any soda bottle cap I drop on the floor. The other loves to play with the rings from milk jugs.

  • @jamesschneider3828
    @jamesschneider3828 Месяц назад

    I can take a box and break it down and lay it on the floor flattened and my cats will go lay on it on the floor for days until I pick it up so I can vacuum. 🐈🐈‍⬛

  • @Animalman-f3o
    @Animalman-f3o Месяц назад

    My new addition,a small female feral cat has a box that has cut outs at 2 ends so she can kind of walk into it. She goes into it a lot because it's like her major safe place and she rubs her neck on the edges. That's her in my thumbnail.

  • @a9ball1
    @a9ball1 Месяц назад

    I've had cats over 60 years and the part about boxes that have always puzzles me is when they are in a box don't they fear that there is only one exit? If a bad guy wanted to get a cat when they are in a box it's easier to get them because there's only one way out?

  • @user619tlsdca5
    @user619tlsdca5 Месяц назад

    Not really, at first of being within a year old they are playful of hiding away in them as this is their purpose to surprise you as well. But after you begin to take them to a Vet or sadly taking 1 or 2 away like kittens, they learned of the boxes as a TRAP for abuse from Drs or knowing of assuming they are being taken away. My mother Cat's 2nd litter I took and she saw me place them in a cat box for the shelter. She was meowing for them for weeks as she later on had another litter of myself placing them in a box like shelter for their nursery but the mother cat kept moving them to corners as I assume she has picked up the image of purpose as well as my other cats.

  • @Joe-ey7cu
    @Joe-ey7cu Месяц назад

    My cat loves me at breakfast and dinner time, then all bets are off.😂

  • @erikabee3498
    @erikabee3498 Месяц назад +2

    Boxes or bags... it is all the same to cats until another cat takes over (t)his "castle". But the best way to treat a cat give all cats a space for their own.
    Yes I had cats since 4 january 1212. And of course I always followed my cat closely. I really wanted to know my first cat... and it worked out fine.
    None of my (later cats) walked away from me.
    All cats came back to me, after about 2 days (max)! What more can you do, to gain their trust?
    Yes it is easy... try to know them and understand them. But it takes a little time!

    • @krazycatz
      @krazycatz Месяц назад +1

      WOW!!! You must be the oldest person I ever sent a message to in my life. I have never known anyone who lived over eight hundred years ago. You must have seen a lot of changes in your lifetime over the centuries. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @erikabee3498
      @erikabee3498 Месяц назад

      @@krazycatz Okay, you are right... it had to be 2012.
      But don't tell anyone... I'am getting gifts from all over the world now. 😅😂

    • @krazycatz
      @krazycatz Месяц назад

      My lips are sealed. 🤫

    • @marykayhiggins8434
      @marykayhiggins8434 Месяц назад

      ​@@erikabee3498LOL

    • @ronsamborski6230
      @ronsamborski6230 Месяц назад +1

      @@erikabee3498 Your cats will love the boxes that all those gifts come with! 🐈🐈‍⬛

  • @lynderherberts2828
    @lynderherberts2828 Месяц назад +1

    Of course.
    Boxes and paper bags are made of wood fiber.

  • @masudashizue777
    @masudashizue777 Месяц назад

    Cats tend to prefer natural materials like cardboard over materials like plastic.

  • @canisblack
    @canisblack Месяц назад

    My cat usually doesn’t actually like getting In boxes

  • @WilliamBrown-qx1fx
    @WilliamBrown-qx1fx Месяц назад

    I got this question answer the number of months ago from Brookfield zoo in Chicago the big cats and lions tigers and they were just like big house cats

  • @beetlefang
    @beetlefang Месяц назад

    They are looking for Schrodinger...

  • @nellgwenn
    @nellgwenn 22 дня назад

    I wonder why nobody has designed a cat bed that looks like a box.

  • @marykayhiggins8434
    @marykayhiggins8434 Месяц назад

    How about cats' propensity to sit in the middle of circles formed by just about anything--rope, a hose, hula hoop, etc.?

  • @hefeydd_
    @hefeydd_ Месяц назад

    I got an XBX when it first came out and my cat got an XBX Box.

  • @WilliamBrown-qx1fx
    @WilliamBrown-qx1fx 27 дней назад

    Under covid-19 I used to watch the Brookfield zoo questions and answers from the public do big cats do big cats like boxes too was the question and yes indeed the Lions love the box all kinds of them including on Jaguar which moved his under a tree and waited for a tiger to come by to smell the box and then growl now the question is here is how the hell did he know the tiger was there being a lid on it

  • @timothytremblay7763
    @timothytremblay7763 Месяц назад +1

    They love that I feed them 9 times a day and they get treats, rotisserie chicken, canned food and Pet (canned) 😂milk.

    • @TheCuriousCatt
      @TheCuriousCatt  Месяц назад +1

      😹😹😹

    • @timothytremblay7763
      @timothytremblay7763 Месяц назад

      @@TheCuriousCatt even though they tear things up and pee in the wrong places and are constantly meowing asking for more More Morei still love them, life wouldn't be the same without them. And you know they're loved through the whole world.
      I heard Turkey is very big on Cats and the have a low rodent population. 😀 Someone ought to do a "Cats the World Over" video showing how much they mean to us. Peace in the name of CAT.
      😻😸😼

  • @kittysantos-eisenberg1895
    @kittysantos-eisenberg1895 Месяц назад

    I. Am. A. Cat! ❤😻

  • @chris5942
    @chris5942 Месяц назад +1

    We love forts. Cats love forts.

  • @PAULHAWKINS-hr6ct
    @PAULHAWKINS-hr6ct Месяц назад

    My cat little garfield hates boxes if he sees one he runs off

  • @pyreneesfarm7818
    @pyreneesfarm7818 Месяц назад

    Our cats worship at the throne of HOME DELIVERY, and get that new Amazon or Walmart built apartment for a few days I do that for my feline betters, lol They never seem to notice when I FINALLY, at my wife's insistence throw it away. They know the home delivery gods will send them a new apartment at random.

  • @dennisyoung4631
    @dennisyoung4631 Месяц назад

    “…let the cat *INTO* the bag….”

  • @abramsalinas1004
    @abramsalinas1004 Месяц назад

    My cat likes to sit in small boxes. But when it's time to go outside, she's out. Walking around in the yard or getting those stupid geckos or trying to get lizards. Killing mice or bringing a garder snake at times. I let that one go.

  • @PatNichols-u7b
    @PatNichols-u7b 19 дней назад

    Cats love boxe
    When
    I order something they look at the boxs

  • @dennish.7708
    @dennish.7708 Месяц назад

    My “felin” companions …

  • @richardjames6947
    @richardjames6947 Месяц назад

    Why do cats even love a square area outlined in tape?

  • @sonnysantana5454
    @sonnysantana5454 Месяц назад

    although i don't know if there's any kind of scientific evidence or proof , i believe that most animals and Cats in particular cats have genetic memory because they love boxes which most are born in if they're lucky and they have a strong dislike for any kind of bag or sack as sadly many at times were bagged or sacked and thrown in the river by the weak sick and twisted

  • @nekolereyes9307
    @nekolereyes9307 Месяц назад

    I’m getting my first cat so I’ll get her a box we already got her a cat tree with a cabinet for a litter box she’s gonna be so spoiled but not too spoiled tho

  • @ohasis8331
    @ohasis8331 Месяц назад +1

    You tend to say the same thing in three or four different ways.

  • @LindaLRosario
    @LindaLRosario Месяц назад

    Then why small enclosed cat’s beds that have all above are not preferred by cat?😢

  • @matthewjohnson6360
    @matthewjohnson6360 Месяц назад

    My can prefers the bed.
    My window AC cover is upside down on my bed.
    HATES CARDBOARD BOXES

  • @HorribleHarry
    @HorribleHarry Месяц назад

    MARU approves.

  • @eightsprites
    @eightsprites Месяц назад

    You guys haven’t played with boxes in really young childhood? Boxes are a amazing! Can hid in them. They can be cars. You can build stuff using more than one. Try rolling around in one.. 😂.. preferely as a small child. After that people will look at you strange, that’s when you say ”Its an art installation” and continue rolling around in them… atleast that’s my view of artsy people. Boxes are great!

    • @ThereseVanarsdale
      @ThereseVanarsdale Месяц назад

      One of my absolute fave books, when I was little was called Just a Box. Loved that book.

  • @anathardayaldar
    @anathardayaldar Месяц назад

    So that's why lions like dens.

  • @gregnelson86
    @gregnelson86 Месяц назад +1

    Paper bag with some catnip in it, tear a small hole in the corner, stick your finger in and wiggle it.

  • @trevormillar1576
    @trevormillar1576 Месяц назад

    How about a video on whycats likr to top over laundry badketd and drag woollens all over the house?

  • @rollandnewcomb5524
    @rollandnewcomb5524 Месяц назад

    Boxes = cat traps. LOL

  • @DavidThompson-bj7wf
    @DavidThompson-bj7wf 29 дней назад

    How about cats and the old barrel grocery sacks?

  • @bjorkstrand7773
    @bjorkstrand7773 26 дней назад

    there's no drafts in a box.

  • @MJacksonXenos
    @MJacksonXenos Месяц назад

    Repeat, restate, on and on and on.

  • @Pudentame
    @Pudentame Месяц назад

    Put the bed inside a box.

  • @PatNichols-u7b
    @PatNichols-u7b 19 дней назад

    One time
    Couldn't find
    My cat
    I had gotten something in the mail
    It was inthe box I

  • @jamesmurray8558
    @jamesmurray8558 Месяц назад

    Cats are just strange.

  • @MrDino1953
    @MrDino1953 Месяц назад

    All very obvious really.

  • @AncientRylanor69
    @AncientRylanor69 Месяц назад

    Spa

  • @carlyleporter5388
    @carlyleporter5388 Месяц назад

    Most of this is pure BS.