why do cats like boxes??

[JaniceM]

I want to throw empty boxes away, but she wants them.. why are cats so fascinated with these things??

"Little boxes, little boxes.. and she likes them all the same!" LOL !!!

 

[Em in Ohio]

I want to throw empty boxes away, but she wants them.. why are cats so fascinated with these things??View attachment 106479

"Little boxes, little boxes.. and she likes them all the same!" LOL !!!

There is security in having a space all to oneself (-:

 

[jujube]

It's the "cave thing"........back into your cave and you're protected on 5 sides.

 

[Pinky]

I had a 65 lb. Lab that would try to fit himself into any box that came into the house. He would step in, turn around, and lie down, squashing out all the sides. Wish I'd taken at least one photo.

 

[JaniceM]

She's been scratching- I hope she doesn't think it's a litter box!
But when I tried to take it away, she kinda gave me a dirty look!

 

[Pinky]

With cats, it's definitely a "security" thing

 

[RadishRose]

Boxes and paper bags!

 

[applecruncher]

Aawww, cutie!

My cat LOVES boxes. Sometimes my home looks like an Amazon packing facility.

I think cats, being territorial, like to have private places to nestle and "hide".

 

[RadishRose]

 

[win231]

Maybe dogs & cats were "den animals" before we domesticated them & being inside something makes them feel secure.
I had a Yellow Lab that loved to wedge himself between two sofas & just stand there for several minutes.

 

[Giantsfan1954]

Buddy and Bella must be defective,I got a good size Amazon box,emptied,put it on the floor...Bella jumped in and out once,Buddy walked by it looked in a couple of times,left it there 3 or 4 days...nothing!
They also don't sleep 16 hours a day,LOL

 

[Duster]

 

[Fyrefox]

Actually, it doesn't even have to be a three-dimensional box. My cat has claimed a 2019 wall calendar that I had lying on the counter waiting to be thrown out. A day doesn't go by that he doesn't repose on it. Must have been a very good year...

 

[Keesha]

I don’t know but there’so darn cute in them.

 

[IrisSenior]

If you lay on cardboard it gets warmer with you body heat, cats like that.

 

[Aneeda72]

Why do little kids like boxes? Are they part cat?

 

[Liberty]

As long as my cat doesn't think "outside her box"...lol.

 

[Judycat]

Ha ha. Try stuffing a cat in a box. You'll only do that once.

 

[Pecos]

My cat loves boxes, but if I mess with (or try to improve) the one she likes, ….. well then she doesn't like it anymore.
I have a marginal understanding of dogs, and zero understanding of cats. But Kaley is a sweet daddy's girl, and while she has slowed down at the age of 19, she still seems to have it together.

 

[RadishRose]

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

A few years back when I bought and sold things on Ebay I purchased a half finished doll house at a garage sale. I thought it would be fun to finish it and try and sell it. Which I did.
During the process I left it for a few minutes and came back to find this. My cat had made a home in the living room of the dollhouse,

 

[applecruncher]

@Ruth n Jersey

aawww, too adorable!

 

[Llynn]

For the uncertainty. Especially Schrogenberg's cat.

 

[Lethe200]

Somebody posted these on Quora and I thought they were ROFL. Don't know where they got them, though:

 

[Kadee]

This is a cat we took care of while it’s owner was in hospital , we delivered a few grocery’s items and the cat claimed the box as soon as we removed the food items