Comments on: How come my cats love my rabbits but don’t like my hamsters? http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html “Cats are magical. . .the more you pet them the longer you both live.” Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:57:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: thing55001 http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html/comment-page-1#comment-1403 thing55001 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html#comment-1403 Probably because the hamsters are small and make quick, darting movements that cats easily identify as 'prey'. Cats have an instinct that helps them tell which animals are good to hunt, such as mice and hamsters. They need this to survive in the wild. Some cats, however, do get on well with prey such as rabbits and pet rodents ~ unfortunately, it seems your kitty is only 'bunny friendly'! Cheers :-) Probably because the hamsters are small and make quick, darting movements that cats easily identify as ‘prey’.

Cats have an instinct that helps them tell which animals are good to hunt, such as mice and hamsters. They need this to survive in the wild.

Some cats, however, do get on well with prey such as rabbits and pet rodents ~ unfortunately, it seems your kitty is only ‘bunny friendly’!

Cheers :-)

]]> By: icecrystal http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html/comment-page-1#comment-1404 icecrystal Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html#comment-1404 I believe it is because of the smell, rodents have a particular smell to them and cats do have sensitive noses. I guess that is why they love to play with mice. I believe it is because of the smell, rodents have a particular smell to them and cats do have sensitive noses. I guess that is why they love to play with mice.

]]> By: Mallory http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html/comment-page-1#comment-1405 Mallory Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html#comment-1405 probably because they feel like they cannot take on the rabbits, and they are equals cats thinking they are superior to the hamsters and they like to kill anything they think they can handle probably because they feel like they cannot take on the rabbits, and they are equals

cats thinking they are superior to the hamsters and they like to kill anything they think they can handle

]]> By: Pyar http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html/comment-page-1#comment-1406 Pyar Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html#comment-1406 Rabbits are rodents ... You are lucky your cats get along with them ... they usually eat them. Rabbits are rodents … You are lucky your cats get along with them … they usually eat them.

]]> By: Percy-and-Penny http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html/comment-page-1#comment-1407 Percy-and-Penny Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.catscancer.com/how-come-my-cats-love-my-rabbits-but-dont-like-my-hamsters/.html#comment-1407 Probably due to the size and reaction of the animals. The rabbits are much larger and probably not showing as much fear as the small hamster is. I would definitely keep any interaction between the cats and the hamster totally supervised or Mr. Hamster might just end up dinner! Probably due to the size and reaction of the animals. The rabbits are much larger and probably not showing as much fear as the small hamster is. I would definitely keep any interaction between the cats and the hamster totally supervised or Mr. Hamster might just end up dinner!

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