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Jerrica09
09-04-2010
Emily just ate a massive spider. It was crawling round in the bath and she just jumped in and ate it. I've seen her eat little spiders before but I didn't think she'd want to eat one so big that she'd have to chew it. Is this normal behaviour? If I'd known cats were spider killers I'd have got one years before I did! She's my hero
howard h
09-04-2010
Flies, ants, spiders, yes, you name it, Jet ate it.

Remember, that was gourmet food to pussies long before humans with microwaves appeared on the scene.
cosmo
09-04-2010
Bumble bees are her favourite but she'll eat anything she can catch.

She likes those big moths you get in the summer.
howard h
09-04-2010
Originally Posted by cosmo:
“She likes those big moths you get in the summer.”

That's not to eat though. That's just showing off because we can't catch them.
Bigfeet
09-04-2010
One of mine does, the other just kills them then sits looking at them in moggie disgust .
shakeyershammy
09-04-2010
My young cat will play with it for a while, resulting in a squished spider and then he devours it. Result! (I hate spiders).
He also runs about the house like a mad man chasing flies - he smashed one of my living-room lamps just a few weeks ago in his pursuit of a fly.

My older cat sits on her arse while watching the spider marching past . Bloody useless.
cosmo
09-04-2010
Originally Posted by howard h:
“That's not to eat though. That's just showing off because we can't catch them.”

No, she eats them.

It makes my wife retch when she crunches them.
susie-4964
09-04-2010
Our Maine Coon is an indoor cat, so most of his hunting activities are insect-related. He eats everything he catches, legs and all.
Jerrica09
10-04-2010
Emily will play with things before she eats them too, it's horrible to watch. One time it backfired was when she was playing with a sparrow, it managed to fly away from her and she just sat on the grass crying My neighbour takes birds/mice away from her and thinks I should too but I think by the time she's bitten something it's all over really.
stud u like
10-04-2010
Moths,bees,wasps,grass hoppers and spiders were all devoured.
keepingquiet
10-04-2010
Ambercat catches flies and sucks them to death and then places them at my feet usually when Im eating. Thankfully I dont get spidies lol
mimicole
10-04-2010
my kitten brought in a live bee once. we thought it was a spider but thankfully we got it off of her before it stung her. she wasn't amused as it was the first thing she'd caught after months of trying to catch something...bless her
Pinkster
10-04-2010
Muffin has never eaten spiders; just sits and stares at them. Apart from on rare occasions, when he will sniff the spider, then wander off again, leaving the spider free to scuttle around and freak me out. I so wish I'd trained Muffin to get them when he was a kitten!
fitnessqueen
10-04-2010
I've been watching the kittens playing in the garden and chasing bees around- do they ever get stung? And yes Pixie started on spiders last year, progressed to earthworms and frogs and the other morning there was a decapitated, regurgitated baby bird waiting for me in the kitchen.......
fitnessqueen
10-04-2010
Post not appearing- need to edit a typo!!
Skattibird1973
10-04-2010
Originally Posted by Jerrica09:
“Emily just ate a massive spider. It was crawling round in the bath and she just jumped in and ate it. I've seen her eat little spiders before but I didn't think she'd want to eat one so big that she'd have to chew it. Is this normal behaviour? If I'd known cats were spider killers I'd have got one years before I did! She's my hero ”

Yep!! One of my cats (called fats as he is a LARGE ginger boy!!) loves to eat spiders!
gertrude hubble
10-04-2010
Both mine love spiders, butterflies, bees in fact anythings that moves is pounced upon and if they feel it is edible they will eat it. They are enjoying themselves immensely at the moment as the warm weather has bought out so many insects and the plus side is that they have lost interest in the birds .
Spiderpig
10-04-2010
In our house if any thing with more legs than any cat has it is in danger. I am scared stiff of spiders (I would never hurt them) so my good lady who is so brave has to race to get to the spider before any of our three cats do. If my wife wins the race the spider gets to live in an other room, if one of the cats wins it is chomp, chomp, chomp. Talk about "Hammer House Of Horrors"
HopeLass
10-04-2010
My kitties ate spiders til they crunched then spat out their bodies so I'd have to pick them up - How Rude!!
Puffle
10-04-2010
One of mine is scared of spiders! He ran a mile once when we put him in front of a tiny spider - we cried with laughter
cjsmummy
10-04-2010
My departed dear cat Cosmo used to play with spiders for a bit then sometimes eat them. We get some monster spiders where we stayunfortunately my 2 younger cats won't touch them so i get my son or OH to do it. Dispose of them that is, not eat them lol
Andy Birkenhead
10-04-2010
Originally Posted by fitnessqueen:
“ the other morning there was a decapitated, regurgitated baby bird waiting for me in the kitchen.......”

Mmmm....how lovely !
Abbasolutely 40
10-04-2010
Yes , Alfie eats spiders , flies , bees , ants , and anything that passes by . Last week we got a present of a mouse on the mat ,.
cjsmummy
10-04-2010
The younger cats leave decapitated or ripped up birds and mice in kitchen or-embarrasingly-outside our front door. Postman never knows what to expect some morns
HopeLass
11-04-2010
One of mine, along with the usual birds and mice etc used to bring frogs in and play with them......it was awful when the frogs squeaked!!
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