Introduction
Minecraft Cats have been mysteriously roaming the virtual worlds of Minecraft for over a decade, but much of their secret lives remain unknown. Unlike their canine counterparts like wolves, Minecraft cats are more independent and go off on solo adventures when players aren’t watching them.
Table of Contents
The Nine Secret Lives of Minecraft Cats
Life 1: Hunting and Exploring Their Surroundings
Minecraft cats have a strong instinct to stalk and hunt their surroundings. Their priority is patrolling for creepers, which they will attack on sight without training. Cats are such good guard animals that creepers are afraid of them!
When they’re not on creeper watch, cats also enjoy wandering into forests and jungles to explore and chase smaller prey like chickens, bats, and ocelots. Occasionally they drag their captured prey back to their owners’ homes as gifts. They take great pride in showing off their hunting skills.
Life 2: Finding the Purrfect Home for Minecraft Cats
Minecraft cats tend to lead semi-nomadic lifestyles, traveling long distances and checking out new villages or player bases in search of the best place to temporarily call home. They have an excellent sense of direction and can always find their way back to previous owners.
Minecraft cats look for shelter where they can comfortably sleep, groom themselves, and watch over their domain. Baby kittens will follow their mother until they grow up and strike out on their own. Once a cat is fully grown, it will begin insisting on its independence more vocally with meows until the player lets them roam freely.
Life 3: Making New Friends Along the Way
Minecraft cats have an important social life beyond just their owners. They can be seen in villages rubbing against villagers’ legs in hopes of getting treats or finding a dry place to curl up by the fire inside housing. Solid friendships are formed with villagers who regularly feed them cooked cod.
Out in the wilderness, minecraft cats will also befriend other animals like wolves, foxes, and even creepers occasionally if they happen to meet away from a player’s base. They interact with one another through tail wags, purring, meows, and hissing when boundaries are overstepped. Their networks across Minecraft realms are further reaching than players realize.
Life 4: Outsmarting Creepers at Every Turn
The archnemesis of Minecraft cats everywhere are creepers. As soon as one even comes near a cat’s vicinity, the hair will stand up on the back of their neck as they prepare to fight. They will chase down creepers who try to evade them and attack relentlessly with claws and teeth bared.
Creepers seem to be mystified that something so small would not be intimidated by them. During battle, cats will emote smugness with raised heads, pricked ears, and half-closed eyes. After defeating a creeper, cats do a little celebration dance of pride to rub in their victory even further. Outsmarting their opponents at every turn is all just a day in the life.
Life 5: Mastering the Art of the Cat Nap
Minecraft cats sleep an incredible 70% of their lives in Minecraft. Why do they sleep so much? Well, hunting creepers, wandering for miles, and maintaining dozens of friendships is utterly exhausting no matter how many lives they have left. They need those long cat naps to recharge!
Minecraft cats sleep an incredible 70% of their lives in Minecraft. Why do they sleep so much? Well, hunting creepers, wandering for miles, and maintaining dozens of friendships is utterly exhausting no matter how many lives they have left. They need those long cat naps to recharge!
During sleep cycles, a cat’s tail will occasionally flick showing they are dreaming. Owners will sometimes hear soft snoring sounds as well. If a cat trusts the environment is secure, both its eyes will close fully. If still on high alert though, one eye may stay partially open to watch over surroundings so they are always battle-ready.
Cats can fall fast asleep anywhere – on top of trees and fences, inside boxes or chests, by fires or windows inside village houses, in tunnels dug into dirt walls, on wool rugs – you name it. Empty your hands and make beds, sit, or lie down near them and there’s a good chance your Minecraft cat will cozy up next to your player for the bonding benefits of a cat snooze pile.
Life 6: Claiming Their Cardboard Box Kingdom
Cardboard boxes – the ultimate territory for real-world domestic cats to call their own. Minecraft cats love them for all the same reasons. They build their box forts preferably out of oak wood planks and pride themselves on keeping interlopers away from their little kingdoms.
From the safety of their boxes, minecraft cats can survey their surroundings, pounce on unsuspecting prey wandering by, and take leisurely naps in sheltered comfort. Players who try to share or sit in a cat’s favorite box may get swiped with a warning paw or menacing hiss depending just how feisty that particular feline is feeling that day about defending their domain.
Life 7: Teasing Villagers with String
Balls of string are irresistible toys for all cats, real or virtual. Minecraft cats take special pleasure in stealing string from village supplies and then going on playful tangents across nearby settlements. The more exasperated villagers get from chasing them down trying to reclaim string mischief, the more smug cats behave from easily evading capture time and time again.
Occasionally they might let their guard down and allow a trade -Returning some string in exchange for tasty cooked cod. Mostly cats just enjoy the thrill of the steal however and seeing how much chaos they can create amongst villagers with this prized, unpredictable possession. Like creepers, villagers also serve as entertaining foes for cats trying to flex their cunning skills.
Life 8: Training Noobs to Serve Them Fish
When cats decide to grace new players with their presence, they expect royal treatment. As part of initiation, cats will guide these Minecraft noobs to bodies of water and meow insistently until provided with fish, their number one favorite food. They start with simple cod and work their way up to prized salmon and tropical fish over time as Servants climb the fishing skill ranks.
Cats take pride in transforming novice players into expert fishermen dedicated to keeping them well fed. In return, cats bestow gifts upon their recruits – sometimes genuinely helpful treasures like emeralds, iron nuggets, enchanted books, and spider eyes… and other times just mice or rabbit’s feet to show off their elite hunting abilities. All sacrifices are welcomed. The better cats are fed, the greater rewards they return to those who worship them.
Life 9: Unlocking Secrets Only Other Cats Understand
Rumor has it there are ancient secrets cats unlock between their eighth and ninth life that gives them special powers like extra lives, magic healing abilities, night vision, teleportation, and layered dimensions only accessible to those who possess the right combination of meows.
Cats have been passing down these mysteries generation after generation to fellow felines who have proven themselves worthy. All cats seem to know who makes the cut based on secret signals us players have yet to crack. And they intend to keep it that way…
Minecraft Cat Behaviors and Personalities Explored
Beyond their nine secret lives, Minecraft Cats display an array of personality traits and behaviors that make each one unique:
Independent Streak
While cats allow players and villagers to care for them, they value their freedom to roam and explore solo adventures at will.attempting to restrict them, fence them forcibly in confined areas, or following them everywhere they try to wander will be met with hissing, scratching, and eventual disappearance to find someone who better understands their independent spirit.
Aloof At Times But Lovable Too
Cats can appear aloof, choosing to ignore players when they first enter an area or pass by them casually outdoors. But deep bonds can be formed over time, especially with those who feed them and provide a safe home base. When they’re in the mood for affection, cats will come to players unprompted for pets, belly rubs, and facial nuzzles.
Occasionally Destructive Tendencies
Most cats tend to be well behaved as long as their needs are met. But when bored or frustrated, they are capable of breaking furnishings, uprooting plants, stealing and dropping valuables carelessly, jumping on chests, trampling crops underfoot, and soiling inside buildings that don’t allow them free outside access. Patience and plenty of toys are required with kittens and younger cats.
Very Territorial of Favorite Spots
Once a cat adopts a space as part of its home territory, it can become very protective. New players or mobs who get too close may be intimidated with hissing until the cat trusts they mean no harm. They also traditionally mark special belongings like beds with their scent glands for fellow cats to sniff and respect ownership.
Finicky Eating Habits
While fish is the favorite food of most Minecraft cats, they can be finicky eaters. Sometimes they play with other meats like beef or chicken before consuming or ignore it entirely unless hunger truly strikes. Make sure to have a regular supply of fish on hand, but also experiment with other surprise edibles cats could take interest in based on their unique preferences like catnip, cake, or tropical fruits!
Tips for Taking Care of Your Minecraft Cat
Convinced to adopt a Minecraft cat for yourself yet? Here are some top tips for keeping your new feline friend content as part of your clan:
Regularly Give Them Gifts of Fish or String
The easiest ways to win a cat’s loyal companionship is through beloved edible gifts. Make sure to carry cooked cod or tropical fish to randomly surprise them with. They’ll be conditioned to come find you when hungry for reliable feedings. String can also be offered and dragged along the ground in front of them to simulate favorite play hunting sessions.
Set Up Cozy Places for Them to Sleep
Give into a cat’s moody desire for quiet, sheltered space by crafting small homes just for them – line chests or cardboard boxes with wool beds and include cat tail decorations so they know it belongs to them. Place these sanctuaries away from busy player walkways and mobs for undisturbed cat naps.
Make Sure They Have Stimulating Toys
Fill up chests with goods cats can bat around and chase just for their own entertainment. Good toy ideas include creepers or zombies inflammatory dressed in cat costumes, toy mice, balls of string, fake fish hanging from string, armor scraps tied together that make jingling sounds when moved, and pilfered villager belongings like stolen potatoes or carrots! Rotate toys to keep their interest.
Give Them Plenty of Personal Space
There’s no surer way to upset a cat than by crowding it when it needs alone time. Pay attention to a cat’s body language – twitching tail, flattened ears, tensed posture means it’s feeling irritable and likely to scratch or dash away if pushed. Wait patiently for cats to come to you when open to friendly interaction. And never corner them or prevent them from being able to flee interaction when in one of their moods.
Protect Them from Creepers and Skeletons
While cats are capable hunters and fighters, owners should still make an effort to guard them from attacks that spawn near base camps. Ensure buildings have well-lit areas creepers can’t ambush from. Shut cats safely away indoors at dusk when skeleton archers are on patrol. And if you happen to come across the aftermath of an unfortunate creeper battle, make sure to nurse your pet’s health back quickly with pork chops. They’ll reward such care with gifts and loyal watch patrols for life.
Conclusion
Minecraft cats lead rich, complex lives behind the scenes dripping with drama, conflict, mischief and more. While we may never fully decode all their secrets, understanding the personalities and hidden behaviors of virtual felines can help strengthen the bonds formed with them and unlock life-saving gifts in exchange for your devotion. Respect their independent nature but shower them with fish and play and your newest companions will soon have you wrapped around their cute furry paws.
Next time you spot a cat sneak away to sit inside an oak wood box, chase down a hapless villager with string, or curl up into a loaf by the fire, take a moment to contemplate just how deep their inner world might go. Those playful kittens and standoffish strays have decades of wisdom and battle prowess despite their small size. Stay in their good graces and you may just get another life as well!
Two stray cats with no owners can mate with each other and produce babies after being fed and kept close together for awhile. The parents will fight aggressively so it’s best to tame each separately first. After mating, the mother will birth 1-3 kittens who mature in about 20 minutes from baby to full-sized adults. New cat parents may gift their kittens to worthy players.
Ocelots are the wild, untamed form of cats found prowling jungles in Minecraft. They can be hesitant to warm up to players initially. By carefully approaching with raw fish as offerings until they no longer dash away scared, ocelots can become tamed into what are then considered domestic cats.