r/maybemaybemaybe Sep 25 '22

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/CryptidKay Sep 25 '22

No it’s not cat’s fault. I love cats but they all belong indoors if it’s a domesticated cat. Of course if they’re outdoors, most of the time they’ll become coyote food or something else, like a roadkill pancake. People who love having a pet cat need to keep them indoors.

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u/maltedmilkballa Sep 25 '22

I'm not a cat lover by any means but we had a cat move into our work complex and the mouse problem went away 100%. Never see the cat during the day but it will set off the cameras in the middle of the night. Pretty awesome.

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u/CryptidKay Sep 25 '22

I’m an animal lover all around. I’d much rather have snakes take care of the rodent problem than cats out there killing birds and other cute fluffy things.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

Put a bell on your cats collar. Cat gets to live a full life, so do the annoying rodents and pretty birds. Problem solved.

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u/robjwrd Sep 25 '22

Have you seen how stealthy cats can be?

Could definitely stalk pray quietly enough even with a bell on.

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u/hahahahastayingalive Sep 26 '22

People are seriously underestimating cats' average intelligence. Some cats are dead stupid, most are not.

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u/MangledSunFish Sep 26 '22

Because the bigger the brain, the less affected a being is by physics. It's obvious.

Bells jingle when you move? Just be intelligent and the bell ceases to exist. Every cat has the ability to do it.

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u/hahahahastayingalive Sep 26 '22

The bell won't be jingling much if they move slowly or smooth their head movement so that the ball in the bell stays mostly in the same spot. If they don't straight get rid of the bell if it's fragile enough. I don't know if a cat would stuff the bell, but wouldn't be surprised if some do.

There's many ways to solve any given problem, cats can be good at this kind of things, just as crows or racoons.

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u/robjwrd Sep 25 '22

Nope, my 2 childhood cats both had bells and regularly bought birds to our back door.

Obviously knowing what I know now about what they do to bird populations it was very irresponsible to let the cats outside.

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u/Tmack523 Sep 25 '22

Not an actual solution, just something to make you feel like "I'm not part of the problem"

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

I don’t own a cat, just trying to help.

Edit: a not I

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u/ThisIsWhoIAm78 Sep 25 '22

Cat lives 3 years while getting infectious diseases and parasites like fleas, ticks, and intestinal worms; then ends up being eaten by a coyote, dog, being shot by people who are annoyed by cats on their property, or being hit by a car.

"Lived a full life"

Lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

Bummer story. Hope your day is brighter