Why does a cat bury its food bowl and can it be weaned off?
11.03.2023 05:00
Many cats are known to have a strange habit of hiding food.
Some cats even try to bury their food bowl.
We explain where cats get this habit from and whether it can be weaned off.
Why does a cat bury its food bowl?
In fact, this kind of behavior is quite normal for a cat.
This is a manifestation of the predatory instinct; wild animals always hide their prey.
The cat will also hide food and bury the bowl if it has ever been hungry.
It will not be possible to wean your pet off this habit, since it is instinctive behavior, but you can minimize the problem.
Make sure that there is always food in the cat's bowl. When the cat understands that there will always be enough food, it will bury it less often.
