Any cats are good for hunting down pests. You just need one thats energetic and pouncy. Also you probably need a cat that likes to be outside, snow, rain, hail or shine! xD Lol.Best cat for hunting yard pests?
My avatar cat is a 6 pound (soaking wet) dilute tortoise shell female and she has been dining on gophers all Summer long. And I can assure you that she had no help dispatching them all by herself.
I also have a 10 pound British shorthair male but he specializes more in mice. He hasn't the patience to stalk and wait out a gopher.
Almost all cats are a half step from being wild anyway, more so than dogs, I think. Go to the shelter and find yourself a nice kitten that seems interested in you, Let the kitten pick you, if possible. Do the shelter and yourself a favor, and get it fixed. (you may have to anyway, but it is the best investment you can put into your pet cat. )
Cats are great companions, and freinds. I have an orange tabby, and he's gotten kind of lazy, hunting wise. but my freind has a grey tabby, whose father was mostly Bobcat, and she is a hunter for sure.
We saw her dragging a rabbit that was as big as her down the driveway the other day.
I think you are right to choose a cat, I dont dislike dogs, but they are so much more needy and time consuming. You just end up being a slave to a dog. Not the situation with a cat, especialy a fixed one.
A lot of my freinds and family who own dogs are always saying they cant do anything or go anywhere for more than a day, because they have to be home for the dogs.
There really isn't a good hunting cat in my opinion.
If you want a pet to be a companion and get rid of yard pests get a small terrier dog. A Jack Russell Terrier or Patterdale Terrier would be a good choice.
Trust me these small terriers were bred for this to hunt vermin. Get a dog. You can train it and not have to worry. (I would never just let a cat out in the yard)
Get a cat from a farm! **Make sure you take it to the vet right off and get it checked out (should with any new cat any way)** But the farm cats are pretty rugged little things.
a very entergetic ginger cat or try a dog
Females are better hunters than males
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