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Minecraft
How to Tame and Breed Cats
The Cat is a Passive Animal Mob in Minecraft. Read on to learn information about Cats, its drops, locations and spawning, behavior, and how to tame or breed Cats!
List of Contents
Cat Overview
Cat Basic Information
| Cat | |
|---|---|
 |
HP |
| 10 | |
| Armor | |
| 0 | |
| Type | Tamable Animal |
| Category | Passive |
Cat Drops and Rarity
Normal Drops
| Item Drop | Rarity |
|---|---|
 String |
Very Common |
How to Tame Cats
Feed A Cat Raw Salmon or Cod
Feeding a Cat Raw Salmon or Raw Cod allows you to tame it. It may take several attempts before you can successfully tame the cat. Unless you a tamed cat is instructed to sit, a it will always wander close to the player
Receive Gifts From Cats After Sleeping
A tamed cat will sleep near your bed when you rest. Upon waking their is a chance that the Cat will leave you a gift around the area of the bed. A cat cannot give you a gift if it is unable to sleep near your bed. Note that even if you have tamed multiple cats, you will only receive one gift each time.
List of Possible Gifts
| Possible Gifts | |
|---|---|
 Rabbit's Foot |
 Rabbit's Hide |
 String |
 Rotten Flesh |
 Raw Chicken |
 Phantom Membrane |
 Feather |
|
How to Breed Cats
Feed Fish To Tamed Cats
Feeding fish, either Raw Salmon or Cod, to two Cats that you have Tamed will get them to breed. The kitten that is born will always take on the appearance of one of its parents.
Cat Locations and Spawning Mechanics
Structures
| List of Structures | ||
|---|---|---|
 Swamp Hut
|
 Village
|
|
Cats tend to spawn in Villages. As long as there are enough Villagers and Beds, it doesn't matter if the Village is naturally occurring or made by the player.
Cat Behavior
Tamed Cats Wander Close to the Player
Cats will move around the general area that the players is located unless they are commanded to sit. Even if the player is atacked by a mob, Cats will not assist in attacking that mob.
Stray Cats Are Scared of The Player
Stray cats will often run away from the player when approached, which can make taming them somewhat difficult.
Creepers Avoid Cats
Creepers tend to avoid Cats, making Cats a good mob to tame if you are having trouble dealing with them. This characteristics also makes cats a staple in many Creeper Farms.
How to Farm Cats
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Minecraft Related Guides
List of Mobs Categories
| All Mob Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
 Hostile |
 Neutral |
 Passive |
List of All Passive Mobs
| List of Mobs | ||
|---|---|---|
 Allay
|
 Axolotl
|
 Bat
|
|
Cat
|
 Chicken
|
 Cod
|
 Cow
|
 Donkey
|
 Fox
|
 Frog
|
 Glow Squid
|
 Horse
|
 Mooshroom
|
 Mule
|
 Ocelot
|
 Parrot
|
 Pig
|
 Pufferfish
|
 Rabbit
|
 Salmon
|
 Sea Turtle
|
 Sheep
|
 Skeleton Horse
|
 Snow Golem
|
 Squid
|
 Strider
|
 Tadpole
|
 Tropical Fish
|
 Villager
|
 Wandering Trader
|
 Zombie Horse
|
||
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