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!

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

List of All Items

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

Minecraft Related Guides

List of All Mobs

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