cat trap

Catches stray kitties

A cat trap is any box, bag, container, or enclosed space that cats feel compelled to sit in—exploiting the feline instinct to seek out confined spaces.

The term is used humorously online for objects not intended as cat beds but irresistible to cats: cardboard boxes, open suitcases, laundry baskets, or even shapes taped on the floor.

I left an empty Amazon box out and it immediately became a cat trap.

Related
  • cageBarred confinement structure
  • snareDevice for catching prey
  • feralWild after domestication
  • captureTake into custody
  • humaneMarked by kindness

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purpose/function

cat trapcat door

Hinged opening for pets

cat flap · cat bed · cat tree · cat café · scratching post

cat welfare

cat trapcat rescue

open door

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G