BP's n cats??

so we gotta our baby petey but we also have 2 cats so we were wondering if ne 1 had ne experiences with BP's n cats interacting or had their cat attacked or anything. so lets us kno whats up please. THAnks Guys!! :)

I also have a BP and two cats, one cat won't come anywhere near the BP, as soon as I go to pull him out of his cage the cat is GONE!!! The other cat could care less, although I always make sure to keep a close eye on them.

Actually, the other day I was sitting on the couch with my BP, and my cat, who happens to be siamese, came up and laid down on the couch to go to sleep. The BP went over to check her out, and my cat just lifted her, looked at the BP, and put her head back down, without a care in the world. Of course I wouldn't actually let the BP go over there, but they don't seem to care about each other at all.

your cat is much more of a threat to your snake than your snake is to it. they should never be allowed to interact--a claw or a bite from the cat would be disasterous for a snake.

my cat unfortunately is insanely interested in all things reptilian. she isn't allowed anywhere close to the snakes when they are out because she would be quick to smack at them. i don't think she really knows what the snake is, but because it moves she wants to catch it and play with it. the snakes don't seem to know that she is a predator and so they wouldn't know to try to get away should attempt this.

cats and snakes is a bad idea. If given the chance the cat will find a way to eat the snake. Think what happens when a cat finds a mouse. It play wit hit to death. same with a snake.

im not saying get rid of your cats, just when you have the snake out make sure the cat or cats are out of the room. Better safe then sorry.

Beauty the BP

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Originally Posted by jakepatch

I also have a BP and two cats, one cat won't come anywhere near the BP, as soon as I go to pull him out of his cage the cat is GONE!!! The other cat could care less, although I always make sure to keep a close eye on them.

Actually, the other day I was sitting on the couch with my BP, and my cat, who happens to be siamese, came up and laid down on the couch to go to sleep. The BP went over to check her out, and my cat just lifted her, looked at the BP, and put her head back down, without a care in the world. Of course I wouldn't actually let the BP go over there, but they don't seem to care about each other at all.

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Gotta love those Siamese! They are awesome cats!

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Originally Posted by Beauty the BP

cats and snakes is a bad idea. If given the chance the cat will find a way to eat the snake. Think what happens when a cat finds a mouse. It play wit hit to death. same with a snake.

im not saying get rid of your cats, just when you have the snake out make sure the cat or cats are out of the room. Better safe then sorry.

Beauty the BP

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Actually our cats dont play with mice or rats. They sniff them then walk away. Clingy rat babies can ride around on top of the cats :)

But as far as BP's, our cats act FREAKED out when they see or are near one, and jump straight up in the air if you make noises :P. It was our cats that found our one missing BP

i am always awware of where my cat is when i have my BP out. my cat is pretty curious as are many cats. however in the past few months i have noticed that my cat pays less attention to my BP when i have him out of the cage.

My bp seems to not feal my cat is a threat as it will consistantly try and move towards the cat if she is anywhere close. However i keep them seperated.

My cat lives to kill my snake. He sits there just glaring intently. The cat is never around when the snake comes out. Even if the cat was only curious it could make the snake nervous and I would be the one in striking range. :snake2:

I agree cats and any snakes are bad news.I rescued a few snakes that were tore up by the family cat.Dont blame the cats though it in the instinct to be curious about everything.Now snakes and pitbulls are a nice mixture(at least with our pits lol).Whenever i bring a snake upstairs all i do is say dont hurt the baby and they understand.Our female even comes up and gives them love its funny.Now our male could care less ever since he was biting by a baby boa a few years back.He used to come up to our large retic and she would just look at him,then the boa baby nails him on the nose.So he avoids them all now :rolleyes: .Keep a close eye on the cats because the snakes could care less lol.

My cat watches my bp thru the glass doors of his cage but when I open the door she runs. I have held the bp and walked around with him and my cat loves to watch and has that pounce look in her eye.
When ever I take my bp out I shut my bedroom door making sure the cat is not in there.
I don't trust my cat, somedays she acts like she is scared to death and others she acts like if she could sneek up on him she would love to attack/play with him.
I would keep the cats and the bp apart.

my cat sits on my corn snake enclosures hoping to grab one to play... but whenever a snake is out... my ball, boas or corns... she totally ignores it.

i never leave my snakes alone when they are out... they may be on the coffee table or climbing the windows... but i'm always there watching out for them.

ok here's my story...


My cat and BP usually get along... till yesterday. The cat was in my lap as my BP was crawling closer to go under my legs. Cat freaked out so i held her up as she managed to tear up my legs (about a dozen bad scratches) then she started to bite my hand so I let her go. When I looked at my hand I had 2 deep puncture wounds and when i move my skin i could see my vein... so, I have learned not to put the two together anymore. :( My hand is very swollen, sore, stiff, and was blue. <grrrrr>

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Originally Posted by Karma

ok here's my story...


My cat and BP usually get along... till yesterday. The cat was in my lap as my BP was crawling closer to go under my legs. Cat freaked out so i held her up as she managed to tear up my legs (about a dozen bad scratches) then she started to bite my hand so I let her go. When I looked at my hand I had 2 deep puncture wounds and when i move my skin i could see my vein... so, I have learned not to put the two together anymore. :( My hand is very swollen, sore, stiff, and was blue. <grrrrr>

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I would highly suggest a trip to the doctor. Cat bites/scratches can be VERY nasty. I had a friend who required some serious surgery on her wrist/hand due to a cat bite getting infected.

cat mouths are one of the dirtiest in the animal kingdom... so please, get that cleaned up properly and get to the dr to get it checked.

i cleaned it well... im keeping a close eye on it. if i see any signs ill go. We dont have health insurance soooo i'd hate to go and spend the money to say i'll be ok.

My cat Mikey is a huge baby. Where ever I am..her likes to be, what ever Im doing he likes to stick his nose right on in there. He sleeps by my side, lays on my lap on the couch ,and waits for me to get out of the shower..a total mammas boy. When we first got Khan he had to be in the room by our side ever time we went to look in the tank or went inside to get Khan. Mostly I think he was just curious as to what we were doing and why wasnt I paying any attention to him. For about 3 weeks this went on. now he just likes to see what we are doing and finds his corner in the room to lay in.

Do I think Mikey would ever eat Khan?...naa but I do think he would put a few claw marks in him if he got the chance.

Keep em apart.(like lock kitty in the bathroom when snakey is out) respect that in nature they wouldnt live together nor would they ever be civil if kept to close for comfort.

update: going to the doctors tomorrow (tues)

Eeek, I'm sorry to hear that, Karma :( I hope you feel better soon...

My cat is ancient and very mellow. We can easily trust her alone with our cockatiel and rabbits (the doves, however...), but I'm wary about with the snakes, never know who might scare who. Cleo doesn't seem to pay *any* attention to the colubrids, but she glares at Gomez when he's out. She gets so jealous! But she's never gotten near him, and I like keeping it that way. She's a very mellow girl, but I like to play it safe.

let us know what happens please.

Paid $166 for visit and a tatanus shot, then $60 for anitbiotics... hurts really bad... i rather have my darn snakes bite me than this silly cat. Oh well.. lesson learned :)

Sorry for the late reply to this thread, but I asked the same when I joined. Basically, it's just easier to not invite trouble. Before we get either of our snakes out, the cats go into the bedroom with the door closed. They're happy and nap on the bed and snakes have one less thing to worry about (or be tempted to eat! I swear Cleo eyeballs the cats outside her cage "Yeah, I could take that...").

oh i'm so glad to hear you are on the mend... those cats bites are nasty!

sending healing reiki vibes to you,...

hahah thanks!!