How Do You Tame Cats in Minecraft

If you are looking for a loyal companion to join your Minecraft adventures, a cat in Minecraft is an excellent choice. These helpful pet cat friends are famous for their ability to scare away one of the game's most annoying hostile mobs. Having a tamed cat by your side makes nighttime exploration much safer and far less stressful.

The taming process is surprisingly simple, but it does require the correct item and a bit of patience. Whether you find a stray cat in a village or encounter one in the wilderness, getting a cat in Minecraft to trust you is a rewarding experience. We will show you exactly how to do it.

This post will cover everything you need to know about tamed cat ownership. We will discuss finding and feeding cats, how to breed the different cat variants, and all the surprising ways your new pet cat can help you survive and thrive in the game.

The journey from spotting a skittish stray cat to having a tamed cat that follows you everywhere is quick and easy. All you need is a raw fish and some patience. Let us walk through the process of how to tame animals in the game and what you can do with them afterward.

Taming a cat in Minecraft requires raw fish. Raw cod and raw salmon work best.

1. Find a Stray Cat: Locate an untamed cat in a village or a newly spawned stray cat.
2. Get Raw Fish: Go fishing rod or catch at least ten pieces of raw cod or raw salmon. Cats need multiple pieces before they will trust you.
3. Approach Slowly: Hold the raw fish in your hand and walk toward the cat in Minecraft very slowly. If you run, the cat flees.
4. Feed the Cat: Once you are close, right-click (or use the console equivalent) repeatedly to feed the raw fish to the stray cat. You will see hearts rise from the cat in Minecraft as you feed it.
5. Look for the Collar: The hearts will disappear, and a cat's collar will instantly appear on the tamed cat. The tamed cat is now yours and will follow you. The tamed gray tabby cat exists and is one of the available cat textures.

The black cats you find around witch huts are technically just stray cats. Yes, you can tame them. The only difference is that one untamed black cat always spawns inside or near a witch hut. This is the easiest way to get a black cat for yourself. Taming it follows the exact same steps, using raw fish like raw cod or raw salmon. Once tamed, the black cats behave the same as any other cats.

The taming mechanics for a cat in Minecraft Bedrock edition are the same as the Java edition, requiring raw fish (raw cod or raw salmon). The only difference is the command used to feed the cat in Minecraft:

• Console: Press the left trigger button (LT or L2).
• Mobile: Tap and hold the screen on the cat in Minecraft.

The results are identical: a successful tamed cat will receive a cat's collar and become your pet cat.

In Creative Mode, you can bypass the search for a stray cat by using a cat spawn egg to instantly create a cat in Minecraft of any cat textures you want. After you spawn the cat in Minecraft, you still need to feed it raw fish to tame it, or you can use the /tame command if you are running as the server operator.

Taming a cat in Minecraft Mobile works exactly like the Bedrock edition. You must hold the raw fish (like raw cod) in your hand and simply tap and hold your finger on the stray cat until hearts appear, and the cat's collar materializes. The mobile cat's owner can also put the sitting cat in position by tapping it. This mobile cat is easy to manage on the go.

A tamed cat does not require complex training. Once you tame animals, their behavior changes completely, offering you control over its position and movement:

• Sitting: Right-click the tamed cat to change it from standing tamed cats to a sitting cat. It will stay put until you tell it to stand again.
• Following & Teleportation: When standing, the tamed cat follows you around. If the tamed cat is far away, it uses cat teleportation to appear next to you, a great feature for your pet cat.

You can use a fishing rod to move a sitting cat slightly without making it stand up, which is a handy trick.

The terms "befriend" and "domesticate" are just other ways the community describes the taming process. When you successfully feed enough raw fish to a stray cat, the cat in Minecraft becomes a tamed cat. The moment the cat's collar appears; you have domesticated or befriended the cat in Minecraft. There are no extra features or different levels of taming to understand.

No, you cannot untame a cat in Minecraft. Once a strayed cat has a cat's collar, it is permanently a tamed cat.

If you no longer want the pet cat, you can place the tamed cat in sitting cat mode far away from your base. It will stay there permanently. Alternatively, if the tamed cat is killed by a mob or entity, it is gone forever. Only the tamed cat will not flee when hit.

If you want a tamed cat to do the work of scaring away Creepers, you first need to know where and how to find cats in the game world.

The two main ways to get a cat in Minecraft are Adoption (taming a stray cat with raw fish) or breeding two existing tamed cats to produce a baby cat growth that is automatically tamed.

You can easily find cats (stray cats) in generated structures across the Overworld. The two key places are active villages and witch huts in swamp biomes. Stray cats found in these areas are ready for you to tame.

Stray cats spawn passively in villages at a rate of one village cat spawns for every four beds, up to twenty stray cats. This is why active villages are the best place to find cats. A unique one untamed black cat is also generated at every witch hut. These naturally spawned cats do not take up aggressive creature mob cap.

In Creative Mode, you can use a cat spawn egg to instantly place a cat in Minecraft. If you are using commands, the default command is:

This command spawns a cat in Minecraft at your location. You still need raw fish to complete the taming process.

In Bedrock edition, you can use the /summon command with a type or variant tag to specify the color you want. For example, to summon a Siamese cat or Persian cat, you would use:

The best way to lure or attract stray cats is to hold raw fish (raw cod or raw salmon) in your hand. The cat in Minecraft will slowly walk toward you. You must stay still or approach very slowly, or the cat flees. You can also use a fishing rod to catch more raw fish while you wait for the stray cats to get closer.

Food is not just for taming a cat in Minecraft, it is also essential for healing and getting them into the mood to breed.

Cats only eat raw fish. This includes raw cod, raw salmon, and tropical fish. They do not eat other types of raw or cooked meat.

• Raw Cod: This is the most common fish and is great for taming or healing an injured tamed cat.
• Raw Salmon: This fish is less common but works just as well.
• Tropical Fish: Cats will also eat these, but they are generally reserved for breeding and healing baby turtles.

To feed any cat in Minecraft (tamed or stray cat), hold the raw fish in your main hand and right-click on the cat in Minecraft. This action either initiates the taming process, heals an injured tamed cat, or, if the tamed cat is full health, puts it into Love Mode for breeding.

Cats love raw fish. They also like to sit on blocks like chests and furnaces. When you sleep, there is a chance the tamed cat will cat materializes next to you and leave you a gift, like raw chicken or a fishing rod. Even unnamed cats will do this for their owner.

The main fish cats eat are raw cod and raw salmon. You can easily catch these using a fishing rod. While tropical fish also work, it is most efficient to use the common raw cod and raw salmon for all your taming and breeding needs.

You should only feed a cat in Minecraft raw fish (specifically raw cod or raw salmon). Feed this to a stray cat to tame it, to an injured tamed cat to heal it, or to two tamed cats to breed them. Do not feed them any other food items.

Once you have two tamed cats, you can start a family. Breeding is the fastest way to get more pet cats in specific cat variants and colors.

1. Find Two Tamed Cats: You need two tamed cats (male and female do not matter). If you only have one cat, you need to tame another stray cat.
2. Use Raw Fish: Feed both tamed cats raw fish (raw cod or raw salmon) until hearts appear over both of them.
3. Wait for Baby: The two tamed cats will breed, and a baby cat growth will appear. The baby cat growth is automatically tamed and wears a cat's collar. This is the same as for other baby animals in the game.

No, you cannot. You can only breed your tamed cats. If you try to feed raw fish to another player's tamed cat, nothing will happen, as you can only breed tamed cats owned by you.

No, you cannot breed untamed cats. The cats must be fully tamed (wearing a cat's collar) before they will enter Love Mode and breed. You must first feed them enough raw fish to get them to the tamed cat stage.

Giving your pet cat a name makes it a true part of your world.

To name your cat in Minecraft, you need an anvil and a name tag.

1. Get a Name Tag: Find a name tag in dungeon chests, or you can purchase one from a librarian villager for Emeralds.
2. Use the Anvil: Place the name tag into an anvil and rename it to whatever you want your cat in Minecraft to be called. This costs a few experience levels.
3. Apply the Tag: Right-click the cat in Minecraft while holding the renamed name tag to apply the name.

Once you have the renamed name tag from the anvil, simply right-click (or equivalent command) on the tamed cat. The cat in Minecraft will now have its name permanently displayed above its head. This is the same process for all the animals in Minecraft.

There are several beautiful cat variants you can tame in the game, each with unique cat textures and colors.

The cat in Minecraft comes in eleven different cat textures or cat variants. You can find most of these stray cats spawning in villages, except for the black cat, which mainly spawns around witch huts.

The eleven official cat types (or cat textures) are:

• Tabby
• Tuxedo cat
• Red
• Siamese cat
• British Shorthair
• Calico cats
• Persian cat
• Ragdoll cat
• White
• Jellie cat
• Black cat

The jellie cat was added after a community cat contest.

The tuxedo cat's texture is one of the most common cat variants. It is black with white markings on its chest and paws. It is easily found and tamed in most villages where stray cats spawn.

Black cats are one of the most unique cat variants because they have a specific spawn location. One black cat is guaranteed to spawn at every witch hut. You can also find a one untamed black cat spawning randomly in villages.

The term "jungle cat in Minecraft" is used to describe the ocelot, which spawns only in the jungle biome. Remember, ocelots are not the same as the stray cats you can tame in villages.

Calico cats are another common cat texture found among the stray cats found in villages. They have the classic three-color pattern. You can easily tame two calico cats to breed more if you like this specific cat texture.

A rare cat in Minecraft is any cat variant that has a low chance of spawning in a village. This includes the siamese cat and the jellie cat. The british shorthair is also one of the less common cat textures.

The rarest cat in Minecraft is the Jellie cat. It has a white coat with large, light-grey markings. It only has a very small chance of spawning in a village. To get the jellie cat, you will likely need to breed many tamed cats and hope the baby cat growth is the Jellie cat. The ninth cat added was a variant of the british shorthair.

Tamed cats are not just for looks; they have many useful behaviors that affect gameplay.

Yes, tamed cats teleport to you. If the tamed cat is standing and you move more than a few blocks away, the cat teleportation mechanism will activate, and the cat materializes next to you. However, a sitting cat will not teleport.

Yes, tamed cats follow you when they are not in sitting cat mode. They will follow you through the world, but they cannot follow you across dimensions. When tamed cats are following, they maintain a safe distance.

Cats do many things:

• Follow: They follow their owner unless put into sitting cat mode.
• Sleep: They sleep on beds, chests, or furnaces.
• Gift: They sometimes give gifts to their owner when the owner sleeps.
• Scare: Cats scare creepers and phantoms.

No, cats do not drop string when they are killed. The cat dies mob drop will only include experience points.

Yes, this is one of the most useful things a tamed cat does. Tamed cats and ocelots both cause creepers to keep a safe distance away. If a creeper sees a tamed cat or ocelot, it will immediately run in the opposite direction, making your base much safer.

A tamed cat is a pet cat you must take care of. Here is what you need to know about keeping your pet cat alive and why it is worth the effort.

You heal an injured tamed cat by feeding it raw fish (raw cod or raw salmon). Every piece of raw fish restores four health points. The straighter the tamed cat's tail is, the healthier the cat in Minecraft is.

Cats can be killed by almost all sources of damage. These include:

• Hostile mobs (zombies, skeletons, etc.)
• Fall damage
• Drowning
• Fire/lava
• Other players

Yes, cats are useful in Minecraft for creeper defense, bringing gifts, and providing companionship.

No, cats and ocelots are not the same creature.

• Ocelots: They spawn only in the jungle biome. You can tame them using raw fish, but they become tamed cats.
• Stray Cats: They spawn in villages and witch huts. They are already the cat in Minecraft model.

Once you have a tamed cat, you might want to create a fun place for your pet cat to sleep and play.

"Cat skins in Minecraft" refers to the cat textures (cat variants) themselves. You cannot customize the cat's texture beyond the eleven base options, but you can change the color of the cat's collar by using dyes on the tamed cat. The tuxedo cat's texture is one of the most popular.

You cannot craft a special cat bed entity, but cats like to sleep on any player bed. They favor only owned beds by the server client.

A cat house in Minecraft is a decorative structure you can build to give your tamed cat a safe place to sit. It can be a small wooden structure with a fence around it to keep mobs out.

You can build a cat statue out of blocks like wool or concrete for decoration. There are no in-game statues of cats.

A cat tree in Minecraft is a structure you build using wooden planks and fences to provide your tamed cat with high platforms. Cats sometimes sit on these high spots, and it is a fun aesthetic touch.

You can create a custom banner using a loom and dyes. While there is no specific cat pattern, you can use patterns like a black crescent and white stripes to create a simple cat face design on the banner.

Finally, let us address some common myths and fun details about cats in Minecraft.

No, black cats are not rare. One black cat is guaranteed to spawn at every witch hut. This makes them one of the easiest cat variants to acquire.

No, black cats are not bad luck in Minecraft. They function exactly the same as any other cats and are actually lucky because their ability to scare creepers can save your base.

Yes, there are black cats in Minecraft. They are one of the eleven cat textures or cat variants available to tame.

Yes, cats are in Minecraft and have been for a long time. They are an essential and useful pet cat to have in the game world.

Taming a cat in Minecraft is one of the easiest and most rewarding parts of the game. All you need is patience and raw fish (raw cod or raw salmon). Once you tame a stray cat, its ability to scare creepers makes the game world much safer for you.

Remember to keep your tamed cat safe and check out the different cat variants like the tuxedo cat and british shorthair. Whether you are going for the common tabby or the rare cat like the jellie cat, having a pet cat by your side is a fun experience that truly enhances your Minecraft adventures.