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Savannah fishing

Alicia may

Savannah Kitten
CURIOUS,
Can savannah cats eat little fish from the pet store (goldfish etc)
I seen a video of a serval cat fishing in his bathtub
(So cool).
Curious if anyone's done this? What kind of fish would be best for nutrion.
 

Patti

Admin
Staff member
There are some who have purchased fish to put in a bathtub or wading pool for their cats' entertainment. I can't tell you if they actually eat the fish as I prefer to use non-live water entertainment for my cats.
 

John Popp

Site Supporter
I use Robo fish, throw them in the kiddie pool and the boys return them to me. One boy needs to wait for them to come near the edge as he can't manage to have that 4th paw leave solid ground and the other will even put his face under water to grab them.

As a food source, feeder fish aren't ideal on a regular basis and as Patti suggested they may not even eat them.

 

John Campbell

Site Supporter
Staff member
Elsa enjoyed Robo Fish as well.... She has eaten cooked fish that I have cooked, but never a raw one or one she has caught... Even though she did catch an carry robo around for a while with its fin flipping!

John

 

Rafiki

Site Supporter
I too have had them play with the robofish. We have a pond in the backyard with goldfish and shubunkin (koi were raccoon/crane food) so having her hunt feeder goldfish would send the wrong message!
 

SavannahLuv

Site Supporter
So far Shango has only got to play with a fake swimming Nemo fish (just a bigger version of the robofish) in his kiddie pool outside. Some of the other robofish I've found online are too small for my preference since Shango has a tendency to eat things. This summer I do plan on catching some small minnows from the lake or mountains close by so I can see how he likes playing with real ones.

As long as it's not something you do on a regular basis as a food source, I think any fish from the pet store would be fine to give them occasionally as a special play treat. I personally would just get whatever ones are cheapest.
 
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