How to tame a cat in Minecraft

Minecraft has a lot of neutral mobs and some of them can be tamed in the game. Once tamed, the neutral mob becomes player-friendly. Depending on the type of mob, it will either defend the player or help them collect some type of resource or provide protection.

Cats in Minecraft

Minecraft originally had ocelots that a gamer tamed to get a tamed cat. With the latest updates, cats are now an official mafia. Ocelots can still be found in jungle biomes, but you don’t have to tame one to catch a cat.

Cats are found in villages and come in all sorts of varieties; the general tabby, tuxedo cat, redhead cat, calico, etc. Creepers and phantoms are afraid of cats and that alone is a big reason to have them. Cats purr in Minecraft. Two cats can mate and have kittens.

Tame a cat in Minecraft

To tame a cat in Minecraft, you need to feed it fish. Fish are easy to come by, but you need time and a fishing rod to get the job done.

artisanal fishing rod

To make a fishing rod you will need;

Three wooden sticks (any type of wood)
Two ropes (obtained by breaking cobwebs or killing spiders)

Hint: Use scissors to break through the cobweb. They can be worked with two iron bars. Cobwebs can be found in caves and mine shafts.

Once you have the necessary materials, you can make a fishing rod.

Open the work table.

Put a wooden toothpick in the last cell of the first row.

Put a wooden toothpick in the second cell of the second row.

Put a wooden toothpick in the first cell of the last row.

Add a string to the last cell of the second line.

Add a string to the last cell of the third row.

Pick up the fishing rod.

Fishing in Minecraft

You are ready to start fishing. Bring the fishing rod to a nearby water source. Finding the open sea is best, but the little streams and lakes you see are fine.

Right click / place the action on the water source while holding the rod to start the coil.

Take a close look at the water and where the coil disappears underwater.

If you see bubbles appear and swim towards the reel, it means that you are about to bite.

If the reel head is dragged underwater, right click again / reposition the action.

Whatever you caught will be added to your inventory.

Note: While fishing, you will mainly be fishing, but you may occasionally drag other objects such as fishing rods. B. Boots, bowls, glass bottles, books, puffer fish, etc.