House Cat
Cat-Nap Galore
Cats are champion nappers!
12–18 hours a day
There's a reason we call a quick snooze a catnap!
House cats commonly sleep around 12 to 18 hours every day, usually broken into lots of separate naps.
Now You Know!
Some cats can spend more than two-thirds of their day snoozing!
Kittens, older cats and individual sleepyheads may rest even longer.
How does a cat sleep?
- How long?
Usually about 12–18 hours a day
- When?
Throughout the day and night
- How?
Lots and lots of naps!
From Sleep, Nap, Snooze
Cat-Nap Galore
The house cat brings some expert-level napping to Sleep, Nap, Snooze: The Bed Habits of Animals.
Explore the BookKeep snoozing...
- JaguarA much bigger sleepy cat!
- GiraffeShort naps, very long neck!
- Worker AntHundreds of tiny naps!
For parents & teachers
Is this really true? Sources & further reading
Domestic cats commonly sleep for roughly 12 to 18 hours during a 24-hour period, generally divided into multiple bouts rather than one continuous sleep.
The amount varies between individual cats and can be affected by age, activity, health and environment.
- Animal:
- House Cat
- Scientific name:
- Felis catus