There’s a big box in the kitchen right now. Max LOVES it. He normally wants to be in whatever room I’m in, but because of the box, he’ll spend chunks of time in the kitchen – away from me – so he can sit in the box. He does like to play in it. If I drag my finger along the outside edge, he’ll bat at it with his paws. He also likes to jump on top of it. So far he hasn’t collapsed it. But his favorite thing by far is just to sit inside.
I should remember this for his next birthday: get Max a box.
Heh. When I first read your title, I thought it said “Man” in a box.
(That’s only funny to me. I know that.)
Maybe it brings him comfort because it reminds him of his mother’s giant, rectangular womb.
Max would love my “office”.
Dang, replaced by an inanimate object…That stinks.
Or is this you & your comforter? No wonder Max is distancing himself from you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgKRotxHgjA
Or is it possible that Max just realized that he is naked…and the box is his fig leaf?
What was in the box, before Max?
It was a fan/ air purifier.
Riley does the same thing. Any empty boxes are automatically claimed by him. If you’ve seen the rectangular boxes “Snuggies” come in, you can imagine how amusing it is to see a rather large Tomcat try to squoosh his entire carcass inside one while playing with (read “trying to hide from”)the dog. Outside of a bit of tail, he actually can do it! The paper recycling box in the kitchen gets his attention often as well, but the contents are frequently re-arranged or ejected when this happens – not exactly ideal. Gotta love the simple amusements of the young – some go for pots and pans; others, empty boxes. Ah, youth…
My kids love to sit in boxes for hours too. Is Max a small child, or are my kids large, hairless cats?