Friday, January 27, 2012

Catnip is in the mint family... but what is it in catnip that the cats like about that specific herb?

like why dont cats respond to mint the same way they respond to catnip... whats the diffrence in them.

Catnip is in the mint family... but what is it in catnip that the cats like about that specific herb?
Nepetalactone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepetalacto...
Reply:There's an oil in catnip that is specific to that mint. It's not in the others, and it's not in the decorative catmint either (the one with the blue flowers).

barber

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