Dwarf fortress without cats

dwarf-fortress

Is it possible to build a fortress without any cats?
The Catsplosion problem is well known.

I mean not only build a fortress, but build a successful fortress.
I know that cats helps with vermin and moods.

Do anyone has experience with 0 cats? 🙂

Best Answer

If you can get them (usually by trading with elves), Peregrin Falcons make an excellent cat replacement. From the wiki article, Peregrin Falcon, they don't adopt owners, do hunt vermin, and as birds their births are easier to manage. They can be hard to obtain however. The article even implies that they are more single minded about hunting vermin, possibly because they don't bring their kills back to their owner.