Why does my cat chew my phone charge cable?

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My cat has now chewed through 4 phone charge cables in 1 year. Why? What's the appeal?
She's a normal healthy young moggy, well fed and cuddled. Brings in the normal quota of alive mice and frogs. Sleeps on clean laundry etc. She's a normal puss in every way, except for her cable chewing. And it's just phone chargers, not lamp cables or computer cables or extension leads or any other type of cable.
Why?

no idea, but one of mine loves them too.

Same here.... and my earphones

Because she can't be sacked

To get you off MN!

Same reason they do anything - because she can. My last fosters became obsessed with my fitbit; if I took it off they found it and stole it so they could take it away to chew the strap. A previous cat couldn't resist chewing emery boards.

Nail files are popular here too.

My cat does this too. Only phone chargers, no other cables, and only mine - DHs charger is unscathed. She's also removed most of the mastic stuff from our kitchen and main bathroom. I bought her a new cat tree today which she was in different to. My 2 y/o DS loved it though . She's had a couple of nail files and weirdly enough, her goes crazy for bag of pears. I'm not sure if it's the plastic or the pears she wants but she bats them around for ages. Pears obviously don't come out of that particularly edible!

Little M mad for laptop cable. I have to unplug it and hide it when he gets that gleam in his eye. Also rubber bands. I bought a pack of the giant ones especially for him from Amazon. Then frantically trying to find it, in case the little tinker's swallowed it. I think it's something to do with them looking snakey.

Like ASBO, he's also fond of an emery nail file. I think it's something to do with the glue they use to stick the sandy stuff on. Gives a whole new meaning to, "Are you on glue?"

Maybe they are the width of mouse tails and trigger a response. Also if you flick or move one part, the movement can move along the rest of the lead.

if truth be told, I haven't a clue

Grandmaster, my OH has a theory about cat trees, activity centres etc. I said we must get an activity centre if we get another cat. He scoffed because we had one which our previous cats never, ever used. I told him about how they love it on the Foster Dad John stream. He looked at me and asked if there was a sofa or armchair in the room the activity centre was in.

I now think they will use cushioned furniture if it is there instead.