At least, it works for kitties.
This IFLS article asks, Why Do Cats Love Boxes So Much? Well, someone did a study. No, really.
As it turns out, hiding in boxes reduces stress and anxiety in new cats in animal shelters.
Now it was a small study, but are we really surprised? If you were suddenly stuffed into a prison full of strangers, wouldn’t you rather have some kind of divider between you and the rest of the world to help control interaction with said strangers? Well, this study confirmed this for cats too. In the study, some new cats got boxes, some didn’t. Surprise, surprise, the “boxed” cats were less stressed out about their new surroundings.
I imagine play time was more fun too.
Pew pew!
What the study doesn’t explain is the cat trap concept.
It even works on big kitties.
I imagine there’s a reasonable explanation. So dear readers, why do you think cats like boxes so much?
Stephanie Beavers 
Worth a try.
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Aye. Just gotta find a big enough box…
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Cats like boxes because they’ve neither the technology nor the opposable thumbs to build themselves tiny little cat-sized houses. Lovely article and photos. Cats can be irresistible – when they’re not aloof, that is!
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In my experience, the whole “aloof” thing can be banished by food or snuggles. Or maybe my cats have all been a bunch of little sucks.
Regardless, I feel like your theory is a sound one. Thank you.
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