Here they are!!! I'm a proud grammy
Some other breeders do use such a big dog crate. Especielly if they have several litters at a time.
I rescue momma cats and kittens from time to time. As soon as the kittens are old enough to explore beyond the nest I use a baby gate to confine them to one room where they can not get into to much trouble and I know they will be safe in. Just make sure you don't have anything dangerous they can get into. They will start exploring about 5 weeks and by 7 they are going to be hard to contain, mine learn to climb the baby gate around 7-8 weeks. I would not crate or cage them, they will be miserable and they need the room to play and explore, they need the space to learn important cat things there mom will teach them. I have not had much trouble with my kittens, they do like to crawl under the dresser, couch and bed, but there is nothing under any of those that would be a threat, and they know how to get back out. Enjoy them while they are this little they wont be for long, they grow at a very rapid rate as I am sure you will notice soon as they should double their birth size in the first week.
Hahaha, I will be sure to carefully put away all of my china (from whichever period its from).That is a fairly common reaction of adult cats - often males, against small kittens.
So he isnt one of those who spontaneously accept them and is acting extra mom as a selfgiven matter of fact. Thus you are doing right, allow him near as long as mom doesnt mind, but also do keep close watch, never leaving him unsupervised there.
About the other question... Serious breeders do have a room for them kittens, if they dont want them to run around the whole house. If they dont have a suitable room, they dont become breeders.
This may be ok for small kittens crawling around, but it is NOT recommendable when they are old and vigile enough to run and climb. they do need this running and climbing.
So my advice would be, make the flat as children- and kitten safe as you can. Take down your best pieces of china, especielly them from the Ming period - Kang-Shi period too, btw. Etc etc.
and do accept filosofically they take some risks running and climbing everywhere.
The great polish humanitarian and pedagogue Janusz Korczak did said much about "every childs right to its own death". He meant, safeguarding in absurdom, keeping a child in a "golden cage", was worse than allowing the child to live a normal live, thus also taking some natural risks...
The situation was exactly comparable as here, I think.
Good luck! *vibes*
Yeah, my husband suggested something along the lines of your baby gate idea too. My living room would be okay, I'm just worried about the electrical cords from our tv, entertainment center, etc. In fact my living room has double french doors that lock, so I wouldn't even need a gate, I suppose I could just have my husband work on consolidating all the cords behind our entertainment center. This is why I'm trying to figure this out now, I know we are going to have to put a little work into getting things kitten proofed.
I thought I'd upload some more recent photos for everyone to see.
