Help ! I have 9 newborn kittens in my neighbors garage

I heard cries in my neighbors garage and found newborn kittens when I opened up their garage.  I live in an apartment complex and there are 5 garages connected.  The kittens are in the garage connected to mine.  I discovered them under a mattress leaning against the wall.  It looks like there are two litters . 4 tiny kittens look only a couple days old and 5 maybe a little over a week.

I had a lot of advice.  I ended up gathering up all 9 kittens and putting them in a 18" x 20" box.  three of the four sides are tall and the forth side is cut down to about 6 inches.  I provide food and water for the mom on my part of the garage.  I plan on trapping the adults and having them fixed.  What should I do now ? The tiny tiny kittens will they be fed with the other kittens ? Should I provide you with my phone number.

Are both moms there?  Are they both nursing the smalls?   I myself would probably make them two different nests, one for each mom.  If the moms wants to have them together, they can always carry over them.    This would be safer, you would be 100% sure.   But it may work anyway, as

Here the chance is rather big the moms are good friends, and thus choosed to have them together. They probably delivered somewhere else, felt threatened, and took them to this garage...

It is not uncommon two good friends tends their litters together.

At this moment you dont need to do more.  Help the moms with good quality food, so they will take care of the kittens.

There is surely more to do, but the basic is done, IF the moms do attend them.

Have you possibility to take them inside? How safe is this garage?

Are the moms very shy/ferale, or can you touch them without problems?

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Good luck!

I would definitely leave food for the moms. Wet kitten food is best - they need the extra nutrition. You may find they have already moved the kittens. If so, let them be. They had the babies there for a reason. If you find they are not caring for the babies, you may need to step in but wait a bit to see how the mommies are doing.

Thank you for caring for them.

So very kind of you to step in and try to help these mom and kittens! Bless your heart for what you are doing. I agree with the others that at this time just providing them with some food and a safe place to care for the kittens is about all you can do if you can't take them in. It is great to hear that you are going to trap all the cats and get them fixed. Have you found an organization to help you? :cross: Are the moms completely feral cats? Because the worry is that if they feel that there is a threat, they will move the kittens. If you have found this organization, do they have any feral fosters whom may be able to take in these cats? I know that is a rarity, but such fosters do exist... :cross: That way the kittens can be safely handled starting at two weeks of age which is so important for early human socialization and the mom's can't move them away from the foster. It really is quite an effort but so worth it. My best to you!! Do keep us posted on the kittens and just want to say thank you so much for caring.