Winter Shelter / Behavior Question

I live near Buffalo, NY where the temps will be getting very cold Monday & Tuesday.   Wind chills of 20-30 below are being forecast.   I have 4 ferals on my property ( A mama cat and 3 of her almost adult kittens)   The kittens have bonded and have separated from Mama.   I have 2 kitty tube shelters with straw and heated pads and also a larger, well-built insulated shelter with heated pad and straw.   

Mama cat prefers to be solitary...she claims the kitty tube in the front of my house as hers...she doesn't like sharing.   The kittens hang out together on my covered deck where I have the other kitty tube.   Two of them  share it comfortably.   The third kitten spends a good deal of time inside my home...he comes inside whenever it's too cold and he's happy to be inside for the most part.    All of them have been spayed/neutered/shots and ear tipped.  

Now here comes the question...   There are also 2 or 3 intact Tom Cats who are occassional visiters to my feeding station - I've not been able to get them trapped and neutered yet.    The third shelter - the one that was built, has straw and also a heating pad  is right next to where I feed.   I saw one of the Toms tonight feeding and rubbing up against the door of it.     I'm wondering what the possibility  is of 2 to 3 intact Toms sharing the shelter for a day or two until the arctic cold passes.   Will they cooperate & share for the sake of staying warm?   The shelter is big enough for about 5 adult cats.   I really hate to think that one of them might be left out in the cold because they are males, competitors and usually territorial.   

I really wish I knew more about feral cat behavior sometimes.  Can any of you colony caretakers out there comment on this?   

Thanks!

Euph

Thank you so much for helping them all.

It would seem to me that if they are sharing the food, they will share the house.  Survival is critical right now.  Once mating season starts, they will probably not be so cooperative with one another.  If Momma and all the kittens are fixed, you may not have to deal with that and hopefully, you won't attract an intake female.

I am hoping that during this bitter cold, that common sense will prevail and all of the cats will snuggle together wherever they can find warmth, enemy or friend.  It is a worrisome time.  Hopefully your kitties will do well and all snuggle safely together.

I'm seeing our normally "other cat-hating" ferals be FAR more tolerant of other cats (at feeding stations) during this horrid weather (we're in NW NJ, so it's not AS bad).

All we can do is provide them the food, shelter and water. The rest is up to them.... :heart2: :rub:

Thanks for the responses.... Guess all I can do now is watch and keep my fingers crossed.   The arctic weather is headed straight for us and should be here tomorrow night.    I feel badly for them having to endure conditions like this.

Euph

Yeah, it's tough.

!!!!!

We too have seen cats who normally want nothing to do with each other "buddy up" when it benefits them weather-wise. If there's space, seems like even enemies will endure close quarters for warmth or food.

Chances are come decent weather thou, these guys will go back to despising each other unfortunately