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So today, the neighborhood kids brought a box with 5 newborns. They don't even have their eyes open.
They told me that the mother was not around and that they found them in a utility closet adjacent to a building when they were looking for possums.
According to them, the hole under the closet door was dug by possums and they feared they will eat the kittens.
I went and looked around and did not see the mother, but I know she is around somewhere since the kids saw her close to the closet.
Even though I fear that the possum story could be true and they might be in danger, I returned the kittens to the closet and put them in a large box and a tuna can on the side for the mother.
I feel like they have a better chance with their mother, but I can't be there that often to check if the mom is around and so they are being left there to chance.
My immediate fear right now is that I have heard that if you touch the kittens at this stage, their mother will abandon them because of the human contact they had. Is this a myth?
I hope placing the box for them to be somewhat more confined and protected was a good move. Any insight?
They told me that the mother was not around and that they found them in a utility closet adjacent to a building when they were looking for possums.
According to them, the hole under the closet door was dug by possums and they feared they will eat the kittens.
I went and looked around and did not see the mother, but I know she is around somewhere since the kids saw her close to the closet.
Even though I fear that the possum story could be true and they might be in danger, I returned the kittens to the closet and put them in a large box and a tuna can on the side for the mother.
I feel like they have a better chance with their mother, but I can't be there that often to check if the mom is around and so they are being left there to chance.
My immediate fear right now is that I have heard that if you touch the kittens at this stage, their mother will abandon them because of the human contact they had. Is this a myth?
I hope placing the box for them to be somewhat more confined and protected was a good move. Any insight?