Ok folks, first I'd like to apologize for posting so many new threads
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I've got the two kittens (niles and frasier), that are ~9 weeks old now. I'm wondering how much freedom/free roaming they should get?
They started off in the bathroom until ~2 weeks ago, then moved up to the guest bedroom, where they are now. They are in there most of the time w/ the door closed (due to our adult -and overweight- cat toby having a taste for their food... I have been taking up their dry food and using a cork board as a makeshift baby gate (but this has obvious problems).
I would like to allow them more freedom, but, our house's great open floor plan means that it's pretty much all or nothing...the den is connected to the living room and kitchen and we have a large fishtank in the living room and a recliner and computer (with wires) in the den.....I migtht be able to confine them to the living room if the corkboard/portfolio combo "babygate" would work, but now they may be getting large enough to climb/jump that.
What would you suggust? Is 9 weeks old enough to deal with wiring, etc. fairly safely?
Also, how much playtime should they be getting? Now they are gettng about 2 hours dedicated time, with some playtime with Toby (on the screened in backporch...which is for the most part safe).
I'd be very grateful for your suggustions and/or experiences with how you dealt with kitten confinement/free roaming.
Thanks again for your advice and help!
Art
I've got the two kittens (niles and frasier), that are ~9 weeks old now. I'm wondering how much freedom/free roaming they should get?
They started off in the bathroom until ~2 weeks ago, then moved up to the guest bedroom, where they are now. They are in there most of the time w/ the door closed (due to our adult -and overweight- cat toby having a taste for their food... I have been taking up their dry food and using a cork board as a makeshift baby gate (but this has obvious problems).
I would like to allow them more freedom, but, our house's great open floor plan means that it's pretty much all or nothing...the den is connected to the living room and kitchen and we have a large fishtank in the living room and a recliner and computer (with wires) in the den.....I migtht be able to confine them to the living room if the corkboard/portfolio combo "babygate" would work, but now they may be getting large enough to climb/jump that.
What would you suggust? Is 9 weeks old enough to deal with wiring, etc. fairly safely?
Also, how much playtime should they be getting? Now they are gettng about 2 hours dedicated time, with some playtime with Toby (on the screened in backporch...which is for the most part safe).
I'd be very grateful for your suggustions and/or experiences with how you dealt with kitten confinement/free roaming.
Thanks again for your advice and help!
Art