Thank you,
Cali
If BB (cute name by the way!) is mounting a female with his "pokey" (LOL) out at the age of 3 and a half months, then I can see where you might be pursuaded to think the behavior was indeed sexual in nature. However, that now being said, unless his testicles are fully descended (at 3.5 months they normally aren't) this behavior is dominance. Males at BB's age do not have testosterone yet and they won't until the testicles are fully and completely formed and have mostly descended into the scrotum. Males usually don't begin to sexually mature until 6 or so months of age at the earliest, however I have heard of a very few cases where it began as early as 5 months. Even so, your kitten is only 14 or so weeks old (you DO know his age for a fact, right? You mentioned you also had his mother there so I presume you know the date she gave birth) and they normally just don't have the necessary equipment nor do they have the necessary hormones to exhibit sexual behavior yet at that age.Originally Posted by CaliGirl
BB is not aggressive, he is very mellow, easy-going kitten overall. That is why we were shocked at that. His Pokey, to say it nicely, was out and all. I just thought that males usely don't start that behavior till they are around six months. Thank you all for the wonderful advice, any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Jenny