I have 3 feral kittens all born first week of August, 2014 in my backyard. I've been feeding them since they were about 2-1/2 to 3 months old and the mama cat with intent on hoping they'll get used to me so I can catch them. Since then the mama cat has taken off, the three kittens have remained and are now living in my backyard and I still can't get them to warm up to me. I have tried sitting on the ground and talking gently with them. I've tried putting food in my hand to coax them to come to me but the little stinkers will slap their paw on the food knocking the food out of my hand and I tell them no cheating. Also I've tried leaving the patio door open. They'll come in the house, but as soon as I slowly walk towards them, they dart back outside. A friend told me to sit near the patio door just inside the house, leaving the door open with some strong-smelling tuna to entice them to come in. She said to let them get use to me sitting there for several days. Then one day close the door and have a large fishing net handy and catch them in the net. It sounds too dangerous to me. I don't want to get clawed. I really don't know how to catch these kittens. Any suggestions? The kittens are now 5 months. Surely by now they would have gotten used to me.
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