When my cats came to me they were 5 plus years old. All born feral. All have tamed. Sopdet is the hardest, she'll lick my finger if cat food on there, and let me pet her only if Treasure is around but it took me 2 years to get this far. She's at least 7 years old now. I hear all these stories that you can't tame a feral if they are no longer kittens but I've learned with this bunch here that you can. Other caretakers in my area have also tamed their 5 plus year old feral cats.