Hello all,
I'm new here and my name is Nary. ( not sure if this is the right forum place for this question. or should i put it in the (care one).
My husband and I recently got a kitten (Ragdoll) 3weeks - Almost (4 weeks now) and his name is Rascal. He is 4 month old kitten. How long should i start training him? I want him to be able to sleep next to us on the bed. But instead he sleeps under the bed most of the time ;/. I mean i know that was the first place he went when we got him and ended up sleeping there( For safe and comfort). But we want to show him that we care and love him and not to be afraid to sleep with us. Those two weeks was hard to get him near us and play with him, but so far the 3rd week he has been getting close to us, but he still has not been able to sleep next to us. ( Goes back right under the bed again, But for some reason when i get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom he wakes up and follows me. lol, and i can see it in his eyes that he just woke up, and after i'm done doing my business he follows me back to our bedroom and goes back to sleep under the bed.)
is it bad that i want my kitten to sleep with us on our bed or next to me for that matter? Another thing that kind of bugs me a bit, i dont know if it's normal, but when I'm in bed being on my phone or whatever and hes on the bed, I try to put him next to me, pet him and play with him. Then not even a minute, but a second he just goes to the other side of the bed, and i'm here thinking, " Oh does he not like me?" When should i start training him to stay with us on the bed ? Or should i just let him sleep under the bed ? I hope he knows we care and love him. Every time he goes under there, it makes me think hes still afraid of us and what not. Even though he still comes to us and follows us around when we do things and play with him as well. I know it's only been three weeks ( almost 4 weeks now). But i guess it would take longer? ( I over worry about these things ahaha. Wont hurt for a kitten to sleep next to me for one night. lol
Any advice/suggestions would be nice . I'm new here so please go easy. And again sorry if i posted it on the wrong forum.
Thank you.!!
I'm new here and my name is Nary. ( not sure if this is the right forum place for this question. or should i put it in the (care one).
My husband and I recently got a kitten (Ragdoll) 3weeks - Almost (4 weeks now) and his name is Rascal. He is 4 month old kitten. How long should i start training him? I want him to be able to sleep next to us on the bed. But instead he sleeps under the bed most of the time ;/. I mean i know that was the first place he went when we got him and ended up sleeping there( For safe and comfort). But we want to show him that we care and love him and not to be afraid to sleep with us. Those two weeks was hard to get him near us and play with him, but so far the 3rd week he has been getting close to us, but he still has not been able to sleep next to us. ( Goes back right under the bed again, But for some reason when i get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom he wakes up and follows me. lol, and i can see it in his eyes that he just woke up, and after i'm done doing my business he follows me back to our bedroom and goes back to sleep under the bed.)
is it bad that i want my kitten to sleep with us on our bed or next to me for that matter? Another thing that kind of bugs me a bit, i dont know if it's normal, but when I'm in bed being on my phone or whatever and hes on the bed, I try to put him next to me, pet him and play with him. Then not even a minute, but a second he just goes to the other side of the bed, and i'm here thinking, " Oh does he not like me?" When should i start training him to stay with us on the bed ? Or should i just let him sleep under the bed ? I hope he knows we care and love him. Every time he goes under there, it makes me think hes still afraid of us and what not. Even though he still comes to us and follows us around when we do things and play with him as well. I know it's only been three weeks ( almost 4 weeks now). But i guess it would take longer? ( I over worry about these things ahaha. Wont hurt for a kitten to sleep next to me for one night. lol
Any advice/suggestions would be nice . I'm new here so please go easy. And again sorry if i posted it on the wrong forum.
Thank you.!!