I rescued 2 feral kittens from a woodchuck hole in my front yard 3ft from a busy road 3 weeks ago. They were caught in humane traps and went from hissing scared kittens to purring, meowing, craving attention little kitties. I can pick both up and they will sit in my lap for a while. They were just neutered this week and each weighed just shy of 3lbs so they are estimating at 3 weeks.
I have kept them in my home office/guest room where i work everyday and they have done great and are completely comfortable. We have company coming so i moved them to the master bath and they initially seemed very scared. I sat with them while they ate and they started exploring timidly.
One of the kittens is much more shy than the other and took much longer to warm up. In the guest bedroom I made sure he had no hiding spots where I couldn't get to him and that seemed to work well.
My question is: How do I acclimate them to the rest of the house? I almost have my wife convinced to keep both of them but she is nervous they will never be able to roam. We have a good size house around 2500 sqft with an open floor plan. The only way to slowly give them access is by the bedrooms, the rest of the house is almost completely open. I fear the more timid kitten will revert to being feral once he has a multitude of hiding spots.
I would like to eventaully have their main litter boxes in the basement which opens a ton of other hiding places.
Any insight or suggestions?
I have kept them in my home office/guest room where i work everyday and they have done great and are completely comfortable. We have company coming so i moved them to the master bath and they initially seemed very scared. I sat with them while they ate and they started exploring timidly.
One of the kittens is much more shy than the other and took much longer to warm up. In the guest bedroom I made sure he had no hiding spots where I couldn't get to him and that seemed to work well.
My question is: How do I acclimate them to the rest of the house? I almost have my wife convinced to keep both of them but she is nervous they will never be able to roam. We have a good size house around 2500 sqft with an open floor plan. The only way to slowly give them access is by the bedrooms, the rest of the house is almost completely open. I fear the more timid kitten will revert to being feral once he has a multitude of hiding spots.
I would like to eventaully have their main litter boxes in the basement which opens a ton of other hiding places.
Any insight or suggestions?