Settling in

The kittens are settling into their new home nicely. Lots of exploration, a bit of fear at the big spaces (totally understandable after living in a rescue cage for the first eight weeks of their tiny lives) and much play.

They are just adorable.

I’m so glad that we took two siblings. They sleep curled up together, and keep each other entertained and comforted.

You can see them practicing those vole hunting skills ! Leaping, scratching and pouncing on anything that moves.

Which is a damn good thing, because the voles in the polycrub have moved onto the cucumbers, so I’m afraid it’s officially war. And these are the best weapons that we’ve got..

As the days have progressed they’ve slowly become more confident, and more relaxed with us. We try to hold them and interact with them as much as we can until they’re used to us. We already get occasional purrs and cat licks.

They know where the cat food pouches are stored and come and sit on your feet vibrating loudly until you feed them..

We’re training them up for fieldwork!

We shall soon see if they’ve got the potential for Hunter-Killer class. Intensive practice sessions started for the squad yesterday.

Yes, we have a way to go …