They've been with me 5-6 years now. They're used to all the routines. They have this room, which is THEIR room, and during the day they also get my bedroom until I go to bed. If I let them out in gen pop with my other critters, they would be scared and hide all day long. In these rooms, they can hang out and relax. They feel safe. I'm impressed that they all get along so well having come from different places. They've become their own colony.

Yeah, originally I just planned on sort of fostering them but I realize nobody would want them as house cats. Adult ferals are very difficult to socialize. Most people want cuddly kitties to pet and snuggle with. These guys may rip your face off if you try to hug them. I've invested so much money out of pocket to feed, vet, and fix these guys I'm not risking letting them live outside with predators and traffic.

Except for Turtle, everyone else came from other properties. Rupert, Colin, and Morgan came from one colony and they got to me from sort of a rescue effort. Juliette and Breeze are sisters and they came from a friend’s property. Turtle is the only one that I trapped on my property myself. She was pregnant and I didn’t want a colony of ferals on my property. All the girls came to me either pregnant or with kittens. They are all fixed now (the boys too). Some of the kittens live here but others have been adopted out.

That bed is somehow squashed down and I couldn’t unsquash it. But they can still get in there.

@graceylou Cat looks slightly hungover, like it crawled in and pulled the thing down over its head and is trying to sleep it off.

@PolyWolf I swear I didn’t give them catnip.

They have lived here 5-6 years now so this is home to them. The black and white cat, Morgan, is the most people friendly and can be petted just not picked up. Rupert, the grey tabby, after all these years now would let me pet him for a bit. He was originally one of the most fearful. Turtle and Colin sometimes would let you pet them. Juliette and Breeze will not let you touch them. But otherwise they are calm and relaxed and no one wants to run away or escape.