Are these the kittens for you?
My adoption guide is here but let’s talk about this specific litter of extremely similar-looking Ragdoll babies.
The kittens above are Zera/Zeraora (the only boy), Shinx, Lux/Luxray, and Litten. They’re all named after cat Pokemon, in consultation with an expert (aka my son).
Zera is the fluffiest I think, and was the first to really love humans. He is extremely chill even by the standards of this litter. He showed a slight interest in electrical cords and I bought chewy toys for him to see if it would help. It seems to have worked as we definitely don’t have a major cord-chewing issue. When travelling, he will loudly complain about the lack of cuddles for a few minutes before settling. I have a cat carrier that is exactly like a baby carrier, and he handles it extremely well (so does Lux).
Shinx is my personal favourite, and the most obsessed with being near me at all times. She might be the smartest as every so often she’ll come up with a problematic behaviour (like sneakily eating my breakfast when I put the bowl on the shelf next to me) but seems to learn very quickly what isn’t allowed. She is smaller than the others, and has the wildest eyes.
Lux has the best cat manners. She doesn’t like posing for photos (a lot of cats see the camera as an aggressive stare-off) and when the others want to suck on some fur she’s almost always the sucking victim. She and Litten are slightly more independent (by the standards of this litter). When travelling, she will loudly complain about the lack of cuddles for a few minutes before settling.
Litten is the first-born and was the loudest for the first couple of months. She was also the smallest, but she isn’t any more. She might be the most playful (or Shinx). She has the scowliest face.
As a litter they are very much what one would expect from a pack of Ragdolls.
Yes, they follow their favourite human from room to room. (If you like company in the toilet, these are the kittens for you.) They will run circles between your legs and literally under your feet as you attempt to find a place to step.
Yes, their long fur does cause toileting issues sometimes. They’re not super gifted toilet-wise eg they need litter trays at both ends of the house—although they have never had an issue with holding on while travelling, even for about five hours at a time. They are fairly finicky about clean litter trays so you need to either have a lot of trays or empty them multiple times during the day (or both). Their stomachs can handle cheap food (Whiskas kitten food at the moment) but take a long time to adjust to new food (especially Lux, and to a lesser extent Shinx).
Yes, they can be picked up by literally anyone and they will simply accept it is happening. They can all be cradled like a baby, and Zera, Shinx, and Lux will sometimes purr in enjoyment of being hugged in that way. They also gaze lovingly at their human, which a lot of cats won’t do. They all love chest and belly pats.
They are not particularly vocal… except when food is being served, at which point they will all scream hysterically until the food is placed in front of them.
They are slightly more playful than the average kitten (which is a lot, lol) but with enough play sessions during the day they will sleep through the night. I recommend adopting two for this reason and others. If you only adopt one, you need to spend about two hours per day playing with them (in at least two separate sessions). If you adopt two, then two or three twenty-minute play sessions per day will be enough. They will get less playful once they’re a year old or if you don’t play with them enough.
They DO object (loudly) to being closed into a separate room when they know their humans are awake (the exception is Zera, who seems perfectly content wherever he is).
Zera and Shinx love sleeping on their human’s bed.
Their biggest issue as a litter is that they love sucking on each others’ fur. Zera is the worst offender, followed by Shinx. Lux is the favourite victim. I say “victim” as sibling sucking can become a serious medical issue. On the up side, they suck tummies rather than genitals (good). But I’m working on training them out of it, or at least reducing the frequency. I’m having some success, but there’s a long way to go.
They are all strongly bonded to each other. Because of the sibling sucking, Zera and Lux probably shouldn’t be adopted together.
They are fantastic with other cats—utterly unafraid, but still respectful. I suspect they’d do extremely well with a dog, especially a puppy (assuming the puppy can play without hurting them).
Regarding young children, I would advise caution. These kittens are SO trusting that they get underfoot to a ridiculous extent (especially near dinner time, or any time someone is preparing human food). A young child could easily step on them and hurt or kill them, which would be incredibly traumatising.
They’re also good but not great with scratching and biting. For better or worse, I have encouraged them to play with my fingers but to do it with claws sheathed and with mouthing rather than biting. They’re pretty good at it… but I still have loads of tiny bleeding scratches all over me (many of them because they jump on my lap or whatever and use a tiny bit of their claws to help with balance). Zera is the best I think, mainly because he interacts with humans the most.
They’re fairly good with getting brushed but it’s difficult to trim their butts (which is something that I strongly recommend their owners do regularly) because they don’t like getting forced to hold still.
They all (but especially Zera) like to chew on tissues for some reason. I THINK they’re over it now but you never know.
They will get darker as they get older, probably ending up with their faces and lower legs almost completely dark, and most of their backs dark brown with the rest of their fur a rich cream.
Here are all the videos I’ve put together with the kittens so far. The videos aren’t embedding properly at the moment so I’ll add the links in full too.
The day of their birth (there is some blood on their fur at first but it’s not graphic). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cYb0ENMjiQ&t=20s
Syringe feeding them when they were less than a week old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10D3cbGr_Bk&t=2s
A long video of the kittens around eight weeks old, falling asleep (or not) together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xygw-k_IJPY&t=3s
Around ten weeks old, discovering their first Christmas tree. That’s Shinx climbing it (blue collar). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKekerP_fI0
This is Litten with an unrelated cat. All the kittens love grooming each other and being groomed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bppeNrGbRVA
And, kitten fight club from a couple of days ago. It starts with Lux (black collar) and Zera, then Litten (purple collar) joins in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bppeNrGbRVA Usually Shinx would be there too; she must have been fast asleep somewhere.
Felicity Banks 
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