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Braveheart and Winifred do not live in cages, but they are trained to use them. For example, each cat has their own crate with litter, food & water, and a place to rest. Doors are left open. However, sometimes the kittens need a "time out" and I put them in their crate (jail) for 5 minutes. Cats need to be "instructed immediately" and never use negative reinforcement on a cat. If the kitten is ever hungry or thirsty or needs to use the litter box, they can only find these things in a cage to start with (door open). I place their cages in the living room so they can still feel like they are part of the household when I need to close the door (i.e. delivery).
Kittens grow up playing in their travel carrier crates to prepare them if they need to fly to their final homes. Due to the pet therapy visits, my kittens are comfortable traveling in their crates. In the photo above, Conan, was getting ready to travel to Alaska. He exited the crate confident and greeted Brenda scratching on his cardboard scratcher that fit in this larger sized crate.