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How Old Do Kittens Have To Be Before They Leave Their Mother?

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    Typically, mother's nurse their babies for about six weeks. After that she will teach them to eat and drink water. You may have to show them where the litter box is, just take them to it several times a day until they get the idea.
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    Tiggersmom 

    answered 3 years ago

      Don't take them away from mom til they are 6wks old.
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      Samijo 

      answered 9 months ago

        The earliest would be 6 weeks
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        Rhampton 

        answered 9 months ago

        Six week old, just make sure they are eating solid food and drinking water good before you let them go to  their new homes
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        Bible 

        answered 9 months ago

        Usually eight weeks is fine. Sometimes breeders will keep them longer, but this should be an appropriate amount of time.
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        Keemo7 

        answered 9 months ago

          Usually 8 weeks old is ok for them to leave their mother but the longer the better. I would recommend 12 weeks to give them time to learn everything they need to know.
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          Guest 

          answered 7 months ago

          6 weeks
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          Guest 

          answered 6 months ago

          Six weeks is the time at which they stop nursing (spelling ?) but they still need time to be liter box trained and give them a little teen to get use to eating solid food. Anywhere from eight weeks to 10 weeks is a good time period. But, I would recommend not going past 10 weeks. After that that may get to attached to there mothers.
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          Guest 

          answered 6 months ago

          The kittens can leave their mother at 6 weeks old, but just to make sure that they know what they need to learn, let them stay with their mother until 8 weeks old. They will need to learn to eat solid foods before you send them off to their new homes.

          Hope that helped :)
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          Guest 

          answered 4 months ago

          Eight weeks
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          Guest 

          answered 3 months ago

            The mother leaves the kittens in like 2 weeks
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            Swimy2373 

            answered 3 months ago

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