Can I ask those who have litters of identical or near identical kittens how they distinguish which one is which?
Our last litter was fairly easy as they all seemed to have something unique but I'm having trouble with this lot Does anyone use the nail polish on their claws? I can see this would work but I am concerned that when I put the kitten back the polish will still be wet and come off, or Mai Tai will try to clean it off or even that the fumes from it are dangerous. Any ideas please?

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Ive been wondering about this aswell , ive seen a kittening / whelping kit on ebay and this has coloured bands made of paper i think to put around their necks but i cant say im keen on that idea , my babys are due a week on wednesday and with the size of her i think im in for a vey big litter , she now cant jump up onto the units in the kitchen .

I use these: they do break and you can cut them to size, as my kittens are also pure white from birth so for weighing purposes and if I have some that look the same once sold people like to know who is who is pictures lol!

10 Puppy Dog ID Bands Party Wrist whelping collar TYVEK on eBay (end time 12-Nov-10 07:01:26 GMT)

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Bet you can't wait now Mai Tai got so big that she couldn't jump up either which she found frustrating as she likes to sit on our bedroom window sill bird watching
I've seen the paper bands but they look enormous to go around tiny Siamese necks

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Thanks TB. They're cheap enough to give a try

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lol my ragdolls arent giants at birth!! you have to Cut them to size very very small and very thin!!!!

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I had 3 lilac females in my litter and I used nail varnish as I tried the hair bands but the just seemed too tight and I thought they may get caught on the wire of the kittening pen.

However, you do need to refresh the polish every 4 days or so as it comes off quite quickly.

I may try to get some of those coloured bands from ebay - much simpler I would think!

im to worried about nail polish say mum licks it??

ive used those bands since i started breeding i didnt know about any other method so i looked up 'bands for kittens' or something and a breeder came up in america with them, thought it was a good idea!!

you can trim them and they can break if you do them thin enoguh if you are worried, rmember you dont need to do all of them if you have 5 kittens i use 4 collars lol

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I use a paint pen. 4 paws, I blob per paw identifies 4 kittens or 5 if you leave one kitten blank... double blobs per paw if the litter is bigger than 5. (you can of course use different coloured paint pens too)

I put the blob of paint from the pen onto their foot, then blow on it till its dry, only takes seconds as paint pens air dry very quickly. Just to double check I give it a good rub with a cloth.

I would put a little mark behind their ears with a pen, a different colour for each kitten.

Nail polish just comes off and they hate it.

The bands look ok but i dont think they would be comfy and mum would probably try to get them off.

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