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unsure of ragdoll kitten sleep schedule

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#1 ·
hi, i have a 10 week old ragdoll boy and he is growing fast and starting to warm up to his new owners aka me. He is very active at night and when i need to sleep he is normally dashing around or meowing. I was wondering if it was humane for me to keep him in the hallway at night alone (my bedroom door closed) with his toys and food and bed. I was leaving him out at night for a bout a week and he didn't seem. to meow. He meowed on the first nights but after a while he did not as much. However the problem is that when I wake up and open the door he is normally awake and he doesnt like sleeping on his cat bed, he likes sleeping on my lap so when he does fall asleep i have to transfer him and he wakes up again.

Help me!
 
#2 ·
Cats are, by nature, crepuscular and most active at dawn and night times ! So if you want to train to sleep through the night you need a routine of play - eat - sleep.
So a nice energetic playtime before bedtime followed by a tasty supper left out overnight - with luck that will be followed by sleep ! At least that works here with my Lily - except if I have to get up in the middle of the night for the bathroom and then she thinks it's an early breakfast time :rolleyes:
 
#3 · (Edited)
update ronight i fell asleep and he was asleep with me in my room on my bedside table until around 4 am, then he woke up and tried to sleep on my face so i lured him outside with some food and now i am going to sleep now. I am going to try and enforce a sleep schedule on him. hopefully closing the door but leaving it ajar will seperate our sleeping spaces.
 
#4 ·
As he is still only a baby he probably still wants the comfort of sleeping with you at night - he must be missing his Mum and siblings:rolleyes: But if you really don't want him on your bed, but are happy for him to be in the same room then a comfy, fluffy bed for him on your bedside table or by your bed may do the trick.
 
#6 ·
Welcome @carrotsmellycat to the forum.

I'm with @Bertie'sMum in that your kitten is a baby, so will want the comfort of you. Is there a reason you don't want the kitten on the bed? Not judging you, just wondering as it might give you a bit more peace. I'm also with @OrientalSlave re: the timings, our boy is waking up and telling us all about it before 4:30am at the moment...he is 15 years old and he's done it every Summer since we adopted him in 2018.
 
#10 ·
I dont mind him on my bed it is just that everytime he is on my lap or asleep it is hard for me to do my work as I have to move around. As well as on the bed i'm afraid I'll squash him accidently or he will pee on it. He does fine sleeping on my bedside table though.
 
#7 ·
Poor baby was taken from mum too soon, was he from a registered breeder or a byb? As you’ll want to report a registered breeder for breaking rules.

He may prefer a soft blanket next to you rather than a bed, but he’s very young and needs comfort.
Our litters all learn very young that lights out = sleep, which follows from play & food. He would normally still be waking to nurse from mum then go back to sleep at this age.
 
#9 ·
Mr Tom has always from day one slept on the bed as did the late Button, Tigger also sleeps on the bed. She is quite active as most kittens are very late pm and into the very early hours and then she starts again about 5 or 6 a.m. I simply ignore her but if she walks over me I give her a rub & cuddle, tbh any disturbance doesn't bother me as I have come to expect it over the years.
The first night when Tigger arrived I tried leaving her downstairs in her new fluffy bed, it worked for about 2hrs, then she cried and cried so I gave in for some peace and had to carry her upstairs. Being babies and taken from mum and siblings they want and need comfort and security, simply because they are scared or petrified.