Pedro and Lola's arrival

The day had finally arrived to collect the little ones from the breeder. I was so excited... After all our first introduction to them was at 4 days old. It was the longest 8 weeks of our lives.

We arrived home late evening, put their basket down on the kitchen floor, where they would spend their first couple of days. We sat silently on the floor whilst they got used to their surroundings. Lola was very shy and reserved whilst Pedro on the other hand was all over us. Pedro had previously had a lot more human contact than Lola due to his near death experience, hence why he was a lot more forthcoming.

Pedro and Lola play

The breeder had warned us that she had been unsuccessful trying to get them to use a litter tray. They had just been doing their business on some newspaper. I can't say we were particularly delighted with this news and took the necessary precautions.


The following morning we got up and no mess. We placed them both in the litter tray and they both happily went to toilet (happy days). In fact 8 weeks on, they have never done their business outside of the litter tray. Trick is to keep it as clean as possible as cats are both clean and fussy.

Pedro happily sleeps in my arms

I really enjoyed watching them explore, hide and play together and watch their personalities grow. I would quite often sit on the kitchen floor and let them come to me if they wanted attention. Bengals are well know for their affectionate nature but it was really only Pedro that demonstrated this. Lola would prefer to sit and watch from afar... Taking it all in!

We slowly introduced them to new areas of our home and now they pretty much run riot when given the opportunity. They are climbing to new heights every day and generally getting up to mischief but we adore their naughty antics. 

Pedro and Lola snuggle up together

We are really pleased with our decision to get 2 kittens as neither one of them would be the same without the other. I believe Lola would still be a shy little thing without her brother and Pedro probably wouldn't be quite so mad without his sister to bomb around with.

They are growing at quite a speed and their personalities are shining. There is nothing I enjoy more than a cuddle with my microbubins after a long days work... On their terms of course!

Lola sleeps