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At 10 weeks, kittens should get about 2/3 cup food a day in 4-5 meals. You could add some warm water to their wet food to ensure they're getting enough water, as sometimes kittens are just not interested in water. It also makes it easier for them to lap up the food. All our cats were rescued from the streets (starving) and no matter how much food they got, they always seemed hungry - the vet said they were making up for lost time. I'd feel sorry for them but then was advised that they could easily overeat and too much food could upset their tiny tummies. Gradually we learnt how much to feed them. We got many toys from the store for them, to this day they prefer to play with bottle caps and paper balls lol. They do love their cat tree and scratching post. Max is called MaxuRocket coz of his habit of zooming all over the house at top speed for no apparent reason - and then he'd go into the burn-out phase, panting like a dog. Kittens that young will play with almost anything, and they're such cute lil bundles of energy. It's really good that you have two so they can expend all that energy on each other. Enjoy your lil ones, they grow out of this stage very fast. Don't forget to take out the camera and post pics here soon!

Before we remodel we struggled w/ this issue. In the end we made a bigger investment so that we could eat at a table & have an island. I am very glad we did. I almost always choose to have our family dinner at the table-- it seems so much more civilized and relaxed and an improtant time for our family of four to be/dine together -- which is only 3-4 times a week. When we sit at the table there have been so many improtant discussions that take place. They are critcal teaching moments for our teenage children. Also I am a stickler for table manners & it is hard to do that the island. Lunch & Breakfast happens at the island. FYI- We increased the kitchen floor plan byremoving diningroom wall & absorbing that space into our kichen plan. The dining room furniture then moved to share space with our oversized living room. Two years later- I am sooo happy we did this.

There have been some excellent comments here. I particular like Dott's Idea of wicking. I have been worm composting on a larger scale for nearly 20 years now and one of the recurring questions I received was the concern of worm bin owners about the invasion of ants into their worm bins. Most ant species are competing with the worms for their food and are not a direct threat to them. Some varieties though like “Army ants, Red fire ant and the “Carpenter ant” are exceptions to this rule. As suggested before one of the best ways to get rid of an ant colony that has infested a worm farm is to flood the bin with water. Depending on the size of your bin pour several liters or up to a gallon of water over the surface of the worm food and worm bedding which will will make the ants extremely uncomfortable and they will as fast as they can try to get out of this wet environment to look for dry pastures. It is important to make sure that there are enough working drainage holes in the bottom of the bin to prevent the worms from drowning. They breath through their skin and can life for extended times suspended in water as long as it contains enough oxygen. So they won't mind a little diving action in their bin at all :-). The flooding should take care of the ant population for now but ant colonies are constantly sending out scouts to search for new food sources. So sooner or later the same or another ant colony might invade your worm farm again if given the chance. The in my opinion best way to keep ants out of a worm bin for good if it is placed outdoors is prevent them from entering in the first place. I don't like to work with any kinds of poison so we developed worm farms that I called worm farm islands. It’s a fancy description for worm bins that are completely surrounded by water. Similar to many of the old castles in medieval times.It’s really easy and cheap to set up and is virtually foolproof. You just need a container that is at least a little bigger than your worm bin a few bricks and some water. I set one of those worm islands up in less than five minutes and have been running some of them for years. So far there hasn't been an ant invasion in any of them. Ants can't swim. I have published an article with pictures about that subject which should help you to keep your worm herd safe from ants How to protect worms from ants from now on. All be best to all you worm composting enthusiasts and happy worming. Kind regards Stephan