How and when should I introduce my kitten outdoors?

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I will be purchasing a rescue kitten soon and I would like it to hopefully be an indoor/outdoor cat, staying in at night and out during the day. I live on 3 acres in a rural area so its not a very busy area. How long should the cat be kept inside before I introduce it to the outdoors? Should i out it in a harness and then take it out and play for a couple of minutes and slowly introduce him like this or is there better ways to do it? The kitten will be 2-3months old when i get him. And how do I litter train him?
 
Never.

Outdoor cats die alot earlier than indoor cats (its a proven fact) and theyre more prone to diseases, infections and fleas/ticks (ticks can kill!!!)

Plus, outside cats kill native wildlife. Which destroys the natural habitat.

Dont let him out.
 
not trying to be mean but outdoor cats, die.
i have had five cats, i live in a pretty rural area and they all have been eaten by another larger animal. so i just dont have any cats outside. its like asking for disaster.
 
when it comes to introducing him to the out doors. never. for the best for you cat it should be indoors. I have seen so many cats get hit by cars, hurt and worse by other people who don't like cats and attacked by other animals. I've even seen an indoor outdoor cat that froze over a winter. Not to mention any illnesses that they may get. When it comes to litter pans it should already be litter trained started. I've always just put the kitten in the litter pan so it knows where it is.
 
Ridiculous tbh. Yes a cat in the world is going to have its risks but they are made to survive out there. Its like saying we shouldn't leave the house incase we get hit by a car or attacked by a dog. I'd like to see any of you escape like a cat would. Lets face it!

I couldn't keep my cat inside he always sits at the window and he'll even climb the blinds to get out. As long as he has a way back in he knows he can run to if he gets into danger i'm satisfied my cats reasonably safe. I first let him out at 6months into the garden and slow and sure he learned to climb and jump enough to explore further. I would say though make sure they can jump to and from a high place and climb before you let them wonder. Many times I found myself opening the gate between my garden and my neighbors because he couldn't climb straight up the fence just yet. On my side he used the bins to get over. So let them out supervised at first. Even if your just in ear shot incase they find themselves stuck. All cats must learn. First time my cat got onto the roof of the lady backing onto me's shed he sat there meowing looking at me, who of corse couldn't reach him, and all he needed was me to call him and wave to help him down. I realised I didn't need to watch him anymore when I found him outside once meowing at my back door when i'd left him inside. Turned out, he'd learned to open the door at the bottom of my stairs, come up, mount the shower curtain and climb up to the small window, jump onto my shed roof and into the back garden of the chip shop, where he'd spend hours a day before coming home for dinner when I rattled his biscuits at the back door x:p
 
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