Ocular certainly has stolen many hearts...mine included. I always am a sucker for special needs kitties. Sending prayers for the whole gang. A few suggestions to help the feral mama be less frightened. I am attaching a (sorry large) picture of a cage setup I have for the new mama here. Her babies are 3 days old (four new kittens) and I haven't had any aggression problems at all with her yet. I attach shelving to the back wall of the cage which allows the mama to get away from the kittens when she feels like it. Also I bungee cord plexiglass sheets to the sides to prevent drafts, URI transmissions etc. Also it keeps the kittens from possibly falling through the wires! The entire cage is covered to give her a sense of security, and in the picture is a baby sheet that is attached over the shelf, and it hangs down to give the nursing mom lots of privacy! I lifted it up with a stick to take this picture, but mama is very content not having to nurse the new family in a dirt hole somewhere outside! I also use a long handled butterfly net (tie a loose knot in it) as a scoop and push it under the kittens to change the bedding without risking getting bit! I managed to get all four rolled onto it on their birthday, and put them onto clean bedding and then pushed it back under with long sticks. Kissies to all the sweet rescued babies! Jan