Alot of what I would have posted is already here. I have always kept them caged until I am able to at least handle them. Cagney, who was a real 3 lb wild cat when I trapped her use to lunge at anyone in her cage like she was going to attack. To tame Cagney I spent alot of time sittng on the floor in the bathroom where her cage was talking to her and also I used a cat toy and I played with it as she watched. Eventually she started palying with the toy with me and that is when i first petted her. Soon after that I let her out of the cage but kept her in the bathroom until she was tamer.