They are still wild animals so I don't know if friendly is the right word. If you have food, they love you though. Right now, they are still mostly on milk (kitten formula mixed with rice cereal) but they are starting to try new foods. The little one thinks sweet potatoes are the greatest thing and has started to explore shells. Tonight we'll try some earthworms to see how that goes. They haven't bitten though at first they huffed and squealed every time they saw me until they understood I was ok. They still do that with strangers though which is good since they need to stay 'scared' of people.
As for what our plans are, once our local shelter has space in their outdoor pens, they will get turned over to them so they can be released into the wild this fall. They don't make good pets despite how cute they are at this age so they are being kept away from the dogs so they don't get acclimated to them. By the time they are released, they'll know how to hunt, forage, and keep away from people/domestic animals. We did this a couple years ago with an orphaned litter of four and they made it through their first winter after being released the previous fall. It's nice knowing they can get back out into the wild and thrive.
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