Aging Guide

A Helpful Guide with Ageing

Age in Moons

{1 moon} 1 month
{12 moons} 1 year
{5 years} The prime of a cat's physical fitness

Agiing Your Character

{Kit} 1 irl day = 1 ic moon
{Apprentice} 3 irl days = 1 ic moon
{Warriors} 1 irl week = 1 ic moon
{Elder} Same as warrior
{Leader} Same as warrior
{Medicine cat} Same as warrior

Aging Through Life

{6-8 moons} it is possible for a she-cat to get pregnant, though highly looked down upon in the clans.

{9 weeks, roughly 2 1/2 moons} how long a she-cat is pregnant.

{1/2 moon} kits open their eyes eyes, ears, and take their first steps.

{1 moon} kits can retract their claws.

{1 moon} kits start to respond to their surroundings and speech.

{1 - 1 1/2 moons} kits can start eating solid food.

{6 - 8 moons} become an apprentice.

{18 - 20 moons} become a warrior.

{22 - 26 moons} a warrior may receive an apprentice.

{38 - 40 moons} to have trained an apprentice

{60 moons} to become a senior warrior at the height of a cat's prime

{90 moons} the very earliest to become an elder, granted there are no other complications

{38 - 40 moons} Is the youngest a cat can be to become a deputy.

{20 moons} is the very least I image a cat becoming a fully trained medicine cat, though I imagine many more moons are required to become highly skilled.

{40 moons} is the earliest likely age for a leader, granted the previous one dies fairly early in life

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping your character realistic! I understand that it is hard to translate cat years to human years, so hopefully the information I provided will help. 60 moons does /not/ translate to a 60 years old two-leg, but instead represents the 5th, and prime, year of a cat's life.