About us

Welcome to Rumtumtugger Maine Coons, my name is Mary Stuart. I
live with my husband Mitch, 18 Maine Coons, 1 Somali and 1 old moggy.
We all live in a quiet village called Bishops Lydeard at the foot of the
picturesque Quantock Hills in Somerset in the UK.

We have always had cats about the house but after seeing a Maine Coon
for the first time in 1995 we decided very quickly that these magnificent cats
were the ones for us. We acquired Lionel (Jakatta Leo) in September 1996
and Harry (Rukbat Harry Eccles) three months later. These two boys
delighted us so much we decided, after much careful thought and planning,
to start breeding our own Maine Coons. With lots of help and advice from
other breeders, especially Sandra Turpin (Kassaro Maine Coons) to whom
we are very grateful we now have 8 breeding queens and 2 stud cats.

All our cats live in the house with us, kittens are usually born in our
bedroom where I can keep an eye on them and then move into a kitten
nursery with their mum until they are litter tray trained and ready to join the
rest of the household.

We have large purpose built runs in our large garden for the cats which
like to go out. These runs all have shelter, climbing frames and trees in
them and are enjoyed all year round. We are extending the runs this year to
include some sort of water feature possibly a pond with a fountain as all our
Maine Coons are mad about water and will play in it for hours.

Our kittens are very well socialised and go to their new homes fully
vaccinated, GCCF registered, wormed and treated against fleas. As our
adult cats mature they will be tested for HCM and we are currently x-raying
our breeding queens hips as a precaution against breeding kittens with hip
dysplasia. Both of our stud cats have attained a 'GOOD' hip score and all
results will eventually be registered with the OFA.