Ragdoll advice

[Ellovera2]

Hi everyone. I'm looking for any advice from ragdoll owners. We're considering a cat and at the moment think they'd be the perfect breed for us. Some questions....

1. Are they really much calmer and docile than your average moggy? We have a large house and a secure medium sized garden but I'm worried a 'house cat' will be climbing the walls to get outside.
2. Linked to the above, tips on good indoor cat stimulation toys/equipment?
3. I've found a registered breeder in a village 2 miles from me which is amazing as I live pretty rurally and the next nearest was 50 miles away! I've read all the advice on buying a kitten from the GCCF. There's a litter due soon. She has sent me pics of mum and dad and once kittens are born and vaccinated etc I'll be able to visit, any other tips about buying? She describes herself as hobby breeder and only has a few cats which live as part of the family.
4. The mum and dad have different colourings. Is this an issue? Advice on what colour they are and whether they look a good example of the breed would be great.
5. Litter tray. Is it worth buying an expensive one or will the basic do? It will need to be up high (perhaps utility counter top) as I have kids I don't want getting to the litter. Will this be ok?

Overall would you recommend the breed?

They sleep at the bottom of our bed! That stopped the night howls!

Can I ask what trees or posts everyone has?

Bought off Amazon it’s really good all three of mine love it and snooze on it a lot as well as play and scratch.
They also have various scratching posts around the house which I’ve picked up from pets at home.

Hi @FunkyMonks , so that one is ok for big cats? I don't want to end up buying a very expensive one specifically for ragdolls if I can get away with a normal one!

Yea it’s fine for Ragdolls it has an attachment where you can secure it to the wall for extra security. It fits into the corner of our living room so it’s also less risk of it toppling over.