Make the starter room warm before anything else
A Sphynx meets a new home through her skin, so her starter room should be the warmest calm room in the house, set with a litter box, food and water, and at least two burrowing options: a blanket nest on the floor and a covered bed she can disappear into. Hairless cats lose body heat constantly, and a Sphynx who is cold will not explore, play, or bond on schedule. This is also the most people-hungry of breeds, happiest under a jumper or in a lap, so choose a room where she gets company as well as heat, and expect her to supervise from inside your clothing if allowed.
Check each new room for heat traps and cold spots
A Sphynx exploring a new room goes straight to its warmest point, which is not always a safe one. Before opening each room, feel for drafts at floor level where she will actually live, and make radiators, space heaters, and sun-warmed metal surfaces safe to lean on, because skin with no fur barrier burns and chafes faster than a coated cat's. Windowsills are her favourite scouting posts, so check that sunny perches come with the option of shade, since a Sphynx can sunburn through a bright window during a long nap. Offer a blanket or cat bed in every opened room from the first visit, so each new territory contains a warm base camp rather than just interesting cold floor.
Keep her routine oily skin in mind as she settles
A Sphynx's skin produces oils that a coat would normally absorb, and settling week is when you learn her individual rhythm. She will leave faint marks on light bedding where she sleeps, which is normal and manageable with washable blankets in each room she claims. Most Sphynx cats need regular gentle bathing and ear cleaning, because their large ears build up wax visibly, but keep the first bath until she is confidently settled in at least her starter room, so water does not become part of the new-home stress. Wipe her down with a warm damp cloth in the meantime, and let grooming happen in the warm starter room after a meal, when she is drowsy and least likely to object.
Read comfort through touch and appetite
A Sphynx who feels secure eats enthusiastically, since this breed runs a fast metabolism to stay warm, seeks out laps, and explores with her tail up between blanket stops. Take it as a warning if she shivers in a room you consider warm, hides inside bedding through whole days, or leaves meals unfinished, because cold and stress suppress exactly the behaviours that keep her healthy. Slow the room openings, add warmth to the rooms she already has, and let her reset. Contact your veterinarian if she refuses food, develops reddened or sore patches of skin, or has persistent loose stools after moving, and say she is newly homed and hairless, since skin and warmth issues matter more for her than for a coated breed.
Finish with warmth mapped across the whole house
A Sphynx is fully introduced when she can cross the house and find a warm station in every room without a cold trek in between. Finish by placing a bed or folded blanket in each main room, keeping her feeding station in a draft-free spot, and maintaining the gentle bathing and ear routine in one warm, familiar place. Household members should learn to check blankets before sitting or starting laundry, because a settled Sphynx sleeps buried in them. With KinsLe Family Sharing, everyone at home can see your Sphynx's shared profile, including her warmth needs, bathing rhythm, and which rooms she has claimed, so her care stays consistent whoever is on blanket duty.