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Questions and answers about bengals

1: Are Bengal cats domesticated?

yes, although bred from the asian leopard cat and crossed with a cat the average bengal does not contain much wild blood and is fully domesticated

2: What are F1,F2 and F3, what does SBTmean?

The f stands for foundation cat and has a close relative that was a asian leopard and this will be shown on his/her pedigree.

F1 = 1 parent was an asian leopard cat = 50% wild blood

F2 = 1 grandparent was a asian leopard cat = 25% wild blood

F3 = 1 great grandparent was an asian leopard cat = 12.5% wild blood

SBT = studbook tradition= totally domesticated cat

3: What do they eat ?

They eat the same as a normal cat, ask the breeder of your kitten what the kitten has been eating and give it the same for at least a month, you can then change slowly if you must the food he/she has been eating.My kittens eat James wellbeloved and whiskers pouches, cooked chicken and tuna.

4: Can i breed from my kitten ?

If you bought your kitten as a pet you will not be allowed to breed from it, it will be registered on the non active register which means that no offspring can be registered as pedigree kittens.You will usually be asked to sign a contract and neuter/spade the kitten when it reaches 6 months, this is standard practice you will then be asked to provide evidence of this before you will be given the registration papers for your kitten.If you wish to breed kittens you can buy a kitten of good type for the breed at a much more expensive price who is on the active register.

5 : can i let my bengal out?

It is not advisable to let Bengals out they are quite often stolen and they can pick up illnesses fip is fatal.Then there is the risk of traffic and getting into fights with other cats.I personally will only sell a kitten to someone who is going to keep their kittens inside.

6 : What are the fuzzies ?

Bengal kittens develop guard hairs around the age of 4 weeks, which makes their spotted appearance 'fuzzy.' These are used in the wild for camouflage. These start to clear around 10 weeks of age.