As you all guessed I'm new kitten on the block.

In a few days, I will be getting my first Bengal kitten. Since I'm new to the breed, I would appreciate all the help I can get.

Welcome LilRed!

I posted this in response to another of your posts....but in case you don't see it...

Give us Pics!!! :D I'd love to see your new kitty when you get him...I think Bengals are sooo cute. I think there are some other Bengal owners here, and also a lot of people who know about cats who should be able to help you. Up above are links and you can look up the breeds. Good luck!:bunny:

One of our members, Nitecrwlr, owns a Bengal. He might be able to give you some tips.

Welcome, Lil Red.

Hi and welcome to you!! I think Bengals are so beautiful!! :)

Thank you all for the welcome!

Hey and welcome - I have a 2 yr. old bouncing bangal boy. He is a tri-color brown marble bengal
named Loki after the Norse god of mischief.

Hope you have a lot of energy, bengals sure do. Let me know if you have questions.


Helen

Thanks. I just brought her home last night and she's been a little bundle of energy.

Are there any special tips I should know about Bengals compared to other breeds of cats?

Congrats on the new baby! I don't have any good tips for you on bengals as I don't have any. All I can say is love & play with it as much as you can & you'll have a little angel in no time!

Oh you must be sooooo thrilled - just expect the unexpected - just be on your toes (hehehe) - they tend to be fearless and love hights. When they say they are active that is an understatment. :) ;) ;) They do get into quite some mischief (hence his name - Loki). Make sure you have a very high climbing tree or two otherwise you will find them in place you'd never thought a cat could get to (well you will anyway - hahaha) :D :D :D :D :D. They are very smart and when they set their mind to doing something there is no stopping until the task is accomplished. Plenty of toys - the homemade kind usually is the biggest hit (ball from tinfoil, papper balls and don't forget the feather toys).

Also they are the most loving and affectionate creatures. I just melt when my boy plants himself in my arms wanting to be held like a little baby purring up a storm when I am sitting on the couch watching TV. He also sleeps with me every night tucked into my left armpit. :angel: :angel: :) ;) ;)

You will never regret getting your baby.

PS: I adopted Loki from a breeder at age 7 months who wanted to turn him into a barn cat because they could not sell him since he was not social - what fools, all he needed was lots of patience and plenty of TLC.

Feel free to contact me anytime.

OMG - she is absolutely wonderful!!!!!

Wow, thanks Helen!

She came home Wednesday night and has been going from manic chase and pounce on anything that moves to sleeping like a rock. Right now she is sleeping in my lap. She had a tough morning of chasing and killing toy mice. She is not quite 5 months and curious about everything.

I think the funniest thing she's done so far is chase the mouse pointer around my monitor. I'll have to remember to turn the monitor off when I leave my desk or she'll be chasing the fish on my screen saver. :)

She is a doll though.

So........what's her name???????????

Oops, sorry. That's me - forgetting the important stuff :).

Her name is Tiri, short for Nefertiri.

I know she is tiny now, but when you do get that climbing tree, be sure to anchor it either by screws or something. They get playing at such a rapid rate that their enthusiasm can tip over the cat tree trapping them underneath and hurting them. Just a head's up, my friend has 3 Bengals and had this happen to one of hers.

So far the worst thing she has done is jump into the kitchen trash bin. She was a little shocked when she ended up inside the bin rather than on top of it. Everything else is anchored. We have a fair number of nieces and nephews that are at the toddler stage. I will make sure her climbing tree is securely anchored when we go from the small play tree to a bigger one.

Thanks for the tips!

Awww, your new kitty is so cute!! :)