I saw an orange marbled Bengal. I've never seen or heard of one before. Is there a reason why they aren't more common? Or are they not uncommon, and I just wasn't aware of it?
I've not seen a pic of Zoey in awhile. Can you post one?Originally Posted by sharky
I am no expert but I would say like my Zoey red
Nial???
Definitely looks like a red. Very uncommon in bengals. Very pretty cat, but I wouldn't want that coloring in my lines.Originally Posted by siameseohio
o.k., well I'm going to try to post this pic. Here goes nothing ----------
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...angebengal.jpg
Sharky,Originally Posted by sharky
I am no expert but I would say like my Zoey red
Nial???
Are you asking me or Sharky? I don't have a red bengal, or any color bengal for that matter.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Where did you get your "red" bengal? Looks like it might have been an accident litter where one of the bengals bred to a red tabby domestic?
That sounds kind of scandalous. I would think they'd cost less because they are pet quality and can't be shown.Originally Posted by HopeHacker
I actually saw some red spotted Bengal's in person. They were trying to tell me that they were worth more than the brown spotted Bengal, because they told me these colour Bengal's were more rare, and had better markings.
From my understanding, the above Bengal isn't a tabby mix either and has it's papers as well.Originally Posted by HopeHacker
They weren't mixed with a tabby cat, they were actual Bengal's with papers and all, and the breeder wanted $2500 for each of them. They had an entire litter of them.
It is not a friend's or mines. I didn't take the picture. Unfortunately, I've never seen a Bengal in person. Although I plan on attending a show in Ohio in the beginning of the year. By saying "I saw an orange Bengal", I was refering to the picture. Someone sent the picture to me.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Siamese,
I thought you said you had the cat in question - was it a friend's of yours? Where did you take the picture?
Fade? Forgive my ignorance, but do Bengals fade with age or something?Originally Posted by tiffanyjbt
Rufousing is desired by SOME, but not everyone because they tend to 'fade' more than others.
I think most cats get darker as they age and there is less contrast in their specific patterns. This is seen in siamese cats too. Its not so much that they fade in color. The background color gets darker and the pattern color gets lighter (falls out). The more this happens, the more the stark contrast is lost. Because the background color in rufoused bengals is a lot closer to the pattern color, they 'seem' to fade (or loose contrast) a lot quicker (think seal point meezer vs. chocolate point meezer). But this is not true for all rufoused cats (of course, 'cause then breeding would be simple and I'd do it!)Originally Posted by siameseohio
Fade? Forgive my ignorance, but do Bengals fade with age or something?
By the way, thanks for the pick tiffanyjbt.I can see the simularity in the coloring, but there definately is a difference.