Hi all I am new to this board
and it seems to be better than some boards I have seen.
I have a girl and boy exotic, I have learnt a lot within the past few months but am still kind of confused about Genetics.
The breeder I got them from has helped me quite a bit about learning my goals but he shows a lot (cats and dogs) and we lived so far away that I don't have a chance to talk to him. But I also found out some things about him that I am not very happy about though I will not list his name or what I have heard. I have learned I should do my homework about a breeder more than what I did. What kind of questions should I ask before getting a breeding kitten from a breeder to know if I am getting my head
or not?
Can anyone recommend a good gene website and explain how to understand it? I know some people have talked about the AA and BB, ECT genes, but how does one know about these genes from a cat that is way back in the pedigree? How do I go about learning more about the background of a cat? What questions should I ask about background, health issues, ect?
If I cannot find a breeder that cats were bred from in pedigree, how do I go about finding out information about their cats? How do I know if a line will work with another? I know that I need to know what my goals are and everything. But I know some lines do not work well with others. I have heard by several people some lines will not click at all while others works wonders and produce nice. So how do I know..? only way I know is to just give it a try but I mentioned that to a lady and she kind of got all torn up but yet didn't give me an example when I asked how does one to know??? Which didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t make sense as we all were newbieâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s at one point in time but I can see her point in a way?
I haven't yet found someone whom willingly to help me to understand the genes and all but I'm not going to give up as I'm sure there will be somebody who will help me sooner or later, hopefully sooner! I think thats all for now but I'm sure I will think of something else to ask as I tend to forget!
Thanks everyone
DoodleBuggy
I have a girl and boy exotic, I have learnt a lot within the past few months but am still kind of confused about Genetics.
Can anyone recommend a good gene website and explain how to understand it? I know some people have talked about the AA and BB, ECT genes, but how does one know about these genes from a cat that is way back in the pedigree? How do I go about learning more about the background of a cat? What questions should I ask about background, health issues, ect?
If I cannot find a breeder that cats were bred from in pedigree, how do I go about finding out information about their cats? How do I know if a line will work with another? I know that I need to know what my goals are and everything. But I know some lines do not work well with others. I have heard by several people some lines will not click at all while others works wonders and produce nice. So how do I know..? only way I know is to just give it a try but I mentioned that to a lady and she kind of got all torn up but yet didn't give me an example when I asked how does one to know??? Which didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t make sense as we all were newbieâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s at one point in time but I can see her point in a way?
I haven't yet found someone whom willingly to help me to understand the genes and all but I'm not going to give up as I'm sure there will be somebody who will help me sooner or later, hopefully sooner! I think thats all for now but I'm sure I will think of something else to ask as I tend to forget!
Thanks everyone
DoodleBuggy