What exactly IS a Savannah cat?
The Savannah cat is the result of a cross between an African Serval and a domestic cat. The kittens resulting from the cross between the Serval and domestic cat are recognized as domestic Savannah cats.
What does F1, F2 etc., mean?
The F or Filial rating corresponds to the number of generations away from the Serval cross.
- ·An F1 has a Serval as a parent (usually the male parent) — 1 generation away from the wild cross.
- F2 has a Serval for the grandparent — 2 generations away from the wild cross
- F3 the Serval is great grandparent — 3 generations away
- F4 the Serval is great-great grandparent - 4 generations away
- F5 the Serval is great-great-great grandparent — 5 generations away
SBT, which stands for Stud Book TICA, per The International Cat Association (TICA) simply means that the cat is no longer a Foundation (F1-F5) cat and has at least three generations in it’s pedegree that are within the breed and without any outcrosses to another breed.
How big will my Savannah be when full grown?
Are males always larger than females?
As a general rule, the earlier generation cats are larger than the later generations and the males are larger than the females within each generation.
Size— our F1 adult females are very large at 17 and 18 pounds respectively; our F2 is only 10.4 pounds; our year-and-a-half F5 male is 11 pounds; and our six-month old F6 male is already 9 pounds. Savannahs continue to grow for just under three years. And they’re very long, tall cats, so even though our F2 is only 10.4 pounds, she still appears much larger. With an attitude to match. She rules the house. But, like humans, it doesn’t always hold true that if the parents are tall, then the children will be tall. My parents were both tall, and I’m barely 5', so there can’t be a guarantee that you’ll wind up with a large adult cat just because you purchase an early generation or a kitten with large parents.
Are early generation Savannahs larger than later generation Savannahs?
As a general rule, the earlier generation cats are larger than the later generations and the males are larger than the females within each generation.
Size— our F1 adult females are very large at 17 and 18 pounds respectively; our F2 is only 10.4 pounds; our year-and-a-half F5 male is 11 pounds; and our six-month old F6 male is already 9 pounds. Savannahs continue to grow for just under three years. And they’re very long, tall cats, so even though our F2 is only 10.4 pounds, she still appears much larger. With an attitude to match. She rules the house. But, like humans, it doesn’t always hold true that if the parents are tall, then the children will be tall. My parents were both tall, and I’m barely 5', so there can’t be a guarantee that you’ll wind up with a large adult cat just because you purchase an early generation or a kitten with large parents.
Why are all early generation males sold only as pets?
Can I show one of AJSavannahs kittens?
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