smokebuddy [he/him]@lemmy.today to cats@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBello! Am I Tortoiseshell?lemmy.today92493
246Bello! Am I Tortoiseshell?lemmy.todaysmokebuddy [he/him]@lemmy.today to cats@lemmy.world · 1 year ago9
Shelter paperwork only said Tortoiseshell but a friend told me her hair is too long to be, any thoughts?
Show ContentRegalPotoo@lemmy.worldEnglish401·1 year agoTortoiseshell is a colouration, not a breed - you get long hair tortoiseshell cats, same way you get long hair tabbys. Fun fact: due to the way the genetics works out, male tortoiseshell cats are incredibly rare - less than 1 in 100,000 iirc
Show ContentFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish161·1 year agoand the male cats that are torties are… how shall we say, a bit extra? (generally. the male torties or calicos have XXY chromosomes. though it’s also possible they’re a genetic chimera.)
Show Contentsmokebuddy [he/him]@lemmy.todayOP71·1 year agoAwesome, I did some looking into it but never saw any discussion of hair length. I was reading about the lore of them and wanted to ask before getting any deeper
Show Contentvivavideri@lemmy.world41·1 year agoShe gon’ be fuzzy. And a little bit nuts. Enjoy. Also smooch her head for me.
Tortoiseshell is a colouration, not a breed - you get long hair tortoiseshell cats, same way you get long hair tabbys.
Fun fact: due to the way the genetics works out, male tortoiseshell cats are incredibly rare - less than 1 in 100,000 iirc
and the male cats that are torties are… how shall we say, a bit extra?
(generally. the male torties or calicos have XXY chromosomes. though it’s also possible they’re a genetic chimera.)
Awesome, I did some looking into it but never saw any discussion of hair length. I was reading about the lore of them and wanted to ask before getting any deeper
She gon’ be fuzzy. And a little bit nuts. Enjoy. Also smooch her head for me.