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What are the odds of finding a male? Do you have a photo of your Calico or do you agree they make amazing pets? I have two ... Harley Piffles and ZuZu ... they kiss on demand.
Calico is not actually a breed, it's a colour pattern...so you have have different breeds of cats who come out calico.
I don't know what the odds are exactly, but I do know that male calico's are extremely rare.
I have two calico's..my tortoiseshell is half Siamese -Marsala, and the other is a muted calico, half Maine Coon, Marsala's daughter, Echo.
only females can be calico, it has to do with the x chromosone vs why chromosone. Girls get two X chromosones while males get one X and one why for a cat to be calico it needs two X chromosones.
http://www.petplace.com/cats/why-are-calico-cats-female/page1.aspx
I knew they were hard to come by and that they are to be found in many breeds... love the pics. I was hoping there were more out there. I just love them to pieces/ a little cat crazy, you might say
The chance of finding a male calico is about 1%. According to the vet at the animal shelter I used to work for.
This is little Echo...only 3 months old