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I Just Adopted A Bengal Kitten
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He is very handsome, and it's great that he gets along with your other cat!
Did he come from a breeder? The "broken mackerel" tabby pattern (some stripes and some spots) is pretty common in the domestic cat population, so unless you got him from a breeder my guess would be he's a lovely brown tabby domestic shorthair; I'm not really seeing either Bengal or Savannah in him.
Did he come from a breeder? The "broken mackerel" tabby pattern (some stripes and some spots) is pretty common in the domestic cat population, so unless you got him from a breeder my guess would be he's a lovely brown tabby domestic shorthair; I'm not really seeing either Bengal or Savannah in him.
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Perhaps the breeder is using outcrosses from another breed and that is why he doesn't have a typical Bengal appearance? Does the breeder work with other breeds also? Some Bengal breeders also have Savannahs, and Savannah breeders often have other breeds that they combine with the Savannah... Early generation male hybrids are normally not fertile, so some breeders use late generation hybrid males with their females, while others use males from other breeds.
Welcome to all THREE of you...you, your new baby, and your resident cat! What are your kitties' names?
He's a handsome fellow, no matter what his background may be. While MOST Bengals have a "wilder" look, as you get further down the F scale, you can see a wider variety of coat patterns. I've seen a couple who looked very like your boy, but who were papered. So long as he gets along well with your family and your resident cat, my best advice is to just relax and enjoy!
He's a handsome fellow, no matter what his background may be. While MOST Bengals have a "wilder" look, as you get further down the F scale, you can see a wider variety of coat patterns. I've seen a couple who looked very like your boy, but who were papered. So long as he gets along well with your family and your resident cat, my best advice is to just relax and enjoy!
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Welcome to TCS! 
I'm glad you joined the forum and came here for advice about his breed. He is absolutely darling. 
Please feel free to post pics of him as he grows up here: Fur Pictures and Videos Only!
I'm glad you joined the forum and came here for advice about his breed. He is absolutely darling. Please feel free to post pics of him as he grows up here: Fur Pictures and Videos Only!
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Welcome to TCS! Your new kitty is stunning!
Since he came from a breeder, do you have his papers? That should verify if he’s a Bengal.
Since he came from a breeder, do you have his papers? That should verify if he’s a Bengal.
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He is
for some odd reason they refused because they had bad experience of people reselling the kittens for higher price etc?
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When you buy a purebred kitten from a breeder, you are entitled to get the pedigree and registration papers. Do you have a contract with the breeder? Sometimes the contract requires the kitten to be spayed/neutered before the breeder will give you the papers, and that is normal; but after the kitten is neutered, the breeder must give you his papers.
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I didn’t buy. I actually got this kitten for free so I didn’t want to keep asking too many question either. All I have is his medical history that all vaccines are up to date etc.
No papers+free=not a bengal or savannah imo, I don't see either breed being obvious in your kitten. They are likely lying to you to get rid of unwanted kittens or believe it because someone equally uneducated told them it was a bengal. What breeder of purebreds gives away unfixed unpapered kittens?
He's gorgeous with a great pattern, but it's also a pattern completely normal for tabbies, there's a couple like him in my local pound all the time. Sounds like a nice friendly boy and your other kitten is quite a beauty too from the looks of it.
He's gorgeous with a great pattern, but it's also a pattern completely normal for tabbies, there's a couple like him in my local pound all the time. Sounds like a nice friendly boy and your other kitten is quite a beauty too from the looks of it.
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I’m just glad the boys can get along since I always feel bad locking up the kitty in the room for the first few weeks
Yeah that is amazing they get on so well right off the bat! I thought adding my second kitty went pretty well and it took a couple weeks before I'd trust them together unsupervised and months before they actually seemed to like each other. Now they seem like siblings, lots of wrestling and play fighting but also cuddle at times. What did you end up naming him?
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I think we gonna name him BamBam. I just came across few cats waiting to get adopted and not sure if that’s a good idea. One is 10 year old Bengal, one is 7 year old Savannah (with papers) and some 3 months old bengals. I won’t mind having two more but since Koko and Bambam just get to know each other.. I feel like it gonna be too much to have few more new cats to the house.
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Shaestof, here's where you could find out breed information: Describing Cats - What Does My Cat Look Like?. Good luck!
Personally I'd wait a bit and let them adjust, there are always cats in need of homes, I know how hard it is wanting more though, I find myself looking at cats all the time but prefer to wait at least a year in-between additions. Hybrid cats get rehomed a lot because people love the look but not the noise, energy or behavioral issues that tend to come with so there's no shortage of those in need either. BamBam is a great name, hopefully he doesn't live up to it and make a ton of noise all the time! I have the worst luck with mischievously named pets living up to them.
