Hi everyone,

I'm after a Bengal Snow and just want to ask a few questions before I pick one up.

1) I'm after a boy as I'm under the impression they tend to be more friendly. Is this right?

2) Can Bengals be left to roam the streets like any other cat when they're old enough?

3) Can anyone recommend a a breeder in London?

Thanks guys!

Hi Roadz, and welcome to the forum.

I disagree personally that the sex of a cat has anything to do with it being friendly or not, and feels it is much more to do with the socialsing it recieved as a kitten, both from breeder and owner.

As far as letting the cat out to roam the streets once it is grown, that is really a decision only you could make. Firstly if you live in London, danger lurks around the corner for ANY cat. I suppose the added thing to consider with a Bengal. or any pedigree cat for that matter, is the added worry they might get taken purely for the fact they are more valuable. My advice would be to keep the cat safely indoors.

Are you looking for a snow spotted or snow marble kitten?

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The usual standard is to keep a kitten with the breeder until 13 weeks. This is so that the vaccinations can be done at 9 and 12 weeks, and the kitten can be observed by the breeder for a week after, to ensure he/she is fine after the last shot. To remove a kitten form it's mother at a younger age than that, is always a risk, and not the best for the kitten. At 8 weeks, a kitten is not mature enough to be removed form it's mom.

To be honest, if you were going to pay that much, it is worth waiting a few weeks more, and have the kitten at an age where it is mature enough to live on its own. The further advantage to wait till 13 weeks, is that the kitten has then be checked at least twice by the breeder's vet. Their immune system is still not string enough at 8 weeks, and you do not want to go through the heartache of losing a kitten because you removed it from it's mom too soon.

Whether that is a "good" price or not, is really dependent on the quality of the kitten. It can be an expensive price for a kitten that is not of good type, and with poor markings, but if the kitten was of good type, with good markings and a good pedigree, then that is a very reasonable price.

You really need to decide what it is you are looking for in your kitten as far as markings, type is concerned, and only then you will know if it is a good price for you. Remember however with the snows that the markings can be very pale in the blue-eyeds when they are small, so look at mom and dad to get an idea.

I ahve to say the sentence "other breeders will charge you more" also puts me off. A more expensive kitten does not necessarily mean it is a "better" kitten.

Hope that helps?

Yep, that phrase really did put me off and I will not be buying from that breeder.

I've found another breeder with two snows and she's charging only £175 per kitten. She says they are 6 generation pedigrees. They are 13 weeks old, so according to you a good age, however, the breeder has said they have not had their vaccinations because previous customers did not want it done? Can somebody advise me on this?

£175 for a pedigree would set alarm bells off in my head... Not only the price, but the fact they wouldn't be vaccinated either... No reputable breeder will let kittens go without both sets of vaccinations... Have you seen both parents? Is your kitten registered with either GCCF or TICA? Is the kitten on the active or non-active register? Has the breeder got a registered prefix? Does the kitten come with 4 weeks free insurance?

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I've not seen either parents or the kittens themselves for that matter. I have emailed the breeder, however, and asked if she can provide documents for parents.

She did mention that it would be £12 extra if I wanted the GCCF slip. Her reasoning behind the price was that she will be getting ivolved in the harvest and working very long hours (I'm not sure what this means). Also, she said last year she was selling the same pedigree for £275.

I have also asked the breeder if it would be possible for the kittens to have the vaccinations before I collect and if so, how much the final price would be? Or is it too late for them to have the vaccinations now?

Please excuse all of the questions, this will be my first kitten.

Personally I wouldn't touch this breeder with a barge pole....
I would be looking at breeders on the bengal kitten list who can provide the best quality of service...
That includes 13 week old kittens registered with either GCCF or TICA on the active (if they are breed quality) or non active (if they are pet quality) register, who have completed a full course of vaccinations, are wormed, fully weaned, litter trained & socialised, insured for 4 weeks.... You certainly wont get this for £175.....
If you have to go further afield than London then do so... Research, research, research is the key...