If it weren't for everyone in the house having allergies to cats, we would surely have a couple cats and probably Bengals.
06-18-2007, 02:09 PM
Malika13
Re: Anyone own Bengals?
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Originally Posted by Ginevive
This is kind of related; but my sister in law told mark about something called "Toygers" that actually have tiger genetics in them?? I am going to research this.
They don't actually have tiger genetics. :D They are a result of breeding cats that have traits similar to a tiger. :carrot:
06-20-2007, 10:30 AM
python.princess
Re: Anyone own Bengals?
does anyone have pics of bengals?
06-20-2007, 03:00 PM
Zeus
Re: Anyone own Bengals?
They are actually a cross breed between a common breeds (siamese, abyssian sp?, etc) and the asian leopard cat. They were originally bred to mimic the spotted coat of the asian leopard cat. They are pretty much like ordinary housecats except they have a love for water (mine plays in the bathtub) and they seem to act more like a dog. They also have black paw pads (which is uncommon in normal domestic cats) and oversized eyes (the asian leopard is nocturnal) in addition to their spotted coat. We also have a Maine Coone which is triple the size of our Bengal but the Bengal still manages to win and outsmart the Maine Coone in all of their battles. If I knew how to post pictures of a normal size I would post a few lol.
06-20-2007, 03:08 PM
SarahMB
Re: Anyone own Bengals?
Heh, Zeus, we have very similar pets. I also have a Maine Coon and a cat that loves water. We researched bengals but decided they might be too high maintanance for our lifestyle, so we chose to get a Turkish Van, also called the "swimming cats". She definitely loves water and will do anything to get at it!
06-20-2007, 03:46 PM
fishmommy
Re: Anyone own Bengals?
speaking of Maine Coons and Bengals,
here is a size comparison of our adult female bengal, who is very small (we have a male that is twice her size) and two adult Maine's belonging to a good friend with whom we were living at the time.
What is the easiest way to post pictures (sorry, have never posted any pictures on any forums lol). I have some good pictures of both my Bengal and Maine Coon but I can't figure out how to post them. Does the picture need to be hosted on another site?
06-20-2007, 10:57 PM
Zeus
Re: Anyone own Bengals?
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Originally Posted by SarahMB
Heh, Zeus, we have very similar pets. I also have a Maine Coon and a cat that loves water. We researched bengals but decided they might be too high maintanance for our lifestyle, so we chose to get a Turkish Van, also called the "swimming cats". She definitely loves water and will do anything to get at it!
The water cats are crazy....we can't take a shower or use the faucet in the bathroom without the Bengal jumping in and splashing around. The Maine Coon on the other hand is a different story :)
06-20-2007, 11:01 PM
Zeus
Re: Anyone own Bengals?
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Originally Posted by Zeus
What is the easiest way to post pictures (sorry, have never posted any pictures on any forums lol). I have some good pictures of both my Bengal and Maine Coon but I can't figure out how to post them. Does the picture need to be hosted on another site?
Please disregard...I found a sticky explaining the process. Guess I should have looked before posting.
