Quote Originally Posted by BAMReptiles View Post
isnt manx known to be "non-genetic" and not work "normally" ? more of a random mutation?
we produce manx cats about 30% of the time with a manx to manx breeding. So what do you determine as "random" if I can guarantee that every litter will have atleast 1 offspring with the trait? (she has been producing 3+). So is it genetic in mammals? IMHO yes, it is in cats. What Tom is experiencing it that he does not have a female to do a straight breeding with to determine if it wil be sucessful or not. His manx was produced from two parents with normal tails. THAT itself is the feat. If I mix 2 red paints together the outcome is normally predictable. When that outcome falls off the graph, that is when things get interesting.