OUTCROSSING SPHYNXS X BENGAL (the male sphynxs , colour???)

sugarmoon · **Joined:** Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:10 am **Posts:** 2

Hi, i am interested in crossing a bengal with a sphynx
i have a spotted bengal female, The male sphynxs, have to be one specific type? or could be black , or seal point.
the objetive is to get a hairless cat with bengal spots
.
I have , a black or seal point male sphynxs
and a spotted female bengal .
i will get at F3 or F4 a cat hairless and spotted?
or the sphynxs male has to be another colour ??

I WILL BE VERY GLAD IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT ,
thanks a lot .

bkilgore · **Joined:** Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:19 pm **Posts:** 3302

It would take many many MANY generations to produce a hairless cat with spots, if it is even possible! Half of the first generation/outcross would carry the gene for hairless. You will have to pick out those kittens to pair with another hairless cat to get one kitten that is hairless. In the process a you will loose the Bengal genes and therefore your chance of getting a spotted hairless cat are slim to none. It doesn't sound like an ideal pairing simply based off personslities! A Bengal is active, athletic, and highly intelligent! I wouldn't want to breed that out of the Bengal! While a sphynx is active at times and intelligent they are more of a lover than an athlete, so really what you will be doing is cancelling the best traits out of each breed to create a "regular" cat.

lollo2304 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:48 pm

HCM is a major issue in both breeds. So in breeding the two you would just be increasing the risk of HCM.

Add that to the fact that many cat registries will not allow new breeds of this nature to be registered.... Hairless and deformities like folded ears etc.... Existing breeds that are already registered are ok.....

I'm pretty sure that neither breed is an allowed outcross in either breeds so you would, in effect, be creating a new breed. Possibly one you can never register that has a high risk of HCM.

Most Sphynx stud owners would not allow it.

sugarmoon · **Joined:** Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:10 am **Posts:** 2

Thanks a lot for your replys . I WILL NOT DO IT -

What about odd eyes , a regular cat ( white or bicolor whit odd eyes ) cross her with Sphynxs male black ?

White girl odd eyes X sphynxs black male blue eyes - = offspring how will it be ???
will i get sometime , a hairless cat with odd eyes?

Thanks a lot

lollo2304 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:34 pm

I'm not too sure on the genetics of odd eyes but be wary of breeding white cats with blue eyes as they can often be deaf...

OUTCROSSING SPHYNXS X BENGAL (the male sphynxs , colour???)

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