2006-08-07 10:03:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
pretty rare for a calico to be male, usually they are only female
2006-08-07 16:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by leftygirl_75 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Possibility - yes. Probability - no
When a new mammalian life is created the X and Y chromosomes come into play. XX makes the animal (or person) a female. XY makes a male.
The gene for the calico patterning is on the X chromosome and it requires two XX with this gene to make the cat a calico.
In rare instances you can get a XXY pattern with an extra chromosome. So you can get a male calico and it is a real aberration. A animal with this extra chromosome is sterile.
2006-08-07 17:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male calicos are very rare. If you ever find one, hold on to him because he will be worth money. I don't kwo why Calicos are mostly female. It's one of the many mysteries of the cat world.
2006-08-08 02:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible, but the circumstances are unusual. The estimate is around 1 in 1000 or 1 in several thousand tortoiseshell or calico cats are males. And they are not immensely valuable at all- most are infertile (because they are not fully male, or are simply not fully developed), and even if you find one that is fertile, they cannot pass the coloration on. As pet value, they have no more than any other cat. This website explains everything in detail and is really fascinating:
http://messybeast.com/mosaicism.htm
2006-08-07 17:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by aeiou12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is possible my calico had a male calico in the litter she came from but there is only about a 1 in 100 chance...good luck
2006-08-07 17:34:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not really,my calico is a female,there's a very slim chance of finding a male calico
2006-08-07 17:43:55 · answer #6 · answered by Drea P =) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a possibility, but it is extremely remote. There are only a very few male calicos known to exist, and these are worth TONS of money.
2006-08-07 17:08:30 · answer #7 · answered by celery_endaliel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always heard all calico cats are female. the one at my Moms house is female
2006-08-07 17:17:08 · answer #8 · answered by jingles_200 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very slim calico kitten are almost always female and are naturally occurring so if u mate a female and male calico you will not get calico kittens you may get one but you never know.
2006-08-07 17:08:08 · answer #9 · answered by bdmom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it will be hard and it will probably be sterile. See below from Maryland
Virtually all calico cats are female; a male calico is a genetic anomaly and usually sterile--excerpt from Maryland website at http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/01glance/symbols/html/cat.html
2006-08-07 17:29:37 · answer #10 · answered by julie_cano2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋