2006-09-21 00:41:39 · 15 answers · asked by Alicat 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
In general ginger cats are male,if mother is ginger you can get a female (i have a ginger female), ginger females are mainly always a dark ginger. You can get torti males generally their infertile, Japanese regard the torti male as good luck.
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2006-09-21 02:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Why are ginger cats always male, and tortoiseshell female? Just curious.?
2015-08-18 19:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by Delphine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do get male and female in both colours but for some reason most ginger cats are toms
2006-09-21 00:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by brian fantana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ginger cats can by either male or female. Calico and tortise are always female unless there is a very rare genetic abberation. The genetic codes for the orange and black fur are carried only by the X chromosome. Therefore XX equals both colors sometimes. If a male.... chromosomes are XXY. These are usually sterile and deformed , therefore they don't live long and cannot reproduce.
2006-09-21 00:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by S G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly sure but I think it's something to do with genes, wether they are dominant or recesive, the ginger gene in a male is dominant therefore a male kitten will be ginger, in the female it's a recesive gene making the female kitten more likely to be tortoiseshell.
2006-09-21 01:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by MADMOM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I've seen some ginger females around. I think it's something to do with cromosones - certain colours of fur are linked to male or female data.
2006-09-21 00:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by gerbiltamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
genetics!
like with humans only males get haemophilia but there is a slightly different type that woman get. most ginger females aren't truley ginger, most of them have have a white paw or something but there are some that pop up now and again.
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2006-09-21 05:50:58 · answer #7 · answered by pussycat_p8600 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've met a ginger female and had a tortoise male. Now I've got a tortoise and white. I think genetically though its one of those cat things!
2006-09-21 01:34:07 · answer #8 · answered by lizzybee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real question is, if ginger cats are always male, why do we differentiate the genders by using the term ginger tom?
2006-09-21 00:44:00 · answer #9 · answered by babyeddieuk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are not. Ginger cats are male and female likewise tortoiseshells are both male and female.
2006-09-21 00:44:25 · answer #10 · answered by love HB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋