Are all calico cats female?

Question

well I waswatching this show on animal planet where theres a jewelry store and cats up for adoption and one cat was a calico and she was pregnant and the lady on the show said that all calicos are female and my female calico baby is calico and shes a female can you tell me if this is true

well she had kittens and there was a male calico is a male calico ok is it healthy because I checked for male and female and it was a calico male are they healthy it has a little bit of the orange color on its belly but the rest is black and white

Answer 1

The vast majority are female. The odds of a male calico cat are 1 out of 3000. It is to do with the color gene that carries "calico" is only on the X chromosomes (females are XX), but sometimes a male cat has 2 X chromosomes, making the male cat an XXY, and thus has the ability to be calico. Male calicoes are almost always infertile because of this extra X chromosome.

Answer 2

Almost all calico cats are indeed female, and in the rare cases where a calico cat is a male it is highly likly to be born sterile. This usually happens because the cat has an extra chromosome. So, instead of him being XY, he is XXY. These cats are known as Kleinfelter males. Approximately 1-3,000 calico's are male & out of those only 1-10,000 are fertile. It is also a myth that all orange kitties are male. Female kitties can be orange it's just a matter of genetics regarding the O gene. For females the O gene must be on both sides, while for males it can be only on 1 to produce an orange coat.

Answer 3

Most of all the calico cats out there are females, but sometimes you come about those rare occurences when you get yourself a boy calico. It's exactly the opposite with orange tabbies. Only males (most of the time yet again) are orange tabbies. If you come across a female orange tabby or male calico, they're worth tons of money. A thousand or more. They're extremely rare.
Take note though: calico is the furmarking, not the breed. All sorts of breeds have different fur markings (for example: gray or orange tabby.)

Answer 4

Nope,99% are Female Cats.1% are Male Cats.

The Calico is a XX Gene(Female)

In order for a male cat to be considered 'Calico',Male Cats must have the XXY Gene,which is different then their normal XY Gene.Male Cats are rare,and worth alot of money( DO NOT SELL THEM!),and they act the same as a female.Calico Females are normal,and Males are rare,basicly.

Answer 5

Most, but not all. It is VERY rare to have a male calico. Kinda neat.

"you must have two X genes to be a calico. Male calicos have genetic aberrations of various sorts, of which XXY is most common. While they are most commonly sterile, there *are* documented cases of fertile male calicos. However, the generalization that "all calicos/torties are female" is true 99.999 percent of the time"

Answer 6

I had a calico cat and names "him" Cyle. Come to find out at the vet, it was a girl. The vet said that it is extremely rare to have a male calico, and if you do they are very exotic and worth a lot of money... So you would be very lucky. But I am not in anyway sell or breed animals, calicos or not, that is mean and unfair.

Answer 7

No, there are males as well, but most are females. Like orange tabbies are mostly male, but you'll find females from time to time, with them as well. A friend of mine does have a male calico. Take care...All the best;~)

Answer 8

It's EXTREMELY rare to have a calico male. I have a calico female kitten. Her names fits, lol. Her name is Bella, beautiful in italian. She is SO cute!!!!!

Answer 9

no their not all fem males i had a male calico cat at one time . matter of fact the nab er down the sreet has a male calico cat.yellow orange white all colors on it

Answer 10

i am sure that there r male calico cats but they r VERY rare. my aunt had a litter of kittens at her farm and one was calico and it was male. but mostly they r females. if u do find a male calico it is very special. they r really rare to find