{"id":164791,"date":"2022-07-18T12:28:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T10:39:58","slug":"how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"How much do male calico cats cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#How_much_do_male_calico_cats_cost\" title=\"How much do male calico cats cost?\">How much do male calico cats cost?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Are_male_calico_cats_valuable\" title=\"Are male calico cats valuable?\">Are male calico cats valuable?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Can_you_get_a_male_calico_cat\" title=\"Can you get a male calico cat?\">Can you get a male calico cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#How_rare_is_a_male_calico_cat\" title=\"How rare is a male calico cat?\">How rare is a male calico cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Why_do_calico_cats_cost_so_much\" title=\"Why do calico cats cost so much?\">Why do calico cats cost so much?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#What_gender_is_rare_for_a_calico_cat\" title=\"What gender is rare for a calico cat?\">What gender is rare for a calico cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Can_you_have_a_male_calico_cat\" title=\"Can you have a male calico cat?\">Can you have a male calico cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#How_much_does_a_male_calico_cat_sell_for\" title=\"How much does a male calico cat sell for?\">How much does a male calico cat sell for?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#How_rare_is_a_male_calico_cat_worth\" title=\"How rare is a male calico cat worth?\">How rare is a male calico cat worth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#What_is_the_rarest_type_of_calico_cat\" title=\"What is the rarest type of calico cat?\">What is the rarest type of calico cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#What_happens_if_a_calico_cat_is_male\" title=\"What happens if a calico cat is male?\">What happens if a calico cat is male?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#How_rare_are_male_calico_cats\" title=\"How rare are male calico cats?\">How rare are male calico cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Can_male_cats_be_3_colors\" title=\"Can male cats be 3 colors?\">Can male cats be 3 colors?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#How_much_does_a_male_calico_cat_cost\" title=\"How much does a male calico cat cost?\">How much does a male calico cat cost?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Why_is_it_nearly_impossible_to_have_a_male_calico_cat\" title=\"Why is it nearly impossible to have a male calico cat?\">Why is it nearly impossible to have a male calico cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#How_much_is_a_male_calico_worth\" title=\"How much is a male calico worth?\">How much is a male calico worth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#What_are_the_odds_of_a_male_calico_cat\" title=\"What are the odds of a male calico cat?\">What are the odds of a male calico cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Can_a_normal_male_calico_cats_exist\" title=\"Can a normal male calico cats exist?\">Can a normal male calico cats exist?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Are_calico_cats_worth_money\" title=\"Are calico cats worth money?\">Are calico cats worth money?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Why_are_99_of_calico_cats_female\" title=\"Why are 99% of calico cats female?\">Why are 99% of calico cats female?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Why_are_calico_cats_so_rare\" title=\"Why are calico cats so rare?\">Why are calico cats so rare?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#What_is_the_cheapest_cat\" title=\"What is the cheapest cat?\">What is the cheapest cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Are_all_calico_cats_one_gender\" title=\"Are all calico cats one gender?\">Are all calico cats one gender?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Why_is_it_unusual_to_have_male_calico_cats\" title=\"Why is it unusual to have male calico cats?\">Why is it unusual to have male calico cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-much-do-male-calico-cats-cost\/#Can_male_cats_have_3_colors\" title=\"Can male cats have 3 colors?\">Can male cats have 3 colors?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_do_male_calico_cats_cost\"><\/span>How much do male calico cats cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Breeder. Depending on the breed you&#8217;re looking at, their prices will vary, but typically, a Calico costs <b>between $200 and $2,000.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_male_calico_cats_valuable\"><\/span>Are male calico cats valuable?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even outside of Japan, calico and tortoiseshell cats are referred to as money cats because <b>they are thought to bring wealth and good luck to the families who adopt them. And if uncommonness is the cause of their innate good fortune, then a male calico cat like Sherman must be impossibly lucky.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petanimalscare.com\/are-male-calico-cats-valuable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are male calico cats valuable?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_get_a_male_calico_cat\"><\/span>Can you get a male calico cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Male cats have an XY chromosome pair, so <b>they can&#8217;t be Calicos.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_rare_is_a_male_calico_cat\"><\/span>How rare is a male calico cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>one out of every 3,000 calico cats<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_calico_cats_cost_so_much\"><\/span>Why do calico cats cost so much?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the interesting things about calico cats is that around 99% of them are female. This is due to the genetics of what makes these cats have a calico pattern. <b>As only 1% of calico cats are males this makes them hard to come by and means they cost considerably more to buy.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_gender_is_rare_for_a_calico_cat\"><\/span>What gender is rare for a calico cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>male<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_have_a_male_calico_cat\"><\/span>Can you have a male calico cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Male cats have an XY chromosome pair, so <b>they can&#8217;t be Calicos.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_does_a_male_calico_cat_sell_for\"><\/span>How much does a male calico cat sell for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the breed you&#8217;re looking at, their prices will vary, but typically, a Calico costs <b>between $200 and $2,000.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_rare_is_a_male_calico_cat_worth\"><\/span>How rare is a male calico cat worth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cat owners and enthusiasts have heard a number of fascinating myths about male calico cats. While they are relatively rare, with <b>an estimated one male in 3,000 calico cat births, there is no extraordinary demand for them.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_rarest_type_of_calico_cat\"><\/span>What is the rarest type of calico cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Male Calicos<\/b> Male Calicos are exceedingly rare types of calico cats. Sex and color are both determined by the X chromosome, so Calicos are typically female. All male Calicos cat breeds have XXY chromosomes, a genetic rarity called Klinefelter Syndrome.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_a_calico_cat_is_male\"><\/span>What happens if a calico cat is male?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Male cats have an XY chromosome pair, so <b>they can&#8217;t be Calicos.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_rare_are_male_calico_cats\"><\/span>How rare are male calico cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the nonprofit, only <b>one out of every 3,000 calico cats is male, and they are sometimes referred to as the unicorns of cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_male_cats_be_3_colors\"><\/span>Can male cats be 3 colors?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A male cat can have tri-colored fur if he inherits an extra X-chromosome, making his genetic makeup XXY. In humans, this condition is known as Klinefelter Syndrome, which is surprisingly common at about 1-2 out of every 1000 live male births, with many who have the condition remaining ignorant of it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_does_a_male_calico_cat_cost\"><\/span>How much does a male calico cat cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Breeder. Depending on the breed you&#8217;re looking at, their prices will vary, but typically, a Calico costs <b>between $200 and $2,000<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_nearly_impossible_to_have_a_male_calico_cat\"><\/span>Why is it nearly impossible to have a male calico cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Because male cats have one X chromosome with code for black or orange and one Y chromosome with no color genes, they cannot technically be calico. They&#8217;ll only express either black or orange, but not both.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_is_a_male_calico_worth\"><\/span>How much is a male calico worth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even outside of Japan, calico and tortoiseshell cats are referred to as money cats because <b>they are thought to bring wealth and good luck to the families who adopt them. And if uncommonness is the cause of their innate good fortune, then a male calico cat like Sherman must be impossibly lucky.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_odds_of_a_male_calico_cat\"><\/span>What are the odds of a male calico cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the breed you&#8217;re looking at, their prices will vary, but typically, a Calico costs <b>between $200 and $2,000.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_normal_male_calico_cats_exist\"><\/span>Can a normal male calico cats exist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>About one in every 3,000 calico cats<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_calico_cats_worth_money\"><\/span>Are calico cats worth money?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>$200-$2000 Depending on the breed you&#8217;re looking at, their prices will vary, but typically, <b>a Calico costs between $200 and $2,000. Even if you choose a breed with a premium price tag, this initial cost will still be small compared to the costs of looking after your cat for their entire lifetime.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_99_of_calico_cats_female\"><\/span>Why are 99% of calico cats female?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Science Behind Calico Cats <b>Females have a pair of X chromosomes, while males have an X and a Y chromosome. Two X chromosomes are needed to produce the tri-color coat that Calico cats are so famous for, which is why Calicos are almost always exclusively females.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_calico_cats_so_rare\"><\/span>Why are calico cats so rare?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Genetics are the reason calico tomcats are so rare. Coat color in cats is typically a sex-linked traitin other words, color is coded into certain chromosomes. 2 Both male and female cats can be orange (a mutant gene) or black because the gene that controls those colors is on the X chromosome.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_cheapest_cat\"><\/span>What is the cheapest cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Shorthair cats are the most affordable breed in many areas of the country, although there are some notable regional variations when it comes to cost.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_all_calico_cats_one_gender\"><\/span>Are all calico cats one gender?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Wikimedia Commons While any breed of cat can be born with calico fur, <b>the vast majority of these cats are female, with only about one in three thousand calico cats born male according to the Humane Society.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_unusual_to_have_male_calico_cats\"><\/span>Why is it unusual to have male calico cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the nonprofit, only <b>one out of every 3,000 calico cats is male, and they are sometimes referred to as the unicorns of cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_male_cats_have_3_colors\"><\/span>Can male cats have 3 colors?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the breed you&#8217;re looking at, their prices will vary, but typically, a Calico costs <b>between $200 and $2,000.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How much do male calico cats cost?Are male calico cats valuable?Can you get a male calico cat?How rare is a male calico cat?Why do calico cats cost so much?What gender is rare for a calico cat?Can you have a male calico cat?How much does a male calico cat sell for?How rare is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189425,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164791\/revisions\/189425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}