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My male Bengal
I bought a male Bengal stud on the active registrar a week ago, he is an experienced male and aparenty has sires many litters. He is quite shy and is only beggining to trust me. My female queen has gone into heat 2 days ago and has been calling but when she aproaches him he just hisses and then ignores her. Is this commun as I have never seen this before. I am a novice breeder and wander if its because he is in a new home and is feeling uncomfortable. I dont think I have been conned as I have all his paperwork and was shown 2 of his daughters wich the breeder was keeping as potential queens ( Hence her selling him) Help

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DearAurora

I think the software this site uses left a full stop on the end.  Tru this link.

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/NoviceBreederAdvice/

Regards

Marcia.

Dear Aurora

Moving a mature stud cat can be a little unsettling for the cat so you may need to give him a little longer to settle in and to trust you.  Working with a stud cat is very much a partnership between cat and owner and he needs to know he can trust you.

I am not sure what your set up is but usually the stud cat would have his house and run and any visiting queens would have their own secure quarters, either adjoining the stud house or within the house so that the cats can get to know each other with the wire between them so that they both feel secure.    Do try to ensure that something like this is available between your stud and queen so that they can get to know each other safely.  

I am sure you have not been conned by the breeder you have had your boy from but without DNA testing you cannot be asolutely sure that the cats you have seen are his daughters.  You also don't say how old this boy is, or what generation of breeding he is, which may have some bearing on the problem.

You may find it helpful to join a Novice Breeder Advice Group which I moderate which you will be able to benefit from the experience of members experienced in your chosen breed as well as benefiting from experiences from breeders of other breeders.  Should you wish to join then please visit http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/NoviceBreederAdvice  Do make sure that you respond to the message you will receive on applying to join, with the appropriate information, to enable me to approve your membership.

Regards

Marcia.
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    Rating(1-10)Knowledgeability = 10Clarity of Response = 10Politeness = 10
    CommentThank you for advice, the web that was sujested does not seem to exist but I will follow advice and join a breeding club


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Marcia Owen

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I can give answers on cat breeding and showing having 'served' over 30 years in this particular field. I head up a Yahoo Group and also a cat club (NBA Cat Club) devoted to educating novices in the correct way to breed, and also show with both GCCF and TICA on a regular basis, and am well versed with the show world, having been involved in the management of the major GCCF Supreme Show in the UK for over 25 years. Genetics however is not my strong point.

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30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.

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GCCF (UK) TICA Various UK cat clubs

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Our Cats, Cat World, Club magazines

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Normal middle school education, and college. Best education credentials I have are raw experience of 30 years

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