Everyone knows that Ragdoll cats are relatively large, and they are generally considered adult cats at around 10 months old. However, because Ragdoll cats mature late, the color of their hair becomes stable later, so When will the fur color of Ragdoll cats stabilize?

When will the fur color of Ragdoll cats become stable?

Initially, the fur color of a Ragdoll cat will not be full enough until it is at least 2 years old, and its body and weight will not be fully developed until it is at least 4 years old. A newborn kitten is all white. A week later, the kitten's face, ears, and tail begin to change color, showing its own genetic color. The coat does not stabilize until it is 2 years old, and it does not stabilize until it is 3-4 years old. Fully grown, that is to say, the Ragdoll cat will not have its coat color fixed until it is 3-4 years old.

When will the fur color of Ragdoll cats become stable?

Ragdoll kittens are white or close to white when they are born. At this time, the cats have no color. The newly born cats still maintain the temperature in the womb, and the outside temperature is still It does not work on kittens in the womb. Only after emerging from the mother's body and during the growth process will the key color gene pattern (flower color) gradually appear. Cats with point color genes begin to change the contrast between their body color and the point color area as kittens or young adult cats. To put it simply, the fur color of key-color Ragdoll cats will be darker when the temperature agrees, and the higher the temperature, the whiter it will be. For example, seal color and blue color need one year, two years or even several years before the body color becomes very heavy.

When will the fur color of Ragdoll cats become stable?

So, when you first choose a kitten, if the color is very heavy when it is young, it will usually become heavier and heavier as it grows up, so it is not accurate to select a kitten based on its coat color. of. Pay special attention to the hair color of mom and dad.