Why are Ragdoll cats so expensive? Cat lovers all know that among the many cat breeds, Ragdolls are one of the more expensive ones, with pet-level cats costing tens of thousands of yuan. Some cat friends can’t help but wonder why Ragdoll cats are so expensive. Is it because they are difficult to raise?

1. Domestic prices are too expensive

In fact, everyone does not know that the price of domestic Ragdoll cats is more than double that of foreign Ragdolls of the same appearance. So why are domestic Ragdoll cats so expensive? The origin of Ragdoll cats is the United States, and catteries that breed Ragdoll cats have to import breeding cats from abroad. Buying a cat abroad requires paying many additional fees, such as cat vaccinations, certificates issued by authoritative agencies such as the Ministry of Agriculture, expensive consignment fees, customs clearance fees to specific cities, etc. It is reported that the United States has banned air express delivery of pets since the year before last. Pets must be shipped randomly, which means that someone must fly to bring them back with them. With these additional costs, Ragdoll breeding cats are naturally expensive.

2. Ragdoll cat breeding costs are high

Since Ragdolls are foreign breeds of cats, they are basically fed natural food imported from abroad according to their eating habits. Ragdoll cats are relatively large cats and have a large appetite. Breeding cats require more nutrients because they want to reproduce, so various canned foods and nutritional supplements are also indispensable, so the feeding cost naturally increases.

3. Ragdoll cat breeding is difficult

The price of cats is also directly linked to the difficulty of breeding. The two-color pattern in Ragdoll cats is not easy to obtain, because the splay pattern on the face can easily become crooked, or the splay may be too small or too large. Coupled with the head shape, body shape, coat color and other factors, a two-color puppet in good condition is very rare. As the saying goes, rare things are more valuable, so the price of two-color puppets is not cheap.