any savannah cat owners/ experts on here?

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does any one have experience with savannahs?
thanks

No, I've never heard of any of us having a savannah. Are you getting one?

I looked after one while its owners were on holiday (and didn't contemplate stealing it al all, oooooh no). It was bloomin' high maintenance but lots of fun.

I think you're probably the closest, Fluffy, what with having a Bengal and all.

Was it huge mogz? There's a video on youtube of them.

You might find \link{http://www.savannahcatclubgb.com/\this link} useful, OP. There are contacts on that site.

It was much bigger than an average domestic moggy but it was an F3 so not huge like Magic, the Savannah that's all over YouTube. I'd say it was more the size of a good Maine Coon. You need a license to own an F1 (I think that's the same for Bengals) due to them being half wild cat. They're much more like having a dog, in that they demand a lot of your time and attention, also super expensive to insure. You'd have to keep it indoors or a kennel unit if it was an F2 or particularly feisty F3 as they can bring down pretty seizable prey, plus someone with even very little knowledge of pedigree cats would see it was special enough to make off with it.
They are however very intelligent, very loyal and full of personality, I'd love one but with a baby on the way and two existing cats I think it'll have to wait.

hi sorry have had a bad evening with kids playing up.

i have found some info since, forget the power of the internet sometimes x

Just had a lightbulb moment - THAT's what the cat is that lives round the corner from me! She's absolutely gorgeous, really long whip-like tail and gooseberry green eyes. She's only young and really friendly and I honestly haven't considered making her follow me home, definitely not

They're not supposed to be outside you say? I've come across this one several times, maybe she keeps escaping? She tried to stalk me the first time I saw her. She's very orange in colour, maybe she's actually Bengal?

I'd be surprised if someone is letting 2 grands worth of cat wander about outside. But there are plenty of Bengal crosses now and every so often they throw a stunning looking cat, or it could just be a very beautiful moggy!

I've never seen a Savannah in real life, but Servals have proportionately short tails so I'd have thought Savannahs would not be especially long-tailed...?

Well she's not yet fully grown so maybe she's not grown into it yet. I didn't think Bengal as she didn't seem big enough (and I didn't think they were so vividly coloured) but I've never seen a moggy like this before!

Gosh, this is new to me, I knew they had things like this in the States but not here. I've seen Servals at the Zoo and they're massive.

Wickipedia says Savannahs are banned in Australia, that the Serval bloodline endangers native wildlife...

It's all very interesting, and they are beautiful, but I'm not massively sure it's a great idea.

I've always wanted a Savannah! (they're HUGE! and very pretty).

We've just adopted a nice big spotted tabby mog instead :)

Look at these beauties though!

hmm, look at this from Wikipedia

"F1 generation Savannahs are very difficult to produce, due to the significant difference in gestation periods between the serval and a domestic cat (75 days for a serval and 65 days for a domestic cat), and sex chromosomes. Pregnancies are often absorbed or aborted, or kittens are born prematurely. Also, servals can be very picky in choosing mates, and often will not mate with a domestic cat."

They are beautiful and no doubt have lovely temperaments, but I think I agree with PharoahHound, not too keen on the idea of crossing wild species with domestic cats, especially when the wild species is so different in size and biology.