I had been breeding Bengals for about twelve years when I decided to undertake a project that would create Red Bengals.I have always enjoyed genetics as they pertained to breeding Bengals. This involves color, genetic diseases, and physical traits.I knew I had the knowledge to create a stunning Red Bengal, but this first meant bringing in the color gene from an outside breed. After a year and a half spent looking for the right cat, my search led me to Jasper (his specific breed will not be disclosed) who was perfect. He was a very large male, loved affection, played fetch, had a nose that resembled an early generation Bengal, and carried the Red color needed to begin this project. My goal was to preserve the Bengal traits I loved, while introducing a more mellow and larger boned lap cat. After registering Jasper with The International Cat Association (TICA), I had to choose a female Bengal that I felt would pair nice with him to produce my F1 generation.F1, when referring to Bengals, typically means that one parent is an Asian Leopard Cat. F1 actually means that one parent is not a Bengal, which is what I am referring to when I write F1 referencing my Red Bengal program. Jasper was bred to my SBT Bengal Auroralights Starlight……
Starlight delivered and I cant even begin to explain the excitement I felt when I realized two of the little baby girls carried the Red color. I named these two precious baby girls Confetti (who had a red spot on the top of her head), and Stoney (named by my grandson Austin who, we later discovered, thought he was naming a boy), lol. Below are pictures of the girls:
F1 Confetti and F1 Stoney grew into beautiful, large, and loving cats. I made the decision to start two separate lines off of these two girls. My goal was to create two separate pedigrees (and soon I started a third unrelated to these two) so the pedigrees would be unrelated many generations later. To follow either of these two girls and the pedigrees I am working on, click on their names below.