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                                                                Savannahs
Savannahs are the result of breeding a domestic cat with an African
Serval. African servals are from 25-50 pounds in size. The norm is around
40 pounds for a male. A serval can be a loving animal for the first year of
it's life but can quickly become too much for the owner to handle. If you
even think of buying a serval you should be prepared to also build an
outdoor enclosure and prepare to own a mini zoo like environment for the
serval to live. They live up to 20 years and stop showing the love most
owners would want from a pet. They also require a special diet consisting
of raw meat and bones and vitamin supplements to survive. They are not
dangerous, they just aren't loving and tend to hiss constantly and require a
lot of work. They are 100 percent wild and that is what people forget. That
is the reason for the Savannah.
Savannahs are developed to have the serval look and a domestic
personality. A serval male is used to breed with a domestic female. The
breeds for the domestic part of the equation are Bengals, Oriental
Shorthairs, Maus or Ocicats or Savannahs. F1's, f2's f3's and most f4
Savannah males are sterile. So you have to use F5's or f6's to get a fertile
Savannah. Our main stud is Thor which is a very beatiful and extreme;y
large male. He is only a year old and is 18 pounds. So he will be a 20
plus grown male at his mature weight.
   When breeding a 40 pound male to a 8 pound domestic cat is where
the high price of the Savannah starts to make since. It is very hard for the
male to accomplish this feat. I know of many breeders that have spent
their life savings in purchasing a serval or many servals, buy many
females breeders , building an enclosure and spent many thousands of
dollars on buildings to find out that their servals have no interest in
breeding a domestic cat. If you dont raise the serval with the domestics
they dont know the difference between a companion and a meal. Even if
you are very lucky in getting a litter most are born pre-mature and have to
go into an incubator and hope they pull though.
     When you breed a serval to a domestic the offspring is considered an
f1 or 50% serval. Then when you breed this offspring to another domestic
the offspring is an f2. F2's are the best for pets in my opinion. They have
the exotic look and are very very loving. That is the reason we produce
mainly F2s. We also produce f5's and f6's for the new owners that like the
exotic look and can not afford the higher price of an f2 kitten. Any
questions please let us know. We are here to help.