If you ever happen to meet a flame or a cream
coloured ragdoll you’ll be absolutely enchanted. Their hues are all the
more lovely for their scarcity, which is due to two things. Firstly,
flame (officially known as “red”) and cream colours have only recently
become established, and acknowledged by breed registration societies.
And secondly, the colour is carried on the X chromosome; for this
reason it is gender-linked, making the females more difficult to come
by. Here at MoonShadow, we decided to
specialise in flames and creams simply because they are our favourites!
We have also had so-o-o-o much interest from our contacts, who have
indicated that they would love one, yet they say securing a red or
cream baby has proven to be next to impossible!
Just as the traditional colours come in various patterns including
“colour-point”, “lynx” and “bi-coloured”, so too do these beautiful new
hues. And the eyes of the flames and creams thankfully retain that same
captivating blue, contrasting beautifully with their gorgeous coats.
Flame
colour-point ragdolls will have
orange/marmalade points, with warm creamy white or light orange-tinged
body colour (at maturity), and a lighter chest, bib and underside.
Cream
colour-point ragdolls are a diluted version
of the flame.
Yet owners of flames and creams have one thing more to delight in:
their kittens’ colour develops more slowly than those of the
traditional colours, so that even after months the subtle changes in
tint are occurring.
We are only in the early stages of our flame and cream breeding
program, therefore we have only a few breeders in this colouring, so
please contact us sooner rather than later. And although we prefer not
to have a “waiting list” as such we are happy to take your contact
details so that when a litter is due we can give you advance notice.