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I understand.....thanks for the chat and info Paige...I appreciate it a lot! Sorry if my questions were off the wall, just trying to learn and face to face would have been easier to get to the answers differently !
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As others have said, Savannah females are generally fertile at any generation, but when you are mixing the genes of two different species it is not always as consistent as a purely domestic breed. As for the males - again, generally F1 through F4 are infertile, although I have an F4C male (about 12% TWiG or theoretical wild gene) who has been fertile for over 10 years. You can read more about the fertility issues of a wild x domestic cat hybrid here: http://messybeast.com/small-hybrids/fertility-hybrids.htm
As for the filial generations and registration codes, you can read more about that in this FAQ - scroll to the bottom where it talks about Registering and Showing Your Savannah: http://www.jasirisana.com/faqs/#savannahs The bottom line is, once you start crossing SV x SV at the F4 or later level, the percentage starts saying the same, so in theory you can have an F25 and its TWiG will be around 6% or greater.
As for the filial generations and registration codes, you can read more about that in this FAQ - scroll to the bottom where it talks about Registering and Showing Your Savannah: http://www.jasirisana.com/faqs/#savannahs The bottom line is, once you start crossing SV x SV at the F4 or later level, the percentage starts saying the same, so in theory you can have an F25 and its TWiG will be around 6% or greater.
DocMac
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So there has never been a fertile F1 male Savanah? Ever?
No the earliest gen Savannah males that have been fertile is F4, and even that is rare.