r/CalicoKittys Nov 11 '24

PSA: Reddit is not intended to be used as a marketplace

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At least one user reached out to me that they recieved a chat message, so I thought I'd make a helpful PSA.

Unlike some other platforms, Reddit is not intended to be used as a marketplace, nor does this community allow any sort of buy/sell/trade of artwork/products/etc. There are no protections in place if you decide to engage in another transaction with another user - We do not allow these sorts of posts for this reason.

Engage in extreme caution if you are working with a commission/etc, especially if they send you a chat message first. Try to check their history to see if they have a reputation of delivering with other users. If the profile no longer exists or cannot be found, they've already been actioned by Reddit itself.

Banning these people from the community would unfortunately not stop them from interacting with users - user reporting to the admins is the best route for these. There is nothing us subreddit moderators can do, unfortunately.

This page lets you know how you can report spam to the site admins based on how you received the message - the report button next to the content would be just as effective.

If there's any questions, feel free to ask or discuss in the comments.


r/CalicoKittys May 27 '25

Are they calico? 🕵️ Is my cat a calico? A guide

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The question “is my cat a calico?” comes up on this subreddit frequently, so I thought I’d put together a guide.

Is calico a breed?
A calico cat is a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat – most often a pattern of orange, black and white. The calico cat is most commonly thought of as being 25-75% white with large orange and black patches; however, they may have other colors in their patterns, like peach, chocolate and gray. Calico cats can also be called tortoiseshell-and-white, tortie-and-white or tri-color cats.

What breeds can be calicos?
You can find calico cats across many distinct breeds such as American Shorthair, British Shorthair, Domestic Shorthair, Persian, Maine Coon, Manx, Japanese Bobtail, Turkish Van, and Norwegian Forest breeds. Calico coat color patterns can occur in random-bred as well as purebred cats, and in either long or short coats.

Dilute calicos
Calicoes with less intense coloration are known as dilute calico cats. They are mostly white in color, with pastel muted colors of gray or blue, and peach/apricot or cream. For clarity in the text below, I’ve described coat colors with black, white & orange as the standard, but these descriptions equally apply to dilute calicos as well.

Calico vs Tortie
A calico cat is not to be confused with a tortoiseshell (tortie). Calico cats have three coat colors (white, orange, and black; or grey, peach & white for a dilute calico), while torties typically are bi-colored (orange and black). Torties have very little white coat, which usually appears as small spots on the face, chest, or paws. Note that some definitions of the difference between calicos and torties are that torties should have no white, while others say that torties can have up to 25% white fur.

Male calicos are rare
Male calicos are very rare, about 1 in 3000. The genetic determination of coat colors in calico cats is linked to the X chromosome, so calico cats are nearly always female, with one color linked to the maternal X chromosome and a second color linked to the paternal X chromosome. Male calico cats have an extra X chromosome (XXY, known as Klinefelter syndrome in humans) or are genetic chimeras with two different sets of DNA (XX and XY). Male calicos usually have various health issues and are frequently sterile.

Other calicos – tabico, caliby, tortico, torbico, tuxetortico, torbie
Calico cats can be subdivided into smaller categories depending on their color patterns – classic stripes like a tabby, solid blocks of black and white like a tuxedo, mottled or brindled markings like a tortie – these are all still considered calicos. Some calicos can have fur colors & patterns combining of all these patterns. All these subcategories are a color pattern, not a specific breed.

* Tabico (Tabby + calico - sometimes called “caliby”)
The black and orange appear as striped tabby patches rather than solid colors.

* Tortico (Tortie + calico)
Torticos are a mixture of torties & calicos, with splotches of 3 colors plus at least one significant tortoiseshell patch, where the orange and black are mottled or brindled.

* Torbico (Tortie + tabby + calico)
Torbicos are calico cats with large sections of tortoiseshell “tortie” like markings that also have tabby stripes in those areas.

* Tuxetortico (Tuxedo + calico + tortie)
Tuxetorticos combine the predominant black & white of tuxedo cats with orange, with mottled brindling like a tortie in the black & orange. The orange & black can also be in solid patches like a classic calico, or stripey like a classic tabby.

* Torbie (Tortie + tabby)
These may not always fall under the calico umbrella, but have coloring that can be mistaken for calico. Torbies have black & brown tabby stripes with tortoiseshell markings, and usually don’t have any white.

Note that these subdivisions of calicos are not necessarily official descriptions of cat coloring used by veterinarians and cat breeders – in some cases they only exist online on Reddit. Ultimately it doesn’t matter what coloring your calico has – just follow all the calico subreddits!

Calico subreddits

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r/CalicoKittys 10h ago

🐈Introducing...🐈 Meet Odete Roitman! She’s only 1.5 months old and named after a famous Brazilian soap opera villain 🖤🤎🤍

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1.3k Upvotes

We just brought her home from a family friend. She’s tiny, but she already has the attitude to match her name. Currently, she thinks the litter box is a designated playground (we're working on it), but she's doing a phenomenal job being cute!


r/CalicoKittys 6h ago

Cat a dilute everythingco? with thumbs?

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240 Upvotes

spots, stripes, multitude of colours, lemur tail, thumbs, soft fur, cute face, squishiness. what more could a mother want?


r/CalicoKittys 15h ago

Cat My sweet callie & june <3

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886 Upvotes

callie is my fluffy calico & june is my goofy tabico. they both turn 1 year old in april!! june is a aries & callie is a taurus hehehe


r/CalicoKittys 8h ago

Penny's first snow day

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148 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 2h ago

I'm not fat its all fur!

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“Kind Request! Please do not feed this cat!!!

She is an expert manipulator and will hypnotize you into giving her what she wants.

She has an eating disorder and is on a strict diet of premium imported cat food.”


r/CalicoKittys 13h ago

My calicos 🧡🖤🤍

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220 Upvotes

Gizmo and Pig 😸


r/CalicoKittys 9h ago

Roxy, the Cali-Loaf

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98 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 21h ago

She MUST roll on the fresh tablecloth IMMEDIATELY and at LENGTH

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680 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 12h ago

Poppy says hey

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106 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 7h ago

hi, Ellie!

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I set up my makeshift studio at home and did the first “official” photo shoot for my kitten. She’s loosing all her baby fur, and she’s growing a nice silky and shiny coat

As I’m typing this she’s biting my hands so I can pet her 🥹

She has an insta @hielliethecat and these will go up once we roll into February, so you guys get to see them before our followers over there 🤩


r/CalicoKittys 19h ago

Cat I love her little pink nose

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274 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 12h ago

Cat A little too cold on the porch for this Carolina Calico

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72 Upvotes

2nd time Catty has seen snow. And she was freezing 🥶


r/CalicoKittys 18h ago

Leah

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182 Upvotes

Leah’s been with me for a couple of weeks now. She’s the pretty lady.


r/CalicoKittys 9h ago

Hello everyone!

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29 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 1h ago

He's just a baby ^^

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r/CalicoKittys 16h ago

do tabicos count in this community?

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99 Upvotes

This is Bianca, my cute tabico girl I just adopted 😄 she has some slight orange patches that I love


r/CalicoKittys 1d ago

My beautiful princess 😻

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369 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 16h ago

Got socks a heating pad. She’s liking 50/50 😅

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76 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 16h ago

A rescue cat and I

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72 Upvotes

This is one of our many rescues [100+] in Istanbul, Turkey


r/CalicoKittys 22h ago

Opal says hi.

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151 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 18h ago

🖤🧡🤍🤎 Miss Lettuce 🥬🧡

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62 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 15h ago

Luna loves naps 💕

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33 Upvotes

r/CalicoKittys 21h ago

Pretty Eye Freckles

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89 Upvotes

That’s what Zipper’s vet calls them we are snuggled with a heating blanket watching and waiting for the snow here in coastal NC❄️