breeding

Question
Hello I have 2 bengals my female just gave birth to 6 babies I only have 2 cats in the house and my male just turned 6 months old he is an F2 bengal which they say are sterile well I have 1 baby that looks like him 3 black with spots and 2 that look like the mom wouldn't my male have been to young to be the father?

Answer
Hi Stacie

I believe that F1 Bengals are sterile but not necessarily an F2.  And yes at 6 months he could quite easily have fathered them.  The only way to be sure is to get someone like UC Davis University to run a DNA profile on the father and the kittens.

Regards

Marcia