How much does it cost to breed Maine Coons?

When purchasing a cat for breeding, you must pay an extra breeding fee, which usually costs around $2,000. Many breeders choose instead to “rent” a high-quality stud, often a show cat, who will then breed with their female. Of course, a stud fee doesn’t come cheap, either!

How old does a Maine Coon have to be to breed?

Female Maine Coons should be at least 18 months old before breeding, but ideally, you should wait until they are fully grown, or else their growth can be stunted. Male Maine Coons should be at least 18 to 24 months old before breeding.

How much is a full blood Maine Coon cat?

The longest cat in the world is a Maine Coon. Expect to pay between $1,500 and $4,000 for a kitten. Since cats are double the size of the average domestic cat, expect to pay a minimum of $200 annually to feed them — but it can be twice that or more for higher-end food.

Can you line breed cats?

It is perfectly acceptable to breed related cat and register their offspring. Line breeding is the breeding of genetically related cats that are not inbred, such as cats that have related cats in the pedigree, but are not the result of inbreeding.

Can you make money breeding Maine Coons?

While quality litters from pure-bred, prize winning, Maine Coon lines are valuable, there isn’t much profit to be made from breeding a Maine Coon with an unimpressive ancestry, unless you’re planning to run a puppy mill.

Are Maine Coons inbred?

Compared to several other breeds, the inbreeding coefficient for Maine Coons were among the lowest for pure bred cats, only surpassed by Siberians, Norwegian Forest Cats, Japanese Bobtails and Sphynx (see below). The breed has a high degree of heterozygosity.

How long is Maine Coon pregnancy?

A cat’s pregnancy lasts about 63-65 days. So, a cat can have kittens when they are only 6 months old.

How long is a Maine Coon pregnant?

Once your cat is pregnant, you have 63 to 70 days of gestation to watch over. Your Maine Coon will require the best diet during this period, with a kitten formula mixed in.