Ragdoll cats are a late-maturing breed. Although 1-year-old Ragdoll cats are already adults, their coat color will not be full enough until they are at least 2 years old, and their body and weight will not develop until they are at least 4 years old. over.
The whole body of a newborn kitten It is white. After a week, the kitten's face, ears, and tail will begin to change color, which will show its own genetic color. The coat will not stabilize until the age of 2 years old, and will not fully grow until the age of 3-4 years old, that is It is said that Ragdoll cats can’t have their coat color fixed until they are 3-4 years old.
Ragdoll cat kittens When born, the cat is white, or close to white. At this time, the cat has no color. The newly born cat still maintains the temperature in the womb, and the outside temperature has not yet acted on the kitten in the womb. Only after emerging from the mother's body and during the growth process will the key color gene pattern (flower color) gradually appear.
When cats with the key color gene become kittens or young adult cats, the color contrast between the body color and the key color area begins to change. To put it simply, the fur color of key-color Ragdoll cats will be darker when the temperature agrees, and the higher the temperature, the whiter it will be. For example, seal color and blue color need one year, two years or even several years before the body color becomes very heavy.
