Price, Deposit, Welcome Kitten Package and Kitten Delivery Options are detailed below
Moon (past kitten)
KITTEN CARE PACKAGE DETAILS: kittens are sent home with kitten food, multiple toys, a tunnel, vaccine record and a physical exam by my vet, wormed with strongid and panacur, TICA PET registration papers, and a two-year genetic health guarantee.
WAITING LIST & DEPOSIT LIST: To be on the Waiting List, fill out a Kitten Application but NO deposit is required until kittens are available. There is no order to the Waiting List. DEPOSIT LIST, fill out an application, and I will reply to your application providing the payment options to send a deposit in advance of the birth. *Deposit List Details are on the KITTEN PAGE.
*DEPOSIT POLICY: If you can't get the kitten as planned, then your deposit can be moved to a future litter, it is not refundable. Please do not send a deposit unless you are 100% certain you want a kitten and are committed to the Maine Coon for its life.
KITTEN PRICES FOR 2021 and 2022: *The deposit is $500 (the deposit is a portion of the total price). PRICE FOR A Black Smoke, Red Smoke, and Silver Tabby Males are $2900. All other Male Colors are $2600. PRICE FOR A Black Smoke and Silver Tabby or Silver Torbie females are $2300. PRICE FOR A Black or Black/Brown Tabby females are $2100. *PRICE FOR A POLYDACT Maine Coon (all four paws are ploydact and that's rare), MALES ARE $3700 and Females are $3200. Maine Coons from reputable breeders range from $2000 to $4000 and above. Purebred cats only make-up 3% of the total cat population in the US.
Breeding cats and raising kittens is expensive and time-consuming. All reputable breeders are investing continually into their cats, kittens and program. Not to mention paying federal and state taxes. Therefore, a reputable breeder's price will reflect their investment, time, and overhead. Why is breeding correctly so expensive?
**Pricing is subject to change at anytime before a deposit is sent. Payment Options: Personal or Cashiers Check (only in advance of pick-up), Paypal, Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or Credit Card. Please understand that all reputable breeders are investing into their cats and kittens, and breeding responsibly is expensive and time-consuming. A reputable breeders price will reflect their investment, time, care, and overhead. REMAINING BALANCE DUE DATE: Once a deposit is sent to secure a particular kitten, the remaining balance is due before the kitten turns six weeks old.
VISITORS & PICK-UP POLICY: Right now because of my HOA and covid precautions, I have put a hold on clients coming here. However, I am happy to schedule a time to Facetime but the best way to get to know me and my past clients is to LIKE AND FOLLOW MY RIGGS MAINE COON CATTERY PAGE ON FACEBOOK. Over the last decade pick-up was at my home and I have endless clients you can contact for a reference. For now though, I meet families about 6 miles from my home and it's across the street from my VET CLINIC when it's time to pick up your kitten. Once I move to my permanent home in Colorado, I will have pick-up at my house again. How can I help you feel more secure in your purchase...here are several suggestions. *In the 'age of technology' you can easily verify my reputation online, via my Facebook RIGGS MAINE COON CATTERY FAN PAGE, and by viewing my website. My past clients are pretty active in the comments of my Cattery Facebook page. Other ways to verify my cattery...I am a registered cattery with TICA (Riggs Maine Coon). Also, by contacting my vet clinic in IN who have known me for decades (Bluffton Animal Clinic, in Bluffton IN). If you call them, please keep the inquiry brief as they are a business. Also, two Vet Techs from my clinic in IN have Maine Coons from me (Jess and Devon). I recently moved to CO and will be starting a new relationship with the vets here and that takes time. Although visiting kittens is fun, there is no health benefit or bonding that occurs from that visit. Your kitten will quickly bond to you and your family once you take them home. I also provide bi-weekly picture updates as the kittens grow and occasionally videos too.
I also have in person LONG DISTANCE KITTEN DELIVERY OPTIONS <-----check out the red link for details.
EXCUSE ANY GRAMMAR OR SPELLING ERRORS, I TEND TO MISS MY OWN ERRORS.
WAITING LIST & DEPOSIT LIST: To be on the Waiting List, fill out a Kitten Application but NO deposit is required until kittens are available. There is no order to the Waiting List. DEPOSIT LIST, fill out an application, and I will reply to your application providing the payment options to send a deposit in advance of the birth. *Deposit List Details are on the KITTEN PAGE.
*DEPOSIT POLICY: If you can't get the kitten as planned, then your deposit can be moved to a future litter, it is not refundable. Please do not send a deposit unless you are 100% certain you want a kitten and are committed to the Maine Coon for its life.
KITTEN PRICES FOR 2021 and 2022: *The deposit is $500 (the deposit is a portion of the total price). PRICE FOR A Black Smoke, Red Smoke, and Silver Tabby Males are $2900. All other Male Colors are $2600. PRICE FOR A Black Smoke and Silver Tabby or Silver Torbie females are $2300. PRICE FOR A Black or Black/Brown Tabby females are $2100. *PRICE FOR A POLYDACT Maine Coon (all four paws are ploydact and that's rare), MALES ARE $3700 and Females are $3200. Maine Coons from reputable breeders range from $2000 to $4000 and above. Purebred cats only make-up 3% of the total cat population in the US.
Breeding cats and raising kittens is expensive and time-consuming. All reputable breeders are investing continually into their cats, kittens and program. Not to mention paying federal and state taxes. Therefore, a reputable breeder's price will reflect their investment, time, and overhead. Why is breeding correctly so expensive?
**Pricing is subject to change at anytime before a deposit is sent. Payment Options: Personal or Cashiers Check (only in advance of pick-up), Paypal, Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or Credit Card. Please understand that all reputable breeders are investing into their cats and kittens, and breeding responsibly is expensive and time-consuming. A reputable breeders price will reflect their investment, time, care, and overhead. REMAINING BALANCE DUE DATE: Once a deposit is sent to secure a particular kitten, the remaining balance is due before the kitten turns six weeks old.
VISITORS & PICK-UP POLICY: Right now because of my HOA and covid precautions, I have put a hold on clients coming here. However, I am happy to schedule a time to Facetime but the best way to get to know me and my past clients is to LIKE AND FOLLOW MY RIGGS MAINE COON CATTERY PAGE ON FACEBOOK. Over the last decade pick-up was at my home and I have endless clients you can contact for a reference. For now though, I meet families about 6 miles from my home and it's across the street from my VET CLINIC when it's time to pick up your kitten. Once I move to my permanent home in Colorado, I will have pick-up at my house again. How can I help you feel more secure in your purchase...here are several suggestions. *In the 'age of technology' you can easily verify my reputation online, via my Facebook RIGGS MAINE COON CATTERY FAN PAGE, and by viewing my website. My past clients are pretty active in the comments of my Cattery Facebook page. Other ways to verify my cattery...I am a registered cattery with TICA (Riggs Maine Coon). Also, by contacting my vet clinic in IN who have known me for decades (Bluffton Animal Clinic, in Bluffton IN). If you call them, please keep the inquiry brief as they are a business. Also, two Vet Techs from my clinic in IN have Maine Coons from me (Jess and Devon). I recently moved to CO and will be starting a new relationship with the vets here and that takes time. Although visiting kittens is fun, there is no health benefit or bonding that occurs from that visit. Your kitten will quickly bond to you and your family once you take them home. I also provide bi-weekly picture updates as the kittens grow and occasionally videos too.
I also have in person LONG DISTANCE KITTEN DELIVERY OPTIONS <-----check out the red link for details.
EXCUSE ANY GRAMMAR OR SPELLING ERRORS, I TEND TO MISS MY OWN ERRORS.
Kitten Colors Possible Based on my Parents Coloring
*Phoenix, Bleubelle, Bella, & Duchess have these two colors, mostly Black Smoke.
FYI: The color of a kitten is based on the color of the parents (recessive for dilute can be carried but not visually expressed). Red is a sex linked color. More on color genetics here: http://www.bio.miami.edu/dana/dox/calico.html
Smoke is caused by the combination of the dominant Inhibitor gene with the recessive Non-agouti (non-tabby) gene. So Black Smoke means Black with Silver expression. Same for Blue Smoke, Red Smoke, and etc. All have a Silver expression starting at the roots and in varying degrees.
Tabby is not a color or a breed of cat, tabby is a pattern on a base coat color. There are different tabby patterns too. Many types of cats come with a tabby pattern. Well marked tabby's regardless of breed or a domestic cats have an 'M' marked forehead. This is NOT an exclusive marking for Maine Coons. Maine Coon stands for the state of Maine and their origin. Tabby patterns in a Maine Coon: mackerel, classic, or ticked.
- Black Smoke, male and female kittens (black coat with a silver undercoat--silver expression varies).
- Black, male and female kittens (solid Black).
*Only Sylvie can have the colors below. - Black/Brown Tabby, male and female kittens (black tabby pattern with a brown background).
- Silver Tabby, male and female kittens (silver coat with black tabby pattern).
- Red Tabby, male kittens only (red pattern with red roots).
- Red Smoke, male kittens only (red tabby pattern and a silver undercoat--silver expression varies).
- Blacktorbie, female kittens only (Black/brown background color with a tabby pattern and patches of red/cream).
- Silver Blacktorbie, female kittens only (Silver background with a black/grey tabby pattern and patches of red/cream).
FYI: The color of a kitten is based on the color of the parents (recessive for dilute can be carried but not visually expressed). Red is a sex linked color. More on color genetics here: http://www.bio.miami.edu/dana/dox/calico.html
Smoke is caused by the combination of the dominant Inhibitor gene with the recessive Non-agouti (non-tabby) gene. So Black Smoke means Black with Silver expression. Same for Blue Smoke, Red Smoke, and etc. All have a Silver expression starting at the roots and in varying degrees.
Tabby is not a color or a breed of cat, tabby is a pattern on a base coat color. There are different tabby patterns too. Many types of cats come with a tabby pattern. Well marked tabby's regardless of breed or a domestic cats have an 'M' marked forehead. This is NOT an exclusive marking for Maine Coons. Maine Coon stands for the state of Maine and their origin. Tabby patterns in a Maine Coon: mackerel, classic, or ticked.
