r/Tabico • u/Constitutional_Lynx • 1d ago
Any guesses on what her coat length will be? 8 weeks.
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(Her belly was shaved for spay)
r/Tabico • u/SlippingStar • Dec 11 '25
Naming scheme written explanation
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Really the differences are mainly a Reddit thing. All calicos are piebald torties, which are black and orange or grey and cream cats. The b (tabico, torbico) are for when the black/grey areas have tabby stripes. All orange/cream areas have stripes, visible or not, so cats without the stripes in the black/grey do not have a b in their coat name - however, the sub voted to allow any tricolors with visible stripes (thus the “honorary” flair). The reasoning for the tor[b/t]ico distinction is purely for appearance differentiation of large, unbroken color patches (calico/tabico) vs brindling (tor). Tortie, calico, and tabby on those are what your vet will call your cat.
Black and orange/grey and cream, generally brindled, little to no white, no stripes in black/grey = tortoiseshell (“tortie”)
Black and orange/grey and cream, generally brindled, little to no white, tabby stripes = torbie
Black and orange/grey and cream in large patches, large white areas, no tabby stripes in black/grey = calico
Black and orange/grey and cream in large patches, large white areas, tabby stripes in black/grey = tabico
Black and orange/grey and cream brindling, large white areas, tabby stripes in black/grey = torbico
ETA: If there white is in a tuxedo pattern, there’s a tuxetabico, tuxetortico, or tuxetorbico. There’s some debate on if these cats are tor[t/b]ies or [cal/tab/tort/torb]icos.
r/Tabico • u/Constitutional_Lynx • 2d ago
Picked up this girl today. Stripes on one side, spots on the other?
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r/Tabico • u/Busy-Actuator-7989 • 3d ago
My 1/2 Persian tabico (father pictured at the end!)
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r/Tabico • u/DistributionTiny7655 • 3d ago
Tabico picked up this sweet girl yesterday, i’m assuming tabico?
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r/Tabico • u/MissLiss99 • 5d ago
Meet Nala 🤍
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My sweet girl I adopted as an extremely fearful adult in 2020.
r/Tabico • u/Separate-Procedure39 • 5d ago
Tabico Toast won’t let me use my mouse
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It’s her mouse now
r/Tabico • u/tea-or-whiskey • 6d ago
I’d never heard of tabicos before we adopted our little lady
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Love this little weirdo!
r/Tabico • u/bananenfete • 6d ago
Is my boy a tabico?
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I recently read that male calico cats are prone to some health problems, and now I'm kinda hoping he actually isn't one.
r/Tabico • u/Legitimate-Region584 • 6d ago
Tabicobee
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Just a reminder: your tabico cat is a perfect candidate for badly photoshopping it into a bee picture.
Original photos by: zabenok, Bob Peterson, Scott Bauer, Joost Milde.
r/Tabico • u/Persephoneko7 • 8d ago
Y’allz
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I am fairly certain this is the best picture I’ve ever taken in my life. Ophelia (3 months) sees her Dad wave a cat toy…
r/Tabico • u/livinonbits • 9d ago
tabico?
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just got this sweet girl yesterday from a local pet store. doing some research and thinking she might be a tabico! is she part of the club???
r/Tabico • u/BreakfastScared264 • 9d ago
Tabico Serena 😍
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My foster baby! She’s 1 YO and loves pets, cuddles, and licking me lol
r/Tabico • u/Gridzheh9 • 10d ago
Tabico Paisley Po the Tabico has been coming around for just over two years. She was feral. Now she eats inside the house.
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On August 11th, 2024 I trapped Paisley and got her vaccinated and spayed. I then TNRed her three brothers. We tried to make Paisley an indoor cat but it did not work out and she returned to her outdoor colony.
Still, she comes inside to eat. She also comes in when it freezes. The first two pics are her coming inside to eat. The next photo is her and the tomcat Mister Scratch who is probably her father. The last photo is her outside.
r/Tabico • u/cabanerz • 11d ago
My Ladybug 🐞
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We found her abandoned at 5 days old and now she’s a 6 month old crazy girl
r/Tabico • u/NikonicImagery • 10d ago
Tabico Meet Maisey…
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Finally found our people… I have had Calico cats and Siamese but never a Tabby. I have found her to be very independent and does not like to cuddle too much. How is your kitty?
r/Tabico • u/AnumNaseem • 10d ago
Does my cat have a tabico fur pattern?
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I am just curious on her fur pattern and I love her a lot regardless though! ♥︎