Why are Sphynx cats so expensive? are they hard to breed or something? £700 - £1000 for a kitten sounds like alot to me when they're just a cat, bought up the same as any other cat.

I have often wondered that actually - I don't know whether it is because there is more maintenance for them....perhaps there aren't as many breeders of them either and it is a case of supply and demand. As long as there are people willing to pay these prices, they will carry on selling them at these prices.

Lou
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Hmmm it seems crazy to me.

I think they should cost less because they don't have any fur!!! That's at least 25 percent less cat than you would get with, say a Maine Coon!!!

Just kidding before any sphynx owners out there slate me!

weren't Bengals very expensive before they became popular? How much is a Bengal these days?

seems silly to charge THAT much more for a rare breed. I'd say £500 tops!

you can get them for that price... it varies from breeder to breeder.

Oooh no - a coonie is at least double the size of a sphynx (not including the hair on a Coonie) - if you include the hair, fluff, whiskers, tail etc, you'd probably get a kitten sphynx too - LOL and in my own, admittedly biassed opinion, a coonie is a hundred times nicer looking too.

(now let the sh1t hit the f@n )

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Ra

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Oh right I see. I've only ever seen them for around £800. I just wondered really.

Are they hard to breed? or, is it they are just quite rare still in the uk?