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We
are a small cattery in Southern Minnesota. We started our
cattery for several reasons; the first and foremost reason was
our first Siberian "Tiggy" a brown male mackerel tabby. For
years people who met him were instantly captivated by his
personality and charm. They fell in love with him and even
people who were not fond of cats in general fell under his
spell. I did not know what breed he was for sure, since he was
 a
rescue from the animal shelter. I decided to do some research
and soon discovered he must be a Siberian. People were always asking
where they could get a cat just like him. No-one could find any
in our area, so I started thinking what it would be like to be
able to provide kittens for these people. Secondly, I have owned
many cats over the last 45 years and found this breed to be one
of the best to live with. Thirdly, my husband is allergic to
other cats and so I could not have them in the house, once we
found out about the hypo-allergenic Siberians, not only can we have a house cat, the idea was brought
up to start a Siberian cattery. Last but not least, we love
cats!!!!
Crystal
Siberians treats all it’s cats as family members, we keep
our Queens and kittens in the house. The Males, once they hit
maturity, are moved to their permanent quarters in our heated
indoor kennel with outdoor habitat. We strive to socialize all
our animals to be comfortable in many conditions. They are
constantly played with and taught behaviors and tricks.
Our
Cattery name
evolved from the rare qualities that the Siberian Breed exibit,
just as rare gems have many facets. Each Siberian was a gem and thus
the name,
Crystal Siberians.
All of our cats are named after precious crystals, gems and
gemstones.
We
had determined that only the best (Siberian) bloodlines, direct
from Russian would be good enough for the genetic qualities that
we wanted to cultivate in our kittens.
(see pedigrees on the cats page)
Our
first Stud, Dauria’s Gay-Uliy,was
imported directly from Moscow, Russia. He is a Black Mackerel
Tabby, His parents are from the oldest catteries in Russia,
“Ashtau” & “Siberiada” from 4 generations of World Champion
bloodlines.
Our
first Queen, Valenvic’s, Berta, is a
Silver Black mackerel tabby from Moscow, Russia, also from 4
generations of ICh, WCh, and GI Champions.
We currently have three queens and two studs, all from Russia! Visit our "Cats Page" for more info.
We
expect 3 more litters
of
kittens in Oct/Nov 2007. Stay tuned!
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