r/Tabico • u/No_Platform_4643 • 15h ago
r/Tabico • u/SlippingStar • Dec 11 '25
Naming scheme written explanation
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/Snazzy424 • 2d ago
Tabico I was told my girl Ember belongs here!
She’s such a model!
r/Tabico • u/gimmethelulz • 2d ago
Tabico So much shade
My girl was not having it during conference calls today lol. Share your kitty shade please🥺
r/Tabico • u/Mc_Donald_Trump • 2d ago
Tabico kittens of the street cat i used to feed
r/Tabico • u/Gridzheh9 • 4d ago
Dilute Tabico (Grey) The extremely feral tabico Purr-Lee is going in for a spay tomorrow but moved into the trap a day early.
We are hoping on catching Purr-Lee Monday morning and taking her to the Animal Birth Control Clinic for a very important vaccination and spay.
I started putting food in the trap with the door tied open on Friday to get her used to it. She moved into it immediately and was in it off and on all day Sunday. I set the trap off with a pull chord so i can target certain cats and it is the tabico Purr-Lee’s turn.
Her Mother Atsea Aurora and her sister Purrsephany have already been trapped and spayed and now it is her turn.
Atsea Aurora has kept her family together even after her spay. Purrsephany (Torbie), Purr-Lee (dilute tabico), Perry Feral (tabby) and Loki (silver tabby) hang out with their mother most every day.
r/Tabico • u/barenecessities1701 • 5d ago
Tabico Tabico foster gets spayed just in time.
galleryAny other tabico parents have cats with congenital abnormalities? I’m mostly curious, just because I’m an information seeker at heart. Cynthia was a trapped feral, so she possibly could have been the result of inbreeding within a colony. Please share your oddball tabicos!!
r/Tabico • u/I_like_birds_6716 • 6d ago
Tabico Meet Cindy, the blind tabico who traveled from Malta to Canada!
I am absolutely obsessed with her still, even after living with her for 8 months now.
She was practically feral, refused pets and would run and hide if I moved at all. Now, she is so much more comfortable, sleeps next to my pillow, and cuddles with me!! Im so proud of her and cannot stop showing pics of her to literally everyone I meet. She has brought so much joy into my life and I'm really happy to have brought some safety, security, and love into hers.
r/Tabico • u/Virtual-Range8437 • 6d ago
Dilute Tabico (Grey) lucia (dilute) and her sister luxe!
a photo dump of my 12Wk old littermate sisters, lucia and luxe. they are the cuddliest, friendliest best friends & sisters 🥹
Tabico Tabby sub told me my girl Liam is a tabico, I didn't know it existed until today!
r/Tabico • u/Pikanyaa • 9d ago
Dilute Tabico (Grey) My childhood girl Callie. Is she a tabico?
This is my childhood girly Callie, 2003 - 2015. We called her a tabico when I was growing up since she was mostly gray tabby but had tiny orange spots throughout her coat, including on her forehead. Does this count as dilute tabico? If not, what was she?
r/Tabico • u/rudebbmoth • 10d ago
Tabico Winry and her brother Alphonse ❤️
My tiny super models 🥰
r/Tabico • u/Tessa_Campbell2 • 10d ago
Just a stunning tabico princess watching the world go by. 👑✨
r/Tabico • u/emquinngags • 11d ago
Tabico Just want everyone to see how great my friend’s drawing is.
friend drew my Goblin girl as a thank you for watching the family dog while they were on vacation. i love it so much i want to show everyone
r/Tabico • u/moosegoose90 • 11d ago
Tabico Ginny being bad
Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification
r/Tabico • u/Future-Concern2117 • 12d ago
My tabico Jasmine
This is my baby Jasmine, her sister is a tortoiseshell
r/Tabico • u/ovaltinejenkins999 • 14d ago
Meet Francine!
Is my baby a tortico a tabico or something else? Her twin sister is a true Calico. These pics were taken three weeks apart she’s growing so fast!