This is by far the most common question asked.  Size is affected by multiple factors, but after the F1 and F2 generations, the size of the domestic outcrosses used in the line will have an increasing effect.   There is a lot of misinformation about Savannah size - generally cats 25 lbs and over, even at the earlier generations, are the exception rather than the rule. As the Savannah breed progresses toward SBT and more are bred with several generations of Savannah-to-Savannah breeding behind them, it is my opinion that the average size will probably stabilize at 9 lbs to 17 lbs. - a medium to medium/large spotted domestic cat with a unique tall, long-legged elegant look.

After health and temperament, my breeding program is focused on type before size. To understand the type goals we are aiming for, you may refer to the Savannah Breed Standard. However, please bear in mind that looks can be deceiving - my Savannahs are all longer and taller than my pet mixed-breed cats and will appear larger even though they are not as heavy as some.

The codes are TICA registration codes. To put it briefly, the A, B, and C stand for the number of generations of Savannah-to-Savannah breeding. An A cat has one parent that is a Savannah and the other parent is a different breed. B cats have parents that are both Savannahs, in C cats, all parents plus all grandparents are Savannahs. When you breed a C to another C the result is SBT (stands for Stud Book Traditional), which means that all cats on the 3 generation pedigree belong to the same breed.

1, 2, 3 and 0 represent the number of generations from a cat of another species or from an unknown or unregistered cat. So an F1 Savannah will always be A1S because of the Serval parentage. 0 in the second position (e.g., A0N) means that there are no unknown or unregistered cats in the three generation pedigree, nor another species, so will be a SV of F4 or further generation.

Finally, the N stands for "Non-permissible" and the P stands for "Permissible" - meaning the outcrosses that have been used. Permissible outcrosses for the Savannah breed are Egyptian Mau, Oriental Shorthair, Ocicat and Domestic Shorthair. Anything else will net an "N" for the next 3 generations. S stands for "Species" and means that the cat has a different species (in this case, African Serval) within the last 3 generations.

Though somewhat complicated, the codes tell us a good deal about the cat's pedigree. The goal of many Savannah breeders is to breed down the generations to C, and SBT, as that will help us advance from TICA's Preliminary New Breed class where we are now, up to Advanced New Breed class (which means that only C and SBT cats can be shown), and finally to Championship status within TICA (only SBTs are eligible to be shown).